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WATCH LIVE | Celebration of Life honors fallen Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Nicholas Cayton
Cayton, 40, was killed Oct. 16, after his cruiser was struck while he was assisting a disabled semi-truck on Route 11 in Mahoning County. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — As Northeast Ohio continues to mourn the loss of fallen Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper...
Pheasants released on select hunting areas in Ohio this fall
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is releasing more than 14,000 ring-necked pheasants at public hunting areas in late October and November. Releases begin Saturday, Oct. 25, during Ohio’s youth small game hunting...

Ohio High School Landscape Olympics celebrates 10 years of cultivating careers
The Ohio High School Landscape Olympics recently marked its 10th anniversary, bringing together students from across the state to showcase their skills in horticulture, landscaping, and more. Hosted by the Ohio Green Industry Association at Ohio...

Ohio attorney general seeks court order against unpermitted recycling operation
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a complaint in Wood County Common Pleas Court to stop torch cutting operations at Bates Recycling, a facility in northwestern Ohio. The business, located in the village of Cygnet, is accused of operating...

Ohio Brewery Goes Viral After Defending Policy That Bans All Children After 7PM
iStockphoto / Nicolas Micolani An Ohio brewery has ignited a heated debate over what some deem as an ‘anti-family policy’ which bans all children from the brewery after 7pm at night. To most people that would seem like a perfectly reasonable...

Ohio Lawmakers Advance Bill To Scale Back Voter-Approved Marijuana Law And Impose Hemp Regulations
Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday approved an amended Senate-passed bill that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law while incorporating a series of regulations for hemp that are meant to align the...

JD Vance OK with how Trump stinks up OhioLetters to the Editor
JD Vance letting Trump dump on Buckeye State President Donald Trump poops on Americans in an AI-generated video posted by the president. In Ohio, where our economy lost jobs for two years of Trump’s first term, it has become clear that Party First...

How media bias against the Big Ten could affect the narrative surrounding Ohio State football
COLUMBUS, Ohio — College football’s most heated rivalry might not be happening on the field this season, but rather in television boardrooms and media narratives. As Ohio State steamrolls toward the College Football Playoff at 7-0, the latest...

Why Ohio State’s psychological edge against Michigan might finally be restored
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Four straight losses to Michigan have created the darkest chapter in modern Ohio State football history, turning a once-dominant rivalry upside down and placing enormous pressure on coach Ryan Day. But on this week’s Buckeye Talk...

Ohio AG files complaint against Wood County recycling business, claims environmental violations
The complaint alleges the business is responsible for 'foul-smelling emissions and haziness' in the surrounding community. TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a complaint against a Wood County recycling business, claiming that...

Tell the Commission: Fracking hands off Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area
An unnamed oil and gas company has submitted a “nomination” to the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission to frack 1,460 acres of Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area in Harrison County. If approved, it would be the third-largest tract of Ohio public land...

Ohio River summit unites people to discuss ambitious environmental efforts, challenges
A special summit last week in Louisville, the Ohio River Basin Confluence, brought together people working to support healthy waters, communities and economies that are tied to the historic river that flows from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania down to...

National Fuel acquires Dayton, Ohio utility to grow ratepayer base in area "supportive" of natural gas use
The 335,000 new customers added to the ratepayer base will double utility base to $3.2 Billion WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — One of Western New York's utility companies is making a major financial move into Ohio. 2 On Your Side spoke with a National Fuel...

Research & Commentary: Ohio Legislation Focuses on Safeguarding Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Electric Power in the Buckeye State
Legislation recently introduced in Ohio provides guidance to the state’s Power Siting Board on the intent of the General Assembly that the energy powering the Buckeye State should be “affordable, reliable and clean” and the energy produced and the...

WATCH | Kentucky, Ohio governors sit together for bipartisan conversation
WATCH | Kentucky, Ohio governors sit together for bipartisan conversation And we'll have an interesting conversation across the river and across the aisle. First we have with us Governor Mike DeWine. Governor DeWine brings what I think is *** very...
2 comets over Ohio tonight. Where to see Comet Lemmon, Comet SWAN
Stargazers are in for a rare sight as two comets may be visible to the naked eye in the skies over Ohio as the Orionid meteor shower peaks this week. The two comets, Comet SWAN and Comet Lemmon, were discovered earlier this year and are making...

Meet Ohio's 3 venomous snakes after Australian boy dies from snake bite
Ohio is home to three rare venomous snakes: the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the massasauga rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake are both endangered species in Ohio due to habitat loss. While venomous, bites...

How to plant bulbs now for a spring gift of color in Northeast Ohio (without feeding the deer)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you are looking for one more garden project, fall is a perfect time to plant flower bulbs in Northeast Ohio. Spring favorites like tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, alliums, and irises all start as bulbs or bulb-like...

Ohio’s Winter Forecast Is in (And It’s Not What You’d Expect)
If there's one thing Ohioans love to talk about, it's the weather. We brag about having four distinct seasons—sometimes within the span of 24 hours!—and treat perfunctory "How's the weather?" questions like master's theses. While we're still...
Charter Next Generation and NOVA Chemicals Collaborate to Commercialize Recycled Polyethylene (rPE) for Sustainable Flexible Packaging
Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading provider of sustainable material science solutions, has announced a strategic collaboration with NOVA Chemicals for high-quality recycled polyethylene (rPE) for advanced flexible packaging applications. The...