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Groups fighting hunger in Ohio disappointed by Senate budget draft
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL Those on the ground trying to eradicate hunger in Ohio say the new budget proposal from the state Senate would only exacerbate the problem. After finding out that many of Ohio’s foodbank clients are forced to choose between paying for food and things like utilities and medicine, the Ohio Association of…
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West Loveland Avenue Closure Begins Sunday morning
Loveland, Ohio – The divisions within the City will reach a decades-old high Sunday morning when repairs to level the railroad crossing on West Loveland Avenues begins. The railroad crossing will be repaired starting at 6:30 AM Sunday, June 11, and reopen sometime on Tuesday, June 13. Genesee & Wyoming Inc Railroad will replace “significant”…
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K-12 advocates react to Ohio Senate’s state budget proposal
Getty Images BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Public and private education supporters had a mixed bag of reactions to the state budget proposal released by the Ohio Senate GOP on Tuesday. Public school advocates criticized the bill’s provisions making private school vouchers almost universal at 450% of the federal poverty level, allowing those who may…
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Loveland: The Resort Staycation of Southwest Ohio
Loveland, Ohio – This photo was taken by Adam Ploof outside of Paxton’s Grill in Historic Downtown last Sunday morning when he walked to buy breakfast.
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COMMENTARY: Change to 88 counties under State Issue 1 would effectively kill Ohio grassroots amendment proposals
COLUMBUS, Ohio — MAY 31: Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima (left), talks to Senate Majority Floor Leader Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, after the Ohio Senate session, May 31, 2023, at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original story.) by DAVID DEWITT – Ohio Capital Journal…
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Gun rights advocates urge prohibition on firearm insurance, even though it’s not required
Photo by Aristide Economopoulos for New Jersey Monitor/States Newsroom. BY: NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio House Insurance Committee heard Wednesday from supporters of a bill that would prohibit insurance requirements for gun owners. No city in Ohio is actively contemplating — much less pursuing — such a requirement. Nationwide, there are vanishingly few examples…
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Loveland’s “Do It For Jack” Fentanyl Awareness Weekend
Do It For Jack: The Jack Quehl Foundation announces Fentanyl Awareness Weekend, June 16-17 Loveland, Ohio – Do It for Jack: The Jack Quehl Foundation Fentanyl Awareness Weekend will take place June 16-17 in downtown Loveland, Ohio. Foundation President Stephanie Quehl said, “Ignorance about fentanyl is killing our kids. The foundation wants this to be…
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Ohio Right to Life announces three new members on its board of directors
Anti-abortion demonstrators march. (Photo by Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom). BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal A former Cuyahoga County Republican Party leader and the chief of staff for the former speaker of the Ohio House have joined the state’s biggest anti-abortion rights lobby. Ohio Right to Life announced it was bringing three new members on…
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fuelService provides drivers with a disability all they need to refuel their cars
Filling up the car is one of the biggest challenges for drivers with a disability. But it’s also a challenge for gas stations to help, sometimes they have people available, but sometimes they are single manned and can’t help for security reasons. For the driver, they don’t know which station can help, which can mean…
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Air pollution rises to the “Unhealthy” index scale
Loveland, Ohio – An air quality alert was declared for the Loveland Area on Wednesday, Jun 7, with a predicted level of pollutants to be in the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range of 128. At 3:30 PM this afternoon the quality index had risen to 164 and in the “Unhealthy” level. Smoke from the Canadian…
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