Has the city stopped calling? Ohio’s small towns are attracting more young people
More young people, ages 25 to 44, are deciding to leave big cities behind in favor of their rural counterparts.
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Vote for Pumpkin: This Board of Elections' resident feline inspires voters in Southeast Ohio
Pumpkin isn’t as spry as he once was.
More bystanders are stepping up to prevent opioid overdoses. But it’s not nearly enough
More bystanders are using naloxone to prevent people from overdosing on opioids.
Naloxone, commonly called by its brand name Narcan, reverses the effect of an opioid overdose. And while EMTS have used the life-saving medicine for years, there’s been a decade-long push to increase its use among people with no medical training.
After a summer of drought, Ohio cattle farmers are worried for winter
In a normal summer, Trista Nelson’s herd of cattle spend their days grazing in a lush pasture. But this year, green grass was in short supply.
The land on her family’s cattle farm in southeast Ohio was so dry, they had to dip into their winter feed supply and give their animals hay instead.
Meet the Halloween-obsessed Ohioan bringing monsters to life
Eyes follow you wherever you go at David Lady’s home in the small village of Chatfield in northern Ohio. Frankenstein monsters scowl from a shelf. Wide-eyed vampires show off their fangs. And werewolves look like they might pounce off the walls.
“One nice thing, we never get lonely,” Lady said, as he waved to a skeleton in the corner of his hallway.
What makes music scary? Instrumentation, composition and your imagination
Just two notes are all it takes for John Williams to build tension in his famous composition for the film “Jaws.”
24-hour video and a bipartisan buddy system: how Ohio officials keep elections secure
Back in 2020, the Wayne County Board of Elections decided at last minute it would switch to all mail-in voting for its primary to protect people from COVID-19 transmission.
Director Julie Leathers Stahl remembers voters calling at all hours concerned about absentee ballot fraud.
What’s driving Ohioans to the polls? Four Warren voters shared their perspective over pizza
Warren, like many Rust Belt towns, is remaking itself. After the closure of steel mills and industries leaving town throughout the years, this election marks a time when residents of the northeast Ohio city want to see a change.
A visit to the scarecrow capital of Ohio
Cathie Browning collects thrifted dress-up clothes and dollar-store accessories, not necessarily to wear herself, but to build and decorate scarecrows.
Her yard is full of them.
Cuyahoga has more opioid settlement funds than most Ohio counties. Is the money making a difference?
Over the course of 18 years, Ohio and its communities are receiving nearly $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies to compensate for harm caused by opioids. The Ohio Newsroom is following the money. This is our settlement story of the month.
Cuyahoga and Summit counties were the first in Ohio to sue opioid makers and distributors, and the first in the state to receive a payout.