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ICE surge in Columbus leaves families in the lurch on Christmas
11+ hour, 39+ min ago (907+ words) This Christmas will be a memorable one for Sarah Welch and her family " but it will be for all the wrong reasons. Just days before the holiday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the boyfriend of Welch's mother at his job....
Ohio high school football scores, live updates from Stark-area playoff games
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (267+ words) CANTON " It's Week 14 of the Ohio high school football season and the Massillon Tigers are the lone Stark County team playing in the OHSAA regional finals on Friday, Nov. 21. They are part of Northeast Ohio-heavy Division II field. Miss any…...
OHSAA football playoff predictions for central Ohio schools in regional finals
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (21+ words) Columbus Dispatch high school sports reporter Dave Purpura shares regional finals playoff predictions for the 2025 Ohio high school football season....
Ohio high school football playoffs are here. 10 takeaways from OHSAA bracket reveal
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (138+ words) The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its 2025 high school football playoff pairings Oct. 26, setting the postseason path for 336 teams, including 51 from central Ohio. Ohio high school football playoffs are here. 10 takeaways from OHSAA bracket reveal The Ohio High School…...
Ohio high school football brackets, schedule for Columbus-area first-round playoff games
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (2113+ words) The Ohio High School Athletic Association on Oct. 26 released the schedule for the first round of the 2025 high school football playoffs. All games are at 7 p.m. Oct. 31. Central Ohio teams are in bold. No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner…...
Ex-Ohio State football All-American Nick Mangold, 41, dies after seeking kidney donation
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (133+ words) Nick Mangold, a former All-American center at Ohio State who spent 11 seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets, has died. He was 41. The Jets announced Mangold had died on Oct. 25 due to ... Ex-Ohio State football All-American Nick Mangold,…...
Carnegie libraries, including 9 in central Ohio, will get $10,000 each for America 250
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (122+ words) Recipients include those in Columbus, Delaware, London, Marion, Marysville, Mount Sterling, Otterbein University, Pickerington and Zanesville. Carnegie libraries, including 9 in central Ohio, will get $10,000 each for America 250 Dozens of Ohio libraries built more than a century ago with funds from…...
Do we turn clocks back an hour tonight? When does Ohio fall back? What to know in 2025
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (581+ words) Fall is here, which means the end of this year's daylight saving time is coming up. In November, millions of Americans will turn back their clocks, marking the end of'daylight saving time'in 2025. The'controversial practice'of "springing forward" and "falling back" has…...
Is Ohio State football's easy-breezy path to 12-team playoff a positive or negative?
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (135+ words) Ohio State's remaining regular-season schedule, minus Michigan, will allow the Buckeyes to rest up. Could that strength of schedule create rust? Is Ohio State football's easy-breezy path to 12-team playoff a positive or negative? Ohio State is idle this week,…...
What happened to Hot Chicken Takeover? Former employees detail Columbus-born chain's downfall
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (1022+ words) When she saw that the latest owners of Hot Chicken Takeover began ordering Hidden Valley Ranch, Dana Neer knew it was all coming to an end. Successive buyers who came to town with grand plans and impressive resumes already had…...