3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (875+ words) During a recent U.S. Senate committee hearing, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted spoke against the abortion pill, a target of the Trump administration as well as legislation at the Ohio Statehouse. The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (953+ words) The child care sector in Ohio and nationwide is furiously pushing for federal leaders to walk back funding freezes for some states, and boost support in the next congressional budget for every state. More than three dozen child care organizations…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (176+ words) Washington State College of Ohio invites the community to bring their leftover jack-o-lanterns and join in on the second annual Pumpkin Chuckin. The event will be from 3-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, and will also include games, food trucks, live music and a…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (341+ words) YOUNGSTOWN " The Ohio Senate approved legislation sponsored by state Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, that requires the creation of a curriculum that teaches students in grades six to 12 to marry before having children. The "Success Sequence Curriculum" bill is a three-pronged…...

3+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (1106+ words) YOUNGSTOWN " About 600 law enforcement officers lined Armed Forces Boulevard near the Beeghly Center at Youngstown State University in order to salute the coffin of Ohio STate Highway Patrol Trooper Nicholas Cayton as it passed by Wednesday. Cayton, 40, was killed Oct....

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (617+ words) BELPRE " The Belpre City Schools Board of Education voted 4-1 to appoint Elford Inc., a Columbus based construction company, as the construction manager at risk for the district's $45.7 million bond project to construct a new, consolidated campus for grades 6-12. The lone…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (242+ words) BEVERLY " Three Fort Frye FFA students earned the Ohio AgriBusiness Association Agribusiness and Production Systems Certification during the 2024-25 school year: Julia Silvus, Madison Stille, and Alexis White. The Ohio AgriBusiness Association provides an industry-recognized, 12 point agribusiness credential that verifies high…...

6+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (317+ words) The Human Society of the Ohio Valley is seeking help from the community to address overcrowding at its shelter. As of July 22, there are 202 animals housed at the shelter on Mount Tom Road, many more than they can reasonably accommodate…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (754+ words) Ohio is part of a downward trend in birth rates that has occurred in nearly every state in the country, and the financial impacts of fewer new humans could start impacting the state's fiscal health as early as next year....

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (313+ words) LOGAN " The SE Ohio Foodbank will be taking part in #ChipInChipAway today. This national day of giving focuses on the community, asking donors to give any amount they can to Chip In, Chip Away at Hunger in their neighborhoods. For…...