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Air Quality Advisory issued for Northeast Ohio through Monday

Air Quality Advisory issued for Northeast Ohio through Monday

An air quality alert has been issued for several counties across Northeast Ohio, according to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). The advisory is in effect for the following counties through Monday: Ashtabula Cuyahoga Geauga...

Ohio farmers can now apply for federal disaster relief funds

Ohio farmers can now apply for federal disaster relief funds

State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) has announced the opening of applications for the USDA Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP). This program aims to provide financial assistance to farmers who were affected by natural disasters in...

NOACA issues Air Quality Advisory for several Northeast Ohio counties on Monday

NOACA issues Air Quality Advisory for several Northeast Ohio counties on Monday

NOACA has issued an air quality advisory for much of Northeast Ohio on Monday as temperatures surge into the high 80s. CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) has preemptively issued a Monday air quality...

Ohio Department issues final permits for White Peak Dairy

Ohio Department issues final permits for White Peak Dairy

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 has issued a final...

Ohio’s New Mini-WARN Statute

Ohio’s New Mini-WARN Statute

On July 1, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill No. 96, which, in addition to establishing the state’s operating budget for the 2026–2027 fiscal year, introduced a new mini-WARN statute, Ohio Revised Code § 4113.31 (Ohio WARN),...

Ohio Christian University’s Christopher Simpson Takes Reins as Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Ohio Christian University’s Christopher Simpson Takes Reins as Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Ohio Christian University has appointed Christopher Simpson as the new Head Women's Basketball Coach. A graduate of Mercer County Senior High School and Campbellsville University, Simpson brings five years of coaching experience, focusing on...

Shoring up Ohio’s rickety jobless fund requires a return to more cordial, productive times: editorial

Shoring up Ohio’s rickety jobless fund requires a return to more cordial, productive times: editorial

Ohio’s financially shaky unemployment compensation system, which dates to 1936, desperately needs financial reinforcement. That’s a problem in an increasingly truculent Statehouse, where the issue was once addressed in a nonpartisan manner....

An ultimate visitor’s guide to Cleveland: Fun, food, attractions and more

An ultimate visitor’s guide to Cleveland: Fun, food, attractions and more

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- You may know it as the Rock & Roll Capital of the World. Indeed, local DJ Alan Freed popularized the term (and genre) in 1951, and the city is home to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Cleveland is so much more. This is a...

Ohio State Fair hosts 'sensory friendly morning,' rock legends and $3 specials on Thursday

Ohio State Fair hosts 'sensory friendly morning,' rock legends and $3 specials on Thursday

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The Ohio State Fair is enhancing its accessibility with a Sensory Friendly Morning, in collaboration with OCALI, by reducing lights and volume to create a more inclusive environment. Fairgoers can enjoy rides without...

Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas GOP redraws districts

Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas GOP redraws districts

As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach to line-drawing that now complicates their party's ability to hit...

Ohio State Fair Butter Cow unveiled

Ohio State Fair Butter Cow unveiled

On behalf of Ohio’s dairy farmers, the 2025 butter cow display at the Ohio State Fair has a cheerful message to fairgoers: “Pardon Our Dust!” Major renovations are underway across the fairgrounds, including in the historic Dairy Products Building,...

Climate Science Digest: July 23, 2025

Climate Science Digest: July 23, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 23, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Stringent environmental regulations may undermine climate goals and renewable energy...

NDD2025: Experts call for strategic pathways for Nigeria’s sustainable development

NDD2025: Experts call for strategic pathways for Nigeria’s sustainable development

Nigerian experts have called for bold and strategic pathways to harness diaspora talents and investment as a strong driver of Nigeria’s sustainable development. This echoed through the thematic session at the 2025 National Diaspora Day...

Climate Gentrification Is Spreading to Receiving Cities. Here’s How They Can Fight Back.

Climate Gentrification Is Spreading to Receiving Cities. Here’s How They Can Fight Back.

Intensifying natural disasters and other climate impacts are transforming Americans’ decisions about where they live and when to move. Climate-driven migration will likely intensify pressure on “receiving cities”—communities that receive a...

Local youth group makes impression at youth leadership summit

Local youth group makes impression at youth leadership summit

For the past two years, BATS, which was established in 2020, has done 48-hour teen film festivals, in which teams of two to six were given a mystery box on a Friday and asked to create a film around it using their phones, editing the footage and...

Ohio Waste Management Firm Faces $602K in Fines After Worker’s Death

Ohio Waste Management Firm Faces $602K in Fines After Worker’s Death

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc., an environmental and hazardous waste management service provider, failed to properly ventilate a confined space containing organic chemical residue at a...

Opposing Big Ten quarterback calls Ohio State toughest place he's played

Opposing Big Ten quarterback calls Ohio State toughest place he's played

As big as Ohio Stadium is, it can sometimes get a bad rap for how quiet it can be when things aren't going Ohio State's way. And while there is definitely some truth to it that Athletic Director Ross Bjork is working on, there are times when the...

Ohio State Star Jeremiah Smith Has Surprising Pick for Loudest Opposing Stadium

Ohio State Star Jeremiah Smith Has Surprising Pick for Loudest Opposing Stadium

The Oregon Ducks were newcomers to the Big Ten in 2024, yet they left their mark on the conference in more ways than one. The Ducks won the conference in their debut season and spent much of the season ranked as the No. 1 team in the country...

Ohio School Safety Center celebrates 10 years of Safer Ohio School Tip Line

The Ohio School Safety Center (OSSC) celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Safer Ohio School Tip Line at the annual Ohio School Safety Summit in Columbus. The Safer Ohio School Tip Line was created in 2015 as a joint effort between the Ohio...

Ohio Department of Development announces $6 million in grants to support innovation in coal technologies

The Ohio Department of Development recently announced $6 million in support for four projects aimed at building on Ohio’s legacy of innovation in the coal industry. The grant funding comes from the Ohio Coal Research and Development Program, which...

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