The Ohio Newsroom

Don Boling walks through the woods in rural Millville, Ohio. He sees signs of deer everywhere.

These Ohio hunters are bagging bucks to feed their neighbors

Kendall Crawford

In communities with an abundance of deer, Ohio hunters are donating their harvests to fight food insecurity.

A historical marker stands on a post outside the Hubbard House. The brick building is painted white and has a green front porch.

How kids are keeping history alive at an Ohio Underground Railroad museum

Erin Gottsacker

The Hubbard House in northeast Ohio’s Ashtabula County was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. After surviving a demolition threat, it has a unique strategy to ensure its future.

Diane Gordon holds the book she wrote about Kwanzaa at Toledo's celebration of the African American holiday last year.

Passing the Kwanzaa torch from one Ohio generation to another

Kendall Crawford

Toledo’s long-time organizer of Kwanzaa, Diane Gordon, has passed the torch to her grandson, Rodney. They talked together about the meaning of the African American holiday.

Protests to nonprofit: One Ohioan drives unexpected change

Ashton Boggan

The Cincinnati Coalition for Community Safety provides care and supplies to people experiencing homelessness and people with substance use disorders.

A couple smiles together. On the left, Tristan Vaught wears a red jacket with an embroidered tiger. On the right, their wife, Patti Ewald has blue hair and wears a floral shirt.

Transforming Cincinnati and themselves — 47 and on a journey to being ‘whole’

Morgan Schneider

Longtime LGBTQ+ community leader Tristan Vaught began to medically transition just before their 46th birthday.

Christine Wilson, executive director of Women Writing for (a) Change sits underneath a painting donated by a former student of the program.

Ohio poet reclaims her voice after years of discouragement

Lilia Santeramo

Women Writing for (a) Change, in Silverton, helps people channel their experiences into words.

Neal Hoffman stands with the Moshe the Mensch mascot in his home office. He holds a Mensch on a Bench in his hand.

Meet the Ohioan behind the ‘Mensch on a Bench’

Kendall Crawford

Cincinnatian Neal Hoffman created the Jewish counterpart to the popular Elf on a Shelf.

Arts & Culture

Winging it: How a Northeast Ohio couple made birds their bandmates

Ygal Kaufman

Avimancy is a new project being led by a birding couple who are linking their ornithologic fascination to their art, exploring film, music, dance and more.

Lombard holds a Chinese chestnut, one of many nuts he hopes to use in local foods

USDA-funded program hands out first -- and last -- grants to Ohio food businesses

After millions in funding for USDA programs was canceled, only 12 businesses will be getting the money.

Weather monitoring gadgets are attached to a metal framework. The structure stands in the middle of a farm field.

Ohio weather monitoring lags behind. A new network could mean better forecasts

Erin Gottsacker

A network of new, high-tech weather monitoring stations could improve forecasts and emergency response in Ohio.