Just before the start of a recent concert at the Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, members of a symphony orchestra assembled on stage to tune their instruments.
But they weren't all dressed in formal concert attire.
The small city of Urbana, about 45 miles northeast of Dayton, is hosting its annual Black Heritage Festival this weekend.
It's an opportunity for the town of 11,000 people to come together and celebrate the contributions of its Black community through live music, food and community storytelling.
For years, OhioHealth's 25 emergency departments have been using a combination of different technologies to conduct sexual assault kits, or the evidence collection survivors can use to seek justice against their assailants.
All week, NPR is looking at climate solutions, covering ways our homes and communities can be more resilient and offer solutions in the changing climate.
Increasing tornadoes in Ohio created a housing shortage in Indian Lake last year. Ohio companies are looking to different materials to build a more extreme weather-resilient future.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 began as a normal day for many Logan County residents. But bad weather was brewing.
Logan County Emergency Management Agency officials typically prepare for severe weather common to the region like floods and ice storms, director Helen Norris said. But storms stirring in Illinois and Indiana presented unusual conditions for Ohio, leaving Norris on alert.
The Buckeye Trail Association is attempting to set a record tomorrow with its Biggest Day Hike.
In honor of National Trails Day, the organization is asking people to hike, bike or paddle along segments of the Buckeye Trail in an effort to collectively complete the approximately 1,440 mile loop in just one day.
Last year, the Noble County Historical Society in southeast Ohio celebrated its 60th birthday.
The Ohio Humanities pitched in with a $1,100 grant.
Ohio communities across the state have placed bans on sleeping outside, making unsheltered homelessness illegal.
A century ago, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company decided to take their advertising to the next level. To the skies, to be more exact.
The Ohio company posted their name on a 100 ft. long helium airship.
"It's one of the biggest recognized symbols that there is," said Goodyear airship pilot Adam Basaran. "We're the only tire company that has a blimp typically flying around."
As a steady trickle of cars pulled into a gravel roundabout one morning in Stockport, a tiny village in southeast Ohio, volunteers loaded cardboard boxes into truck beds and passenger seats.
They were filled with pantry staples: apple juice, corn flakes, kidney beans and elbow macaroni.
