1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (649+ words) Nearly 3,000 acres of land in Ohio’s only national forest will be auctioned for fracking in September. The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15. The announcement was…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (595+ words) If you have plans outside your residence on July 17, no you don't. Central Ohio's air quality is fluctuating between "very unhealthy" or "hazardous" as smoke from hundreds of Canadian and Minnesota wildfires sweeps across the United States, according to federal…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (770+ 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   (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, 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+ day ago   (821+ words) June 14, 2026 Country Life, Top Headlines The Wilds, based in Cumberland, Ohio, is a 10,000-acre reclaimed surface mine that has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind conservation center. What was once home to coal miners and massive equipment like the infamous Big…...

3+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (1010+ words) This black bear is no juvenile just passing through Ohio. This week, Ohio wildlife officials collared a male black bear that tipped the scales at nearly 600 pounds, almost twice the average weight, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources posted to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (50+ words) Ohio has the sixth most data centers in the country. But mounting pressure from residents could force a change. MOUNT ORAB, Ohio ‒ Residents of this rural Southwest Ohio village filled a cramped, gray room with their worries, frustrations and prayers....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (377+ words) The city of Avon Lake received $75,000 in the second round of grant funding by Ohio EPA’s new H2Ohio Rivers Chloride Reduction Grant Program. The city’s Public Works Department has completed installation of a new salt brining system, reducing the need for…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (850+ words) An existing Amazon AWS Data Center in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF A new report from the advocacy group Save Ohio Parks argues that wind and solar projects canceled in Ohio could have generated nearly enough…...