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Loveland students Ava Pursley and Leah Naylor are finalists in Caring for Our Watersheds contest
Loveland, Ohio – Ava Pursley and Leah Naylor, students in the Loveland City School District are finalists in the Caring for Our Watersheds contest. They wrote and illustrated a children’s book, coloring it with natural paints they made themselves. At the end of the book, they include a link with instructions so readers can make…
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Join the Loveland High School Student Athletic Leadership Team’s Relay for Life
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School Student Athletic Leadership Team (SALT) has launched their Relay for Life in support of the American Cancer Society. Their goal is to raise $20,000. Follow this link to make a donation to support the students in this effort or purchase a luminaria bag to dedicate to someone who…
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Analysis shows universal pre-K in Ohio would repay its costs almost fourfold
Getty Image By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal A paper issued last month by Scioto Analysis concluded that every dollar spent on universal pre-K in Ohio would produce $3.80 in benefits. Unsurprisingly, most of that benefit comes in the form of greater future earnings of kids who attend pre-K and then show up to kindergarten prepared to…
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“It is a party! It’s Spring! ” by Elizabeth (Schickel) Robinson
Poppies from Armand and White Iris from Becky, photo © Elizabeth Robinson I am grateful to share my Natural Wonderings/Wanderings. I write them as time and spirit allow. The idea and title were conceived one day many years ago when exploring outside with my young family. It would be quite a few years more before…
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Chamber-backed tax reform group urges Ohio lawmakers stamp out ‘unvoted’ increases that impact school districts, others
(iStock / Getty Images Plus) By: Nick Evans – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio lawmakers seem committed to delivering property tax relief in the current session, but they’re still zeroing in on their approach. They’ve introduced at least seven measures tweaking the homestead exemption — for disabled vets, military spouses, the elderly — and a handful more changing…
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Ohio House budget would eliminate independent campaign finance oversight
Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, testifying in the Ohio House. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.) ____________________ In particular, Stewart and state Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, complained about cases dragging on. Schmidt, like Stewart, has been on the receiving end of a multi-year OEC case. ____________________ Lawmakers argue the Ohio Election Commission has outlived its…
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[WATCH] Board of Zoning Appeals rejects John Hill’s request to build 3-story townhome development
Loveland, Ohio – On March 5, a six-unit, 3-story townhome development proposed by local builder John Hill Construction, to be located at 200 Railroad Avenue within the Historic Preservation District Boundaries, was determined to be “inappropriate” for the neighborhood. The proposed townhomes were to be adjacent to existing cottage-style homes and Nisbet Park on the…
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U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections
side the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) By: Shauneen Miranda – Ohio Capital Journal WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that it will resume collections May 5 for defaulted federal student loans. After pausing during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency has…
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Ohio public health one of the worst funded in the country, faces further cuts in state budget
(Mario Tama/Getty Images) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal A new analysis of state public health systems shows Ohio’s has some of the worst funding support in the nation, and that funding could go down even more in the newest state budget. Using 2021 data from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, the Health Policy…
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Thousands show up again on Saturday to protest Trump in Ohio
Protesters dressed as characters in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a dystopian novel about life under a totalitarian regime. They were protesting President Donald Trump at the Ohio Capitol on April 19. (Photo by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal.) By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal A larger-than-expected crowd went to the Ohio capitol on Saturday to protest…
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