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A string of controversial flyers and graffiti have appeared on Ohio college and university campuses in recent months, but one private, liberal arts school says it will no longer share details of those incidents on a campus-wide scale. Carmen Twillie Ambar, president of Oberlin College, said the school has chosen to shift its response to the incidents. It will not notify students when flyers, posters and graffiti that include what could be consider hate speech appear on campus, unless it becomes a larger trend or there is an immediate safety concern.

In a world where superheroes are sometimes faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and can leap tall buildings with a single bound, they’re predominately-white males with chiseled jaws blue eyes. One veteran comic book writer out to make the collective of superheroes more inclusive is Clevelander Tony Isabella. The story comes to us from ideastream’s Dan Polletta and Producer Dennis Knowles.

Cuyahoga County brought in more than $2 million in last week’s auction of foreclosed properties. Up for bid at the forfeited property sale were houses, buildings and vacant land that the county took through foreclosure for unpaid property taxes. All parcels on the list failed to find buyers at two previous sheriff’s sales. Bids for houses could go as low as $500.

The mayor of Green says he’s not satisfied with a $7.5 million settlement over the construction of the Nexus pipeline through his city, but said it was the best they could hope for. “I just know we were out of options," Green Mayor Gerard Neugebauer said Thursday. He negotiated the settlement that was accepted by city council in a 4-3 vote Wednesday night.

Canton City Council is expected to decide Monday night whether to go to voters in May to hike the city’s income tax by half a percent. Sixty percent of the $11.5 million the tax is expected to raise would be devoted to economic development in the five core areas identified in the city’s comprehensive plan two years ago. Mayor Tom Bernabei said that includes near northwest neighborhoods leading from downtown to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

by Julie Grant, Allegheny Front A natural gas well operated by a subsidiary of ExxonMobil exploded last week in eastern Ohio. Some people near the area are still evacuated from their homes, as natural gas and salty brine pour from the site.

There are so many plans and programs in place to clean up the Great Lakes, it’s hard to keep track. In mid-October, environmentalists from across the region will meet to discuss their biggest challenges. Restoring wetlands, fish success stories, and the relationship between wildlife and microplastics will all be discussed at the conference hosted by the National Wildlife Federation’s Healing our Waters Coalition.

An associate of white nationalist Richard Spencer is suing the University of Cincinnati. From member station WVXU, Tana Weingartner reports. Spencer's attorney is asking for $2 million and a jury trial alleging UC is charging too much for Spencer's planned visit in March. According to the federal court filing, UC wants more than $10,000 for security fees and costs. The lawsuit says that infringes on Spencer's free speech rights and calls the criteria used to set the price unconstitutional.

Common sense says "Don't look directly at the sun." But eye doctors like Julie Metzger say even with a partial eclipse, it still bears repeating.

An idea for a fashion show in vintage clothing 26 years ago launched a group dedicated to sharing the stories of strong women from the past. Women in History, a group of 10 local actresses, performs more than 100 characterizations of women.