Joe DeRosa is a stickler for precision.
At a small warehouse in Canton, he inspects freshly printed fabric for imperfections. A massive mechanical press has just transferred black and white stripes from a paper sheet onto cloth. He labels one "iffy", another "not bad."
"It's one at a time. Nothing changes. There's no shortcuts – everything has to be done that way," he said.
In April, Toledo Public Schools' Board of Education approved a plan to offset a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, in part, by closing seven elementary schools.
It's not a unique move.
At a recent confirmation service at the University of Dayton chapel, the pews overflowed with parishioners and new visitors.
They gathered to witness five students receive their confirmation, led by Father Robert Jones, chaplain at the catholic school.
This year at the University of Dayton, 26 people have been confirmed — up from six people last year.
It's primary election day. In addition to voting for statewide candidates in races for senator, governor and attorney general, Columbus voters are considering whether to change the city's emergency response.
This election day, Ohio voters will darken bubbles next to names for gubernatorial and senate seats. They'll narrow the fields in races for county commissioners and the secretary of state.
And in Richland County – tucked between Columbus and Cleveland – they'll decide on the future of large-scale wind and solar developments.
Go to any sporting event at the Ohio State University, and there's a good chance you'll encounter Brutus Buckeye. The crowd-riling character is famous for his energetic headbanging and carefully balanced headstands.
But 60 years ago, the Ohio State icon didn't exist.
At London High School in central Ohio, five girls lined up for a snap. Their coach Brannon Edley prepped them for their next play.
"You're going to run, and then hit Carly going that way," Edley explained. "Got it?"
At the snap of the football, the girls broke apart and sprinted down the field, as the quarterback launched the football toward a pair of bright pink gloves.
An Ohio commission is considering proposals to lease thousands of acres of a remote state-owned wildlife area for fracking.
Spring in Ohio brings sunshine, blooming flowers – and a deeply hated bug.
As rainy spring weather washes phosphorus off farmfields, a series of new filters in northwest Ohio's Defiance County are working to catch the nutrient — before it gets into the streams and waterways that feed Lake Erie.
