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Ohio city deploys AI garbage trucks to improve recycling, faces social media backlash

Ohio city deploys AI garbage trucks to improve recycling, faces social media backlash

Daijiworld Media Network - Ohio Ohio, Jul 11: In a unique tech-driven initiative, the city of Centerville in Ohio, USA, has rolled out artificial intelligence-powered garbage trucks that scan residents’ waste to ensure items like food waste and...

Ohio’s final 2025 spring wild turkey hunting season results

Ohio’s wild turkey hunters checked 15,911 birds during the spring 2025 season as of Sunday, May 25, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. During the 2024 spring season, the total number of turkeys...

As Ohio budget denies state park resources, experts say parks benefit the economy

As Ohio budget denies state park resources, experts say parks benefit the economy

In order to pay for tax breaks favoring the wealthy, the budget that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed on June 30 denied resources to improve state parks. A panel of Ohio economists unanimously said those parks are themselves an economic resource that...

What other newspapers are saying: Are black bears returning to Ohio?

What other newspapers are saying: Are black bears returning to Ohio?

Since the mid 19th Century, Ohio has been a relatively bear-free state. Humans drove out the black bears 150 or so years ago, and they’ve been considered rare and an endangered species here ever since. That might be changing, however, as...

Ohio police learn drone use amid high-risk calls

Ohio police learn drone use amid high-risk calls

During the training, officers from around the country practiced using a drone to enter a training house after hearing a simulated gunshot. LONDON, Ohio — For the first time, officers at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) in London are...

Ohio State’s AgOne program now accepting applications

Submitted story Ohio State’s Leadership Center has opened the applications for AgOne, a year-long program for leaders within the agricultural industry who are interested in identifying the next steps for themselves to level up their leadership....

Northeast Ohio coalition named semifinalist for $160M manufacturing innovation grant

Northeast Ohio coalition named semifinalist for $160M manufacturing innovation grant

The NEO-SMART consortium is Ohio's sole semifinalist for the National Science Foundation's $160 million innovation fund. CLEVELAND — A Northeast Ohio manufacturing coalition led by Case Western Reserve University has been named one of 29...

A bipartisan solution to submetering abuses in Ohio: Sean Patrick Brennan and Tex Fischer

A bipartisan solution to submetering abuses in Ohio: Sean Patrick Brennan and Tex Fischer

In Ohio, we expect our public utilities to play by the rules — to justify their rates, follow disconnection procedures, and protect consumers from predatory practices. But right now, thousands of Ohioans are being charged for utilities outside of...

Local health group seeks Northeast Ohio climate resilience solutions from those most at risk

Local health group seeks Northeast Ohio climate resilience solutions from those most at risk

The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition is exploring the climate resilience of Northeast Ohio by is looking to identify those most at risk and provide possible solutions. The coalition, through a partnership with the National Oceanic and...

Poll: Partisan differences in how Americans think government should respond to natural disasters

Poll: Partisan differences in how Americans think government should respond to natural disasters

AP Photo An American flag placed on a stump flies in Kerrville, Texas on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the U.S. adults who have experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause,...

Climate change is increasing the risk of intense rain

Climate change is increasing the risk of intense rain

Transcript: Last June, 13 inches of rain fell on parts of South Dakota in just three days, flooding miles of cropland and causing rivers to overflow. Just two months later, about a foot of rain hit Connecticut in one day, covering roads with mud...

Environmental advocates fear state budget cuts could harm Lake Erie

Environmental advocates fear state budget cuts could harm Lake Erie

Gov. Dewine launched H2Ohio in 2019 to address issues impacting the state's waters. Cuts in the latest state budgets have advocates concered about the longterm impact on Lake Erie. Ohio's two-year operating budget was officially signed into law by...

AEP Ohio to adopt separate rates for data centers, end moratorium to bring new data centers online

AEP Ohio to adopt separate rates for data centers, end moratorium to bring new data centers online

Ohio utility regulators have given AEP Ohio the greenlight to create a new set of rules and rates for data centers. On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) ordered the utility to create the data center tariffs under its...

Regulator Approves AEP Ohio’s Landmark Data Center Tariff

Regulator Approves AEP Ohio’s Landmark Data Center Tariff

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved a landmark tariff structure requiring large new data center customers to pay for a minimum of 85% of their subscribed electricity usage—regardless of actual consumption—for up to 12...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Grocery Outlet Enters Central Ohio

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Grocery Outlet Enters Central Ohio

Grocery Outlet today cut the ribbon on its first location in the central region of Ohio. As it continues its steady expansion eastward, Grocery Outlet is growing in Ohio. The discount retailer has officially cut the ribbon on a new location in the...

Private Equity Firm Moves to Secure Ohio Gas Power Plant as Demand for Firm Power Rallies

Private Equity Firm Moves to Secure Ohio Gas Power Plant as Demand for Firm Power Rallies

Private equity firm ArcLight Capital Partners has entered into definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the economic interests in the 484-MW Middletown Energy Center, a combined cycle natural gas power plant in Butler County, Ohio. The firm said...

PUCO approves AEP Ohio's proposal for energy tariffs on data centers

PUCO approves AEP Ohio's proposal for energy tariffs on data centers

According to AEP Ohio, the requirements would be in place for 12 years, including a four-year ramp-up period. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order on Wednesday to have AEP Ohio set up tariffs for data centers....

Hayes gets $21k grant from Ohio EPA

Hayes gets $21k grant from Ohio EPA COLUMBUS — Across the state, Ohio EPA is putting money into the eager hands of schools, businesses, and environmental do-gooders. From improving water quality and developing virtual networks, to hazardous air...

Ohio State Marion professors win grant to modernize high school math with data science

Ohio State Marion professors win grant to modernize high school math with data science

MARION, OH (MARION COUNTY NOW)—Two Ohio State University at Marion professors have secured a $20,000 grant to expand a program that integrates computer and data science into high school classrooms, focusing on real-world applications. Chris Orban,...

Plastic fiber pollution found in every fish sampled in Appalachian stream study

Plastic fiber pollution found in every fish sampled in Appalachian stream study

Researchers in West Virginia have found microplastic pollution in every fish they sampled from seven streams in the North Central Appalachian region, revealing widespread contamination in local freshwater ecosystems. Kyra McCague reports for The...

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