One Ohio town hopes to become a model in reducing emissions
Oberlin in northeast Ohio has an ambitious plan to tackle greenhouse gasses. It wants to reduce its emissions by 75% by 2030, compared to its 2007 levels.
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A new book is breaking down stereotypes about Appalachian food — and people
When Erica Abrams Locklear discovered her Appalachian grandmother’s cookbook, she was shocked by what she found.
It was filled with recipes for “traditional” mountain foods like apple stack cake and chow-chow, sure, but she also saw foods like streusel and Baby Ruth cookies.
Intel partners with Ohio colleges to develop future workforce
Intel is trying to make sure it has the workforce it needs when it opens two semiconductor plants east of Columbus in 2025.
'Mary and Bill' digs into a fifty-year-old Ohio cold case
The new podcast Mary and Bill: An Ohio Cold Case looks at the murder of two college students, Mary Petry and Bill Sproat, that happened in early 1970 near Ohio State’s campus. The case has gone unsolved for fifty-plus years, but as he created the podcast, creator and host Justin Glanville found out the police have made new progress and recently identified a person of interest.
With food prices up, more Ohio farmers markets accept SNAP benefits
On an early Saturday morning, the River City Farmers Market comes to life.
Just blocks from the Ohio River, vendors set up shop under red, white and blue tents, advertising everything from fresh vegetables to locally raised meat.
Federal money for electric buses could help Ohio's rural communities
Ten Ohio communities will be getting money from the federal government to put toward greener public transportation – including six in rural areas.
Two years on, one Ohio county is still trying to get people the COVID shot
Ashland County’s new mobile clinic looks just like a doctor’s office.
A handwashing station, refrigerator to store vaccines and exam table are all neatly tucked inside the big white van.
“We will have our patients sit here,” said Jenna Gerwig, the director of nursing for the Ashland County Health Department, pointing to an empty chair.
Ohio is competing to be the next ‘hydrogen hub’
Ohio is vying for a spot in a federal clean energy initiative.
Could midwives help fill Ohio’s maternity care gaps? Some rural practitioners think so.
This midwife’s office in Athens was not Laura Silva’s first stop for prenatal care.
She already went to her local hospital to talk about birthing options. But, she said it didn’t feel like she had any say in her care.
“I was not heard at all,” she said. “They said, ‘Well, we're gonna do this thing and this,' and I was like, ‘I don't like any of that.’”
The Barn Artist paints 250 years of history into Ohio’s landscape
The barn on state Route 821, just outside of Marietta on the eastern edge of Ohio, is old.
Its gray wood panels are wide and full of holes. The left side was once painted with an ancient “mail pouch tobacco” advertisement. Years of bright sun have made the letters look almost transparent.