As rainy spring weather washes phosphorus off farmfields, a series of new filters in northwest Ohio's Defiance County are working to catch the nutrient — before it gets into the streams and waterways that feed Lake Erie.
Every week, Milo Miller is in charge of publishing a paper. Instead of relying on a newsroom full of beat reporters and columnists, his paper The Budget looks to handwritten letters from across the country.
"These would be letters that came today," he said as he leafed through a basket of letters. "[There's] Williamsburg, Kentucky; Millersburg, Ohio; Rexford Montana…"
Twenty-one years ago this spring, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and others were working to transform the former Fernald uranium processing facility in northwest Hamilton County into a nature preserve.
When Ohioans think of college football, their minds probably jump to Ohio State University: the stadium jam packed with fans, chanting and cheering; the dedicated reporters covering the highs and lows, touchdowns and fumbles; the players bringing home the championship trophy year after year.
But, that's not the experience on every college campus. Ask Oberlin student Anna Slade.
More than twenty years ago, an Ohio researcher brought wild apple tree seeds from Central Asia to Central Ohio.
As companies like Intel, Stellantis and First Quality Tissue invest hundreds of millions of dollars into Ohio
An unassuming cardboard box, water stained and fraying, sat untouched in a shuttered recording studio for decades. Inside, a stack of records shone beneath a sheen of dust.
"They didn't look like they had really been like even brought out of the box," said Brennan Willis, director of music at Terra State Community College.
A group of musicians are gathering in central Ohio this week to jam — but not with drum sets or electric guitars. Their annual festival celebrates a folkier instrument: the dulcimer.
Early voting is underway for Ohio's May 5th primary. In addition to the senatorial and gubernatorial races, Ohioans have another statewide primary to consider.
Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler joined the Ohio Newsroom to discuss the race for Ohio's Supreme Court.
This conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
This story was originally published in The Daily Yonder, a national news organization covering rural people and places.
