From cornhole to garage fridges, ‘Midwestern Conversation’ runs the (polite) gamut
If you’re in the Midwest and someone asks if you’re any good at cornhole, chances are they’re out for blood.
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The Tesla of the cornfield: Self-driving tractors may be coming to Ohio fields soon
Farmers across Ohio and neighboring states gathered this week to talk about the latest in agriculture innovations at the annual Farm Science Review in London, a town in Central Ohio. This year, automation was top of mind.
A Shawnee Chief’s take on renaming the Wayne National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing renaming the Wayne National Forest to Buckeye National Forest.
The move comes at the request of nearly a dozen indigenous nations, including Delaware Nation, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Osage Nation and the Shawnee Tribe.
Many Black students don’t feel supported on Ohio campuses, according to new report
A Supreme Court ruling in June struck down the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions. In Ohio, most Black students at majority-white schools don't believe those institutions value them.
A historic Ohio bridge remains suspended in time
Sidaway Bridge is Cleveland’s only suspension bridge, built nearly a century ago for pedestrians walking between the city’s Kinsman and Slavic Village neighborhoods. But since a period of racial unrest in the 1960s, the bridge has been quietly frozen in time.
How safe are kids on seat belt-less school buses?
The Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group met for the first time this week. The meeting follows a crash last month in Stark County where a minivan struck a school bus causing it to roll over. An 11-year-old boy died.
Could Ohio become a fish state? Researchers hope so
Mike McGraw’s greenhouse in southwest Ohio looks different from the farms around it. He doesn’t rely on plots of soil. But, rather, bright blue tanks, filled with energetic fish that splash and dart at the sight of McGraw approaching.
“They're hungry, they're healthy, they're active,” McGraw said pointing at the fish. “That's what we want to see, all the time.”
In this small Ohio town, troll dolls outnumber people
Troll dolls enjoyed their first heyday in the 1960s. Known for their wild hair, the toys have gone through many iterations since - from gemstones on their bellies in the ‘90s to computer animations in the recent Dreamworks movies.
For whatever reason, these smiling toys have stood the test of time.
New law paves an easier road to record sealing for convicted Ohioans
A law that took effect this year makes it a bit easier to get records sealed or expunged. It expands the amount and types of offenses that are eligible to be scrubbed from public view and expedites the application process for convicted Ohioans.
As Ohio true crime podcast wraps up, new hope for solving a cold case
The Ideastream Public Media and Ohio Newsroom podcast Mary and Bill: An Ohio Cold Case came out Wednesday.