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, 2+ week ago   (555+ words) Black bears aren't the only creatures making a comeback in Ohio. Sandhill cranes, once gone from the state, are also growing in number. And that's good news for the Buckeye State. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced the results…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (775+ words) Black bear sightings are surfacing all across the Cincinnati region. "We typically have zero black bears in this part of the state. That's why it's such big news," Beatty said. Bear sightings are becoming more common in Ohio but are…...

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, 2+ week ago   (284+ words) OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio – Residents in Ottawa County, Ohio, were greeted by an unusual surprise while strolling through the area on Tuesday. Officials from the Ohio Division of Wildlife stumbled upon thousands of mayflies in the middle of town this week....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (566+ words) The invasion has begun. In past years, people had to break out power tools like snow plows and leaf blowers to clear dead mayflies. They make a mess, but the short-lived insects are a sign of good water quality in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (240+ words) It turns out the piebald deer that was recently spotted in Ohio isn't the only rare animal born in the Buckeye State this year. The owners of an Ohio farm recently welcomed an extremely rare animal — a hybrid of two…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (530+ words) Residents in Ross and Pike counties could see safer neighborhoods and new development opportunities thanks to nearly $857,000 in state-funded environmental assessments planned for several contaminated properties. The projects are part of a $61 million round of brownfield remediation grants awarded to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (439+ words) Ohioans are battening down the hatches as locals fear a not-so-friendly neighborhood Sasquatch is making a comeback after a half-century of silence — with a new brood in tow. Northeast Ohio, the gloomiest corner of the Buckeye State, has been ripe…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (304+ words) Pike County is among 32 Ohio counties receiving state funding to demolish unsafe buildings. Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced $7.3 million in grants through the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program, according to a community…...