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ZANESVILLE, OH (WTRF) – On July 6, 2026, a former employee of Muskingum County Children Services appeared in the Muskingum Court of Common Pleas to be sentenced for numerous charges. Ashley Steele appeared for court on a string of charges that stemmed from the former CPS worker tampering with government records. Steele

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new annual report by a team of over 80 housing organizations in the city called “Convergence Columbus” is set to provide ample resources for upcoming homeowners. Anna Teye-Kasongo, who serves as the assistant executive director of the Affordable Housing alliance of Central Ohio, noted this rep

For more than three decades, Duane A. Bailey patrolled the fields, rivers, woodlots and marshes of northwest Ohio as a Wildlife Officer, enforcing conservation laws while witnessing countless moments of humor, hardship, and humanity. Now, after years of encouragement from friends and fellow officers, Bailey has transfo

Over shouts from environmental activists, an Ohio commission gives the go-ahead for several bidders to frack under thousands of acres of public lands. These areas include state parks, wildlife areas and a prison in leasing deals that bring millions into the state’s coffers. Plus, a new law will speed...

In rural Ohio, the most whimsical venue for an alfresco dinner isn’t a lakeside terrace with umbrella-topped tables or even the lush garden of a charming pastoral inn. It’s a 158-year-old covered bridge that narrowly dodged demolition. For the sixth year in a row, Union County’s 1868-era Pottersburg Covered Bridge will

CLEVELAND — According to a recent Ohio Department of Health report, there are nearly 40,000 Ohioans living with Parkinson’s disease. The progressive brain disorder affects motor skills and can have an impact on everyday life including a person’s hobbies. However, Michael Jones didn’t let his diagnoses stop...

This isn’t just a buffet—it’s the kind of place people plan road trips around. In a world packed with forgettable chain restaurants and frozen dinner shortcuts, Der Dutchman in Plain City stands like a giant plate of pure comfort. Hungry families roll in from all over Ohio, chasing mountains of broasted chicken, butter

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio nonprofit and the family of Trenton Rollins, a 21-year-old Delaware man who was found dead in December after being missing for about eight months, are pushing for the state to regulate search and rescue operations.  Ethos Search Operations Team consists of volunteers who work with the au

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A fire on the city’s southeast side destroyed a garage and damaged two houses Monday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Fire. The fire happened in the 5400 block of Beresford Street, located north of Shannon Road, around 4 a.m. According to Columbus Fire...

Before Steubenville became a city, it was a rugged frontier outpost. You might expect its earliest colonial footprint to be buried under layers of changing city construction, but you can actually see what the initial Fort Steuben looked like at its original site. The Historic Fort Steuben is a reconstruction of the ori