The Ohio Newsroom
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Some Ohio cities ring in the new year in style. They spend the last night of the year celebrating what’s special about their community.
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Women veterans are twice as likely to attempt suicide than male veterans. Ohio vets are partnering with the nonprofit Disabled American Veterans to propose solutions. -
The Harambee Youth Organization celebrates Kwanzaa through traditional African dances. -
Don MacRostie has been hand crafting mandolins in southeast Ohio for nearly 50 years. -
In southeast Ohio, the dental professional shortage hits the hardest. Many residents in the state’s Appalachian counties aren’t able to get the preventative oral health care they need. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentWhen a child or young adult is having a crisis, parents and teachers often turn to institutions, like psych wards or the police, for help. But an increasing number of Ohioans now have another option. -
A once abandoned underground mine in southern Ohio’s Scioto County now has a new purpose. A local couple decorates the cavern each Christmas to tell the story of Jesus’s birth. -
Business & EconomyForeign investment in American plants may prove trickier under the new administration. -
Business & EconomyAn Ohio-founded solar company advocated hard for the duties. Now, the global market is changing. -
Business & EconomyFirst Solar employs thousands in Ohio. New tariffs on solar panels from Southeast Asia will benefit American manufacturers like them. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentKeys 2 Serenity, a Summit County nonprofit, is one of hundreds of grant applicants who didn’t get funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation this round. The group wants to build a support group for teens and young adults who lost a parent to the opioid crisis.
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Journalists from WOSU Public Media, ideastream Public Media in Cleveland, Cincinnati Public Radio, and WYSO in Yellow Springs produce and share in-depth, fact-driven public service journalism on radio and digital platforms statewide. WGTE (Toledo), WOUB (Athens), and WYSU (Youngstown) also participate and contribute reporting to the initiative. All public radio stations in Ohio that broadcast NPR content are invited to join The Ohio Newsroom.
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