Today From The Ohio Newsroom

What an EPA rule change means for Ohio wetlands

Lake Erie was declared dead in the 1960s. It was so overrun by pollutants that dead fish littered the shores and the adjoining Cuyahoga River caught fire.

Intel is increasing demand for housing. Ohio has been there before

Intel is coming to Licking County in Central Ohio, an area that housing advocates say already has a shortage of affordable housing. The new chip-making industry, and its new employees, is expected to exacerbate that problem.

Appalachians are disconnected from the workforce. Some think a federal employment program could help

A large swath of working-age Appalachians aren’t in the labor force.

Ohio is investing in adult changing stations; here’s why that matters

For a long time, Jennifer Corcoran and her son, Matthew, stopped going out into their community.

This Ohio town doesn't actually exist

Located 12 miles north of the Ohio River in the southeast part of the state sits Question Mark, Ohio.

It’s home to Ohio’s second largest commercial garbage dump, the original location of Mr. Freeze-E Ice Cream, and a stunning waterfall. It’s also fictional.

Citizens of Indigenous Ohio nations give fuller picture of state history

Indigenous people have lived in what we now call Ohio for more than fifteen thousand years.

Two years on, Afghan evacuees in Ohio face legal limbo

Eltaf’s family home in Dayton feels warm. There’s a big scarlet red, Persian rug that takes up the entire living room, there’s pillows everywhere and it smells of tea — mahmood tea to be exact.

Eltaf’s 2-year-old cousin, Samay, runs around the room. His mom chases him around, trying to pick him up.

The family has made a home in Ohio after coming to America with nothing.

Years after they helped make bombs, Ohio nuclear workers face health impacts

Albert Gibson had a top secret job.

For 37 and a half years, he worked at the Mound, a site near Dayton that developed components for atomic bombs.

How one Ohio nonprofit is trying to give people power over their food

It’s not clear the small plot of land on the north side of Youngstown is a community garden. At least not anymore.

Weeds stretch toward the sky, where there once was rows of bright beets and tall turnips. Without dedicated growers, Jubilee Gardens has fallen into disrepair. But on a Friday evening in July, a small group of people are planting.

Making moves: How one organization is using chess to build community

It’s 4 o’clock on Sunday evening when people start to trickle in to the Cooperative Chess Cultural Center on the east side of Columbus.

John Hoffman is the first to arrive. At 81 years old, he’s a regular.

Then, there’s newbie Lynn Williams, a young woman sporting neon purple and blue hair.