/the-ohio-newsroom Our Local News ChallengeIn many cities and towns across the country, newspapers and television stations are becoming a dying breed and in turn, limiting the number of viable options for those seeking unbiased local news, information, and community.Public media is the solution: 95% of Americans live within range of a public radio signalTo address the local news crisis and to help serve important local and regional news and information to Ohioans, public media organizations across Ohio have partnered to launch The Ohio Newsroom, a formal collaboration of Ohio’s existing network of public radio newsrooms that creates a sustainable model offering news coverage, including stories that may not have otherwise been told.The Ohio Newsroom is grateful to its founding funders for their vision to invest in statewide public service reporting in Ohio:• The James W. and Anne H.S. Nethercott Public Media and Responsible Journalism Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation • The Corporation for Public Broadcasting• Ohio Humanities• The Reitman Family• Margie and John Wheeler en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:11:00 GMT /2025-11-07/the-legendary-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-lives-on-in-ohio Toledo residents continue to honor the lives of the men lost in the shipwreck made famous by Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:11:00 GMT /2025-11-07/the-legendary-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-lives-on-in-ohio Kendall Crawford /2025-11-06/ohio-is-expanding-a-program-to-help-seniors-age-in-place The Ohio Department of Aging is expanding a program to provide all-in-one care to older Ohioans — outside of a nursing home. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:55:00 GMT /2025-11-06/ohio-is-expanding-a-program-to-help-seniors-age-in-place Erin Gottsacker /2025-11-05/an-airship-fell-on-rural-ohio-a-century-later-residents-still-tell-its-story The wreck of the USS Shenandoah is ingrained in the identity of Noble County, where residents still preserve remnants of the Zeppelin today. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:03:00 GMT /2025-11-05/an-airship-fell-on-rural-ohio-a-century-later-residents-still-tell-its-story Kendall Crawford /2025-11-04/once-a-swing-state-does-ohio-have-any-shades-of-purple-left A recent poll from the Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network found next year’s midterm races in Ohio could be close. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:01:00 GMT /2025-11-04/once-a-swing-state-does-ohio-have-any-shades-of-purple-left Erin Gottsacker /2025-11-03/enrollment-trends-are-up-at-ohio-universities-with-a-notable-exception From Cleveland State to the University of Cincinnati, international student enrollment at Ohio colleges has plummeted. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:14:00 GMT /2025-11-03/enrollment-trends-are-up-at-ohio-universities-with-a-notable-exception Erin Gottsacker /2025-10-30/smart-trick-or-treaters-know-dum-dums-are-ohio-made Northwest Ohio candy maker Spangler Candy produces about 12 million Dum-Dums lollipops every day. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT /2025-10-30/smart-trick-or-treaters-know-dum-dums-are-ohio-made Erin Gottsacker /2025-10-30/in-lorain-county-a-door-to-door-naloxone-delivery-is-quietly-saving-lives In just three years, overdose deaths in Lorain County have dropped 55%. But the county’s progress could be threatened by recent funding cuts. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:15:00 GMT /2025-10-30/in-lorain-county-a-door-to-door-naloxone-delivery-is-quietly-saving-lives Taylor Wizner, Ideastream Public Media /2025-10-29/these-ohio-hunters-are-bagging-bucks-to-feed-their-neighbors In communities with an abundance of deer, Ohio hunters are donating their harvests to fight food insecurity. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:16:00 GMT /2025-10-29/these-ohio-hunters-are-bagging-bucks-to-feed-their-neighbors Kendall Crawford /2025-10-28/politicians-are-focused-on-city-crime-what-about-rural-communities Crime rates in Ohio's rural communities are often just as high as in the state's cities. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:15:19 GMT /2025-10-28/politicians-are-focused-on-city-crime-what-about-rural-communities Erin Gottsacker /2025-10-27/a-new-ohio-council-will-bring-nursing-home-residents-together-to-voice-their-needs The Ohio Office of Long Term Care ombudsman has launched a pathway for nursing home residents to connect across the state and make their voices heard. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:18:00 GMT /2025-10-27/a-new-ohio-council-will-bring-nursing-home-residents-together-to-voice-their-needs Kendall Crawford