Historic Barn To Experience Second Life At McCammon Creek Park
In 2003, when Ohio marked 200 years of statehood, 88 barns across the state were painted with a distinctive Ohio Bicentennial logo. Each became a roadside landmark, a quiet signal that history was not confined to courthouses and monuments but lived in fields and fence lines. One of those barns stands in southern...
Property owners advised to inspect roofs for ice dams following recent winter storm, prolonged...
From OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE. Now is the time for Ohioans to inspect their properties for damage caused by Winter Storm Fern and the current freezing temperatures. The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance and the Ohio Board of Building Standards urge...
Ohio Moves to Study An Industry Already Reshaping Delaware County
Across Delaware County and the northern edge of Franklin County, the signs are already visible. Survey stakes in farm fields. New road alignments. Utility work that seems oversized for what used to be quiet stretches of countryside. And now, in Columbus, a fast-moving piece of legislation that acknowledges something...
Columbus warming centers prepare for increased demand as bitter cold continues
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As dangerously cold temperatures continue across central Ohio, warming centers say they are prepared to meet demand as people experiencing homelessness, or needing a safe place to stay, seek shelter from life-threatening conditions. Warming centers provide temporary, safe, heated spaces for people to...
Advantage Ag & Equipment joins Bobcat as an authorized dealer in Central Ohio
Advantage Ag & Equipment has expanded its operations by becoming an authorized dealer for Bobcat Company. This development allows the Mount Vernon-based company to offer a full range of Bobcat equipment, including compact track loaders, skid-steer loaders, mini excavators, and more. The dealership will also provide...
Friday Clipper System Brings Next Snow Chance to Illinois and the Midwest With Gusty...
Illinois and the Midwest — Forecasters are flagging Friday, February 6 as the next meaningful opportunity for accumulating snow across northern Illinois and parts of the Midwest, as a strengthened clipper system tracks through the region late in the day and into the evening. Early projections suggest snowfall totals...
Ohio Weather Alert: Limited Snow/Rain Ahead for Columbus, Cleveland Feb 5–9
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbus, Ohio – Ohio heads into the Feb 5–9 period under a sustained stretch of below-normal temperatures and limited precipitation, keeping widespread snow and rain chances relatively low while cold air...
Ohio Man Strikes It Big With Holiday Lottery Scratch-Off Tradition
A Columbus man received an unexpected holiday surprise when his family’s tradition of exchanging lottery scratch-off tickets resulted in a $100,000 prize. The man stated that his father provides Ohio Lottery scratch-off tickets to family members each year. This time, the Holiday Lucky Times 10 ticket yielded several...
Central Ohio schools say if you want kids back to class, shovel your sidewalks
Central Ohio schools say that if you want your kids back in school Monday, you need to shovel your sidewalks. Following Winter Storm Fern, which dropped as much as a foot of snow across large parts of central Ohio on Jan. 25, many local districts and schools have been out of class for the entire week , including the...
Mrs. Wheeler hasn’t picked up her newspaper in four days. Her car is still...
I walk past Dorothy Wheeler's house every morning on my way to get coffee. She's 82, lives alone since her husband passed, and has been getting the paper delivered for as long as I can remember. Four days ago I noticed her newspaper sitting in the driveway. Then another. And another. Her car hasn't moved, the porch...
