1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (449+ words) Ohio University Chillicothe will mark its 80th anniversary with a community open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Stevenson Center. The event is free and open to the public, according to a community announcement. Activities are set to include performances by…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (950+ words) Fear of an abuser shouldn't keep someone from voting or buying a home. That's the mission behind Ohio's Safe at Home program, which shields survivors' personal information, such as addresses and phone numbers, from public databases to prevent offenders from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (436+ words) Ohio property owners and developers can now apply for a new round of state tax credits aimed at restoring historic buildings and returning them to active community use. The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program has helped rehabilitate 1,032 historic buildings…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (184+ words) Gas-powered boats won't be allowed at Lake Hope State Park after a proposal to permit them on the tranquil lake faced a mountain of criticism. The change would have allowed gas-powered boats on the lake at no-wake or idle speed,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (333+ words) A Wayne County poultry plant expansion is among seven economic development projects expected to create 1,221 jobs and drive more than $1.1 billion in investment across Ohio. The projects, announced by Gov. Mike DeWine, were reviewed by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (279+ words) A Wayne County teenager was recognized at the state level after earning a top Ohio 4-H honor for woodworking. Caleb Mairs received the Woodworking Achievement Award during the Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards ceremony earlier this month in Columbus, according to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (633+ words) Two Ohio State Marion students are spending the summer conducting language research at Columbus’ Center of Science & Industry as part of a National Science Foundation-funded fellowship, according to a community announcement. Savannah Parsons of Worthington and Kira Young of Lucasville,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (173+ words) EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (WKBN) – The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved an East Liverpool waste storage and treatment facility's use of a chemical additive. According to the director of the Ohio EPA's Final Findings and Orders, Arcwood Environmental on St....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (431+ words) More than 500 communities across Ohio have signed on to help mark the nation's 250th birthday, surpassing a key benchmark set by the state's official semiquincentennial commission, according to a community announcement. America 250-Ohio announced May 14 that 522 counties, cities, towns and villages…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (309+ words) A backyard trespassing call in Butler County, Ohio, turned into an unusual livestock roundup after eight goats wandered onto a property near Oxford. Deputies responded June 9 to the 5000 block of Oxford Middletown Road after reports of suspicious "trespassers" in a…...