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Bringing new life to an abandoned theme park
A once vibrant amusement park in Northeast Ohio closed almost 50 years ago. In the meantime, nature has reclaimed the space.
On a hot early July day in rural Medina County Gayle Foster walks to a chain link gate. Behind it, construction equipment and a wooded area lead to a lake.
This Ohio community's 'Super Bowl' involves a parachute and 700 frogs
It was a quiet night on a farm in the small zoned community of Valley City in Medina County, save for the sounds of crickets and the croak of bullfrogs.
Climate change is hurting Lake Erie. Ohio is training a workforce to help
Climate change is altering Lake Erie: warmer water temperatures increase the risk of toxic algal blooms.
Step aside, California: ‘Midwest Shreds’ spotlights popular skate parks around Ohio
In Northeast Ohio, rollerbladers show off their best tricks on a steep handrail to become ‘King of Cleveland.’ At a Columbus skate park, a group of unicyclists speeds down a ramp. Tucked away in the Appalachian hills, skateboarders flock to a graffiti-covered skatepark of world renown.
Ready for take-off: how Appalachian airports are preparing for an electric future
Between drones and electric airplanes, the field of aviation is rapidly advancing. But airports across Appalachia are struggling to keep up.
Ohio is crawling with ticks. What can be done to stop their spread?
Last month, health officials across Appalachian Ohio gathered for the region’s inaugural summit on infectious diseases. It focused on a tiny arachnid that poses a huge threat: ticks.
More Ohioans are dying in car accidents than a decade ago. A national report offers solutions
The number of Ohioans dying from car accidents has surged in the last decade. The state has seen a 26% increase in traffic fatalities in the ten years between 2013 and 2023.
New podcast explores indigenous history of 'The Ohio Country'
A new podcast from Ohio Newsroom member station WYSO explores the history of the Ohio tribes that were removed from the Ohio River Valley. The creators of The Ohio Country traveled around Ohio and Oklahoma to catch up to those tribes and tell the story of how they're reconnecting with the region.
Many Amish children don’t go to high school. One woman hopes to change that
This article was originally published on Feb. 22, 2024.
The lights dim at a community center in Akron, and a small crowd falls silent as about a dozen ballerinas take the stage.
They’re not dressed in pink tutus and pointe shoes. Instead, they wear black Amish dresses, their hair tied into bonnets.