Young women in long brown skirts fidgeted with their braids, as a crowd of people packed the stands at the Darke County Fairgrounds.
But only nearby horses dared to make a sound, as high school junior Alia Hunt aimed a BB gun at a red balloon.
A roving black bear made headlines earlier this month for wandering neighborhoods near Dayton and Cincinnati.
The U.S. has lost 75% of its local journalists in the past two decades, according to a recent analysis of the local journalism landscape by Rebuild Local News.
The Ohio State Fair is returning with all of its adored staples: deep-fried foods, a petting zoo and, of course, a massive cow carved out of butter.
This year it will also feature changes that make these attractions more accessible for all Ohioans, including sensory-friendly rooms and discounted mobility tech.
The sidewalks of 2nd Street in downtown Portsmouth aren't your typical streetside walkways.
In addition to the occasional yellow curb, they're painted with colorful illustrations: a red fox sits on the corner, a ladybug munches on a leaf outside a vintage market. Down the street, a band of two-dimensional skeletons taps out a rhythm with drums and a fiddle.
Democratic lawmakers and liberal policy analysts say changes to Medicaid in President Donald Trump's massive tax cut and spending bill could mean big trouble for rural hospitals.
Cultural festivals are a common thing in a melting pot like the United States. The act of showcasing the best, most colorful, fun, delicious and awe-inspiring traditions of one's culture has long proven a draw.
But not every cultural display is as open to active participation as the one that happens at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea every summer.
Content Warning: This article mentions suicide.
When the LGBTQ+ Community Center of Darke County was still in the works, a local resident in the LGBTQ community died by suicide.
When Kevin Tarpley was a young lifeguard in the '70s, the city of Youngstown had almost a dozen public swimming pools.
"You had a pool on every side of town — maybe one or two pools, one side had three," he said.
Algal blooms have plagued Lake Erie for decades.
