This article was originally published on April 11, 2025.
Blake Mathys grew up on a central Ohio farm, going to exotic animal auctions with his father. They collected Scottish Highland cows, Jacob sheep and even peacocks. If it had fur or feathers, it was fair game.
This article was originally published on April 22, 2025.
When Tony Zartman first ran for Paulding County Commissioner in 2009, he said the local government was so poor, it could barely afford to replace a lightbulb.
"It was terrible," he said. "Our community was really strapped for funds for just the daily necessities."
This article was originally published on Dec. 12, 2024.
The Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen have been celebrating inland waterways for 85 years. The organization is dedicated to the people — and boats — of America's river history. But now, they're turning to the future.
Eddie Lindimore treasures his memories of mining.
At his home in McConnelsville, the nearly 90-year old sorts through newspaper clippings that are strewn amidst scraps of maps and manuals.
Local governments across the country are receiving thousands — if not millions of d
In Northwest Ohio's Williams County, it isn't hard to find a job: Local leaders say the county's economic growth is expected to outpace Toledo's, in Lucas County.
But it is hard to find a place to live in Williams County, which a recent housing study found is about 400 units short of the projected need.
Three years ago, Hamilton County's Clerk of Courts Pavan Parikh announced a plan to remove inactive eviction records from the municipal website after they were three years old.
This week, an Ohioan is competing for a national title that celebrates the advocacy and achievement of young women in wheelchairs.
60,000 people are expected to fill the grandstands at the Wood County fairgrounds this weekend.
Last August, the stands were full. Instead of wearing jerseys and shouting team names, fans repped John Deere trucker hats and hollered for horsepower, as tractors of varying size rolled onto a dirt track for the National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green.
In 2023, the city of Athens voted to ban single-use plastic bags.
But a state appeals court ruled in July that the ban violates Ohio law and therefore can't be enforced.
