From the Tuskegee Airmen's fight for equality to a naturalist's exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains, the sights, sounds and tastes of America will be found at the Perry County District Library this fall.
Fifty years ago this month, a federal judge ordered Cleveland schools to desegregate.
But it took decades of activism by parents and others — and the loss of one activist's life — to get to that point.
Divorce is common in Ohio and across the country. But when a marriage ends, the relationship between the couple doesn't necessarily end with it.
For parents, divorce often gives way to learning how to jointly care for children while living apart.
More than two-thirds of Ohio fourth graders weren't proficient in reading in 2024, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book.
Ohio is home to an estimated 500 earthworks, created by Native American groups like the Hopewell over 2,000 years ago. Often large in scale, the architectural structures are made of mounded dirt, clay and other raw materials.
This article was originally published in Louisville Public Media.
Lorie Blankenship has lived in Trenton since the 1970s. The elementary school she walked to every morning as a kid is still around the corner from her house. Down the road, her neighbor farms the same land that's been in the family for more than a century.
Blankenship says the city of about 15,000 has changed in some ways over the years.
Earlier this year, Adams County resident Joseph Foreman – better known to rap fans as Afroman – prevailed in a defamation lawsuit that local law enforcement filed against him.
Now, the rapper is turning the tables.
When the opioid epidemic swept across southeast Ohio in the late '90s and early 2000s, Kevin Dennis said it seemed like everyone had a loved one caught up in addiction.
For him, it was his daughter. She started taking pain pills after a basketball injury when she was 13 years old. It turned into a habit that continued through high school and worsened after graduation.
For the last decade, the Adult Recovery Court in Bellefontaine has met every Monday to aid people with addiction who are coming out of the criminal justice system. The court helps participants find jobs, housing and transportation.
Logan County Common Pleas Court Judge Keith Braig heads the Monday meetings. He said it's not exactly cinematic.
