/tags/the-ohio-newsroom The Ohio Newsroom en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:46:00 GMT /2026-04-30/how-brutus-buckeye-became-an-ohio-state-icon Sixty years ago, Ohio State University didn’t have a mascot. So Sally Lanyon and Ray Bourhis created one. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:46:00 GMT /2026-04-30/how-brutus-buckeye-became-an-ohio-state-icon Erin Gottsacker /2026-04-30/flag-football-is-bringing-more-ohio-girls-onto-the-field More than 100 Ohio schools have embraced flag football in recent years. It could become an officially sanctioned sport as soon as next school year. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:25:48 GMT /2026-04-30/flag-football-is-bringing-more-ohio-girls-onto-the-field Kendall Crawford /2026-04-29/incoming-fracking-at-ohio-wildlife-area-could-bring-habitat-loss-heavy-construction-and-money-for-conservation The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has put over 12,000 acres of a remote wildlife area, called Egypt Valley, out to bid for fracking. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:54:29 GMT /2026-04-29/incoming-fracking-at-ohio-wildlife-area-could-bring-habitat-loss-heavy-construction-and-money-for-conservation Julie Grant, Allegheny Front /2026-04-28/this-ohio-teen-is-using-ai-to-stomp-out-an-annoying-invasive Melody Lin took home second prize at the National 4-H in Agriculture Challenge for her project assessing spotted lanternfly risk in different areas of Ohio. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:42:00 GMT /2026-04-28/this-ohio-teen-is-using-ai-to-stomp-out-an-annoying-invasive Kendall Crawford /2026-04-27/in-northwest-ohio-new-tanks-are-filtering-phosphorus-from-farm-runoff They’re part of a broader effort to reduce harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:42:31 GMT /2026-04-27/in-northwest-ohio-new-tanks-are-filtering-phosphorus-from-farm-runoff Erin Gottsacker /2026-04-23/this-ohio-newspaper-avoids-the-internet-its-readers-like-it-that-way While publications across the country reinvent themselves to survive, one Ohio weekly is succeeding by staying the same. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:49:00 GMT /2026-04-23/this-ohio-newspaper-avoids-the-internet-its-readers-like-it-that-way Kendall Crawford /2026-04-23/scientists-realize-high-hopes-at-ohio-nuclear-site-turned-nature-preserve More than two decades ago, scientists started transforming the site of a uranium processing facility into a nature preserve. Now, their work is paying off. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:15:00 GMT /2026-04-23/scientists-realize-high-hopes-at-ohio-nuclear-site-turned-nature-preserve Tana Weingartner, WVXU /2026-04-22/meet-the-best-players-on-one-of-ohios-worst-football-teams Oberlin student Anna Slade interviewed her college’s football team about how it feels to play one of the worst teams in the division. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:51:00 GMT /2026-04-22/meet-the-best-players-on-one-of-ohios-worst-football-teams Anna Slade /2026-04-21/an-ohio-apple-grove-with-rare-varieties-could-soon-be-uprooted Ohio researchers have been working to create more resilient apple varieties. The Dawes Arboretum in Newark says it will no longer house the repository. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:34:00 GMT /2026-04-21/an-ohio-apple-grove-with-rare-varieties-could-soon-be-uprooted Kendall Crawford /2026-04-20/after-a-decade-of-demolition-youngstown-is-looking-to-rebuild The city of Youngstown is one of five Ohio communities to receive funding from the state Department of Development to invest in workforce housing. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:04:00 GMT /2026-04-20/after-a-decade-of-demolition-youngstown-is-looking-to-rebuild Erin Gottsacker