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In the face of looming budget deficits, school districts across the state are preparing to close buildings at the end of the school year.

Colleges in Ohio report a spike in students making their confirmation this year. Catholic leaders say the increase is in part a reaction against divisiveness.

Columbus already puts about $7 million towards emergency response alternatives. Issue 5 in Columbus would create an overarching office and expand those efforts.

Roughly a third of Ohio’s counties have banned large-scale renewable energy developments in unincorporated areas. Richland County is one of the first to hold a referendum.

Sixty years ago, Ohio State University didn’t have a mascot. So Sally Lanyon and Ray Bourhis created one.

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.

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.

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.

They’re part of a broader effort to reduce harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.