The Ohio Newsroom
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe annual festival attracts around 80,000 visitors to Northwest Ohio each spring to witness the warbler migration.
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The HBCU Radio Preservation Project restored and digitized hours of audio from WCSU in Wilberforce. Now, the station is celebrating the homecoming of its radio history. -
Ten small Ohio police departments have inked agreements with ICE to help enforce federal immigration law. But many say they aren’t actively participating. -
Smitty Officials Apparel in Canton helps sports officials make calls with style. -
In the face of looming budget deficits, school districts across the state are preparing to close buildings at the end of the school year. -
Colleges in Ohio report a spike in students making their confirmation this year. Catholic leaders say the increase is in part a reaction against divisiveness. -
Columbus already puts about $7 million towards emergency response alternatives. Issue 5 in Columbus would create an overarching office and expand those efforts. -
Roughly a third of Ohio’s counties have banned large-scale renewable energy developments in unincorporated areas. Richland County is one of the first to hold a referendum. -
Sixty years ago, Ohio State University didn’t have a mascot. So Sally Lanyon and Ray Bourhis created one. -
More than 100 Ohio schools have embraced flag football in recent years. It could become an officially sanctioned sport as soon as next school year. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has put over 12,000 acres of a remote wildlife area, called Egypt Valley, out to bid for fracking.
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