It wasn't easy for Jacson Joseph to leave behind his life as a high school English teacher in Haiti. But he says the gang violence he witnessed left him with no choice but to flee in 2021.
Since then, he's worked hard to make Lima feel like home for his family of four.
Next to some of the oldest graves at Melscheimer Cemetery in Stark County sits a quaint, red one-room schoolhouse.
On a recent sunny morning, Pike Township Trustee Doug Baum visited the historic structure.
"If we would have torn the schoolhouse down, there would have been a small revolution in this area," Baum joked.
Brad Ryan has a wildlife adventuring distinction many Americans dream of – visiting every national park. And he has one that very few dream of, or accomplish: doing so with his grandmother. At 93 years old, Joy Ryan became the oldest person to hike all 63. Together, she and Brad pursued the challenge, hoping to rebuild their relationship along the way.
Homelessness across the country dropped by 3% last year, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
But in Ohio, the trend is moving in the opposite direction: homelessness here increased by more than 3% in 2025.
The vending machine outside Caracole, an HIV/AIDS prevention organization in Cincinnati, isn't for a midday snack.
Instead of chips or soda, it holds what director of prevention Suzanne Bachmeyer believes is an assortment of life-saving supplies.
The owners of four injection wells, which store waste from oil and natural gas production, voluntarily stopped their operations in Washington County earlier this month, at the request of state regulators.
As a bus driver shortage continues to affect the country, Ohio is considering changes to its school transportation system.
A state working group recently sent recommendations for change to the state legislature. Not everybody's happy about their report.
Member station Ideastream Public Media's education reporter, Connor Morris joined The Ohio Newsroom to discuss.
A team of researchers aboard the EV Nautilus, a research and exploration vessel, are chipping away at the sea's mysteries by exploring the Mariana region – which holds some of the oldest seafloor on the planet.
Jacqueline Ratliff from Baltimore, Ohio is among them. The recent Montana State University graduate was selected as a video systems intern for the small, nonprofit mission.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture is distributing grant money to 22 counties across the state, aimed at helping their communities plan for growth.
The Land Use Planning Grants range from $25,000 to $50,000 per county, funded through the state budget which was approved by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in June 2025.
Paul Brennan isn't your typical tailor. In fact, he doesn't even have a sewing machine. Instead, his workshop is filled with hand-hewn tailor's tools that would look more at home on a film set or a historical farm.
