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How one Ohioan's furniture made it to the Met

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached out to Ernest Hershberger with an opportunity to collaborate, the Amish furniture maker was stunned.

“You know, I knew about them,” Hershberger said. “But I did say, ‘Well, who's the Met?’ And I still get made fun of for that.”

How one Ohioan's furniture made it to the Met

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached out to Ernest Hershberger with an opportunity to collaborate, the Amish furniture maker was stunned.

“You know, I knew about them,” Hershberger said. “But I did say, ‘Well, who's the Met?’ And I still get made fun of for that.”

How one Ohioan's furniture made it to the Met

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached out to Ernest Hershberger with an opportunity to collaborate, the Amish furniture maker was stunned.

“You know, I knew about them,” Hershberger said. “But I did say, ‘Well, who's the Met?’ And I still get made fun of for that.”

How one Ohioan's furniture made it to the Met

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached out to Ernest Hershberger with an opportunity to collaborate, the Amish furniture maker was stunned.

“You know, I knew about them,” Hershberger said. “But I did say, ‘Well, who's the Met?’ And I still get made fun of for that.”

Decades after he died, a Pearl Harbor sailor comes home

Most of the people at Stanley Galaszewski’s burial ceremony never knew him.

He died more than 80 years ago.

Still, the crowd on the crisp November afternoon swelled with extended family, leather-jacketed Patriot Guard Riders, a group of quiet school children.

Together, they bowed their heads in prayer to honor the fallen World War II sailor.

How a settlement with chemical companies could help southeast Ohio fight ‘forever chemicals'

Dupont Chemicals, and two other chemical companies, reached a settlement with the state of Ohio last week.

One Ohio Appalachian community is turning its pollution into paint

The water running through Sunday Creek rambles without a hint of wildlife. There are no fish darting or crayfish to ensnare. Still, it catches the eye. The stream is a deep orange color.

Michelle Shively MacIver, of the local nonprofit Rural Action, pointed to the sludge-filled stream.

Book challenges have skyrocketed in Ohio. One bookstore is pushing back

At this small bookstore in southwest Ohio, there’s a cabinet lined with caution tape. Swing open the doors, and you're met with familiar titles: "Fahrenheit 451," the "Harry Potter" series, "The Great Gatsby," a creased copy of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

They might seem harmless, but their place on this shelf means someone once thought they were too dangerous to be read.

Wish your life was a Christmas movie? Head to Ohio's own festive film epicenter

From the outside, Castle Noel looks like a typical church in small-town Ohio. But walk through the entryway and shout “Merry Christmas,” and the doors open to a whole other world.