Takeaways from conversations with wrongfully convicted Ohioans
Central Ohio native Richard Horton was released from prison last year — more than a decade after he was jailed for a crime he didn’t commit.
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“Climate change” can turn off some farmers. So these scientists are using another two-word phras
Nathan Brown always keeps a shovel in the bed of his truck. That’s a sure sign a farmer is serious about soil health, he said.
“In the spring and the summertime, I’m always digging,” Brown said as he shoveled some dirt from his 1,200 acre farm in Hillsboro into his gloved hands on a warm November afternoon.
A statewide telehealth service is changing the game for Ohioans with gambling addictions
Aubrey Price’s office is covered in posters illustrating therapeutic techniques. She’s a counselor at the Zepf Center, which houses one of the largest gambling treatment programs in Ohio.
When someone with a gambling problem comes to her office for the first time, she often starts by evaluating their behavior.
Meet the Ohio pastor turning guns into garden tools
Joel Shenk believes his hammer is an instrument of peace.
On an October day, he repeatedly smashed it down into an anvil at Toledo Mennonite Church, where he serves as a pastor. The red-hot metal on the receiving end once had a life as a weapon.
How will Ohio replace its 750,000 lead-based water lines?
New federal rules went into effect last month that require utilities to replace all water service lines made out of lead within the next decade.
Is replacing Ohio’s lead lines worth the multi-billion-dollar price tag?
Last month, the U.S. EPA issued a new rule: drinking water systems across the country have to find and replace lead pipes within the next decade.
Still processing the 2024 election? Here are the highlights of Ohio local levy passages and failures
It’s been a week since Ohioans voted for sweeping statewide changes at the polls.
This Ohioan dedicates her life to military families – including her own
It’s Veterans Day, and people across the state are honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces with parades and other events. But for Geri Maples, advocating for that group is a year-round activity.
How soldiers in Ohio expressed support for American independence 250 years ago
The United States of America became a country nearly 250 years ago. But about two years before the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, a group of soldiers signed another important document in the middle of the Ohio Country.
Despite improvements, Ohio still has among the worst infant mortality rates in the nation
A decade ago, one ZIP code in Akron had the highest infant mortality rate in the country.
The rest of Ohio wasn’t faring much better. Of every 1,000 babies born in the state, statistically 7.6 died — one of the highest rates in the nation.