OHIO's Peer-Assisted Learning Program earns re-accreditation from International Center for Supplemental Instruction

Ohio University is proud to announce that the Academic Achievement Center’s (AAC) Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Program has earned re-accreditation from the International Center for Supplemental Instruction at the University of Missouri–Kansas...

Germany-Based Becker Mining Systems Plans Mount Vernon, Ohio, Manufacturing Operations

Related Research Germany-based Becker Mining Systems, a supplier of energy, automation, and infrastructure technology for the mining sector, plans to establish operations in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The $4.25 million project is expected to create 40...

Yost seeks to halt torch cutting at Bates Recycling: Lawsuit claims...

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking to immediately halt illegal torch cutting at a Wood County recycling business that has been producing foul-smelling emissions and haziness in the village of Cygnet. In a complaint filed in Wood...

October 24–30, 2025 Classifieds

For sale: cars, trucks, etc. | (back to top) SELL YOUR WHEELS! YS News classified ads will find a new home for your old(er) car. Place your classified ad today! YARD SALE, Oct. 23, 24 & 25, 6365 Springfield-Xenia Rd., 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Combining two...

Ohio County Board of Development Disabilities Teams Up with VR Developer to Create Online Safety Training for Neurodivergent Youth and Adults

New series of simulations developed by Floreo in partnership with Cuyahoga County Board of Development Disabilities addresses gaps in online safety resources for youth and adults with autism CLEVELAND, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Floreo, the...

POTW Reboot! Inmate Photos of the Week

Hello Inmates. We’ve missed your mugs these past few months, but we’re back to wow you with some late summer stunners and road trip show-offs to get in the swing of things. To lead the pack we’ve opened with this 2023 pic from @topcat55 on his...

Ohio Department of Agriculture opens public comment on Four Reasons Farm permits

Brian Baldridge Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture | Ohio Department of AgricultureBrian Baldridge Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture | Ohio Department of Agriculture The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has issued...

Israel’s West Bank Bill Sparks Global Concern

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict In Sudan, drone strikes on Khartoum International Airport in the Sudanese capital hit just before its planned reopening, delaying operations and reinforcing doubts over the Sudanese army’s ability to secure the...

Ohio paves way for Class VI wells

SALEM, Ohio — Carbon capture and sequestration could be on its way to Ohio after state legislators passed House Bill 170 through the House on Oct. 8. The legislation, introduced by state Sen. Monica Robb Blasdel, R-Columbiana, would get the state...

Mayfield Hts.’ City Council election is uncontested as four candidates will be elected to four seats

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- City Council will have a very different look come January, 2026. That’s because voters will have before them in the ballot box this November four candidates seeking four City Council seats. Only one of those candidates,...

Ohio to fast-track energy at former coal mines and brownfields

A big concern is making sure the board will allow wind and solar developments on mine lands and brownfields throughout Ohio, regardless of which county they’re in. Roughly one-third of Ohio’s 88 counties ban wind, solar, or both in all or a...

Ohio’s Forest of Honor awards announced at Zaleski State Forest

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry recognized two honorees on Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Forest of Honor ceremony in Zaleski State Forest in Vinton County for their outstanding contributions to forestry in Ohio. The...

Swiss-Based Givaudan Plans Reading Ohio, Production Operations

Related Research Swiss-based flavor and fragrance company Givaudan plans to establish operations in Reading, Ohio. The $215 million project is expected to create more than 300 jobs. The investment will include the construction of a new...

Backyard Gardener: Tasks for maintaining a fall garden

(Backyard Gardener - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Cool and crisp fall weather is here. What a slide in temperatures from 82 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday to daytime highs in the 50s...

MOV Climate Corner: Yes, WE are the problem

I’ve been voraciously consuming content on climate change and related phenomena (books, articles, documentaries, lectures, etc.) for at least the last 10 years, with this month being the 10-year anniversary of the founding of Mid-Ohio Valley...

Ohio Democrats want to ban fracking under state parks, Lake Erie

Democrats say Ohio shouldn't be extracting oil and natural gas from under Lake Erie or the 76 state parks. House Bill 399, introduced by state Reps. Tristan Rader, D-Lakewood, and Christine Cockley, D-Columbus, would prohibit fracking or drilling...

Ohio fall bat exclusion period begins

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Starting Tuesday, Oct. 15, Ohio’s fall bat exclusion period begins, requiring residents to obtain permits before removing or relocating bats from homes or buildings. All of Ohio’s bat species are protected under state law,...

A famous Jewish pilot’s vintage plane could be scrapped. This man is on a mission to save it

Peter Gluckmann wasn’t a pilot by trade. But the watchmaker, who had fled Nazi Germany in 1939 as a teenager, would later become obsessed with flying. After the Holocaust, he learned how to pilot aircraft in the United States, and, in 1953,...

Will Edinburgh's AI data centres really have an 'insignificant' environmental impact?

Plans to build vast warehouses filled with computer servers that power AI - known as data centres - soon followed. Weeks after the AI Growth Zone was unveiled, designed to speed up the rollout of key infrastructure, came two planning applications...

Ohio school's microfarm thrives with health department grant support

MARION COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — River Valley Local Schools in Marion County has seen significant growth in its microfarm, RV FARM (Fresh. Accessible. Resourceful. Mindful), thanks to a grant from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Established in...