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Ohio now has more 'old-growth' forests than any other state. Here's why that matters

The Old-Growth Forest Network welcomed two Ohio forests to its ranks this October: Stage’s Pond State Nature Preserve just south of Columbus and the Lindy Roosenburg Preserve near Athens.

How one Ohio Catholic university is bucking trends

The Franciscan University of Steubenville just admitted its largest freshman class ever: 772 students, according to school officials.

The school, on the far eastern edge of Ohio, had to open a new dorm before the start of the school year to accommodate them.

How the ghosts of Moonville are keeping the town’s history alive

The gravel road to Moonville twists and turns through the dense woods of Hocking Hills in Vinton County. One side plummets to a stream bed far below.

“It’s remote enough that when people come up here, the drive scares them,” said Jannette Quackenbush, navigating the curves in her orange Jeep with care.

An annual WWII reenactment on the beaches of Lake Erie

Every August on a small Lake Erie beach in the far Northeastern Ohio city of Conneaut, an invasion occurs.

But people don’t run for cover — instead they gather to watch a spectacle unfold as hundreds of history buffs, clad in historical WWII uniforms, reenact D-Day, June 6, 1944 when the Allies invaded Western Europe in World War II.

Black Mauritanians are seeking asylum in Ohio. Advocates want federal protection

When Oumar Ball first arrived in Cincinnati, he was alone.

His first night in Ohio was spent on the floor of a mosque. He left his home in Mauritania, fleeing political violence and an oppressive government. Twenty-seven years on, the problem in his home country persists. Young men with stories just like Ball’s continue to arrive in Ohio.

Ohio is in a childcare crisis. One county has a solution

There’s not enough child care in Allen County.

An effort to preserve one of Ohio’s oldest cemeteries

The Mound Cemetery in Marietta, on the eastern edge of Ohio, is home to an ancient Adena burial mound. The indigenous people lived in Ohio more than 2,000 years ago.

The site is also where some of Ohio’s earliest European settlers are buried.

UAW’s targeted walk-offs, including at Ohio plant, took automakers by surprise

The United Auto Workers union is in its third week striking against the Big 3 automakers: Ford, Stellantis and General Motors. Toledo’s Stellantis Jeep assembly plant was one of the first sites to walk off to protest wages.

Dog therapy programs at hospitals declined during the pandemic.
Akron Children's Hospital is workin

A massive — and massively fluffy — Bernese Mountain Dog named Katarina is getting ready to start her volunteer shift with the Doggie Brigade at Akron Children's Hospital. Her handler, Jeannie Bussey, is a kindergarten teacher in Hartville who has been part of the Doggie Brigade for 17 years. Five generations of her dogs have gone through the program over the years.

Ohio celebrates Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks’ designation as UNESCO World Heritage site

This weekend, Ohioans will have a chance to see some of the state’s newest international landmarks, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, up close and personal.