The Ohio Newsroom
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The students won a Mitch Ryder concert in 1968, but the "Devil With A Blue Dress" singer didn't show. Now, he's making it right.
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A Toledo musician has opened a museum to preserve the history of sacred steel, an African American gospel tradition built around the steel guitar. -
Beth Macy’s new memoir investigates the forces that have led her hometown of Urbana to suffer widening economic and political divides. -
Ohio has at least three distinct accents, all of which were influenced by migration. -
Before he created one of the most enduring television series, Rod Serling learned to write in Ohio. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe U.S. EPA under President Trump paused the Biden-era requirements for two years. -
As of today, Ohio police departments are banned from requiring a minimum number of tickets in a specific time frame. -
Sixty years after his death, the Village of Alger in west central Ohio is memorializing the famous Black baseball player. But the effort created controversy. -
Ohio Hall of Famer Ray Brown was a legendary pitcher in the Negro Leagues. But until recently, he was all but forgotten in his hometown. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThis weekend offers a special opportunity to see, and touch, some of the largest private collections of meteorites in the state. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe James M. Gavin Power Plant in southeast Ohio sued the EPA in 2024, arguing the agency improperly applied rules to one of its waste storage units. A judge dismissed the lawsuit.
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