The 2026 Ohio State Fair is officially in the books, and Ohioans showed up hungry, thirsty and ready to ride. The fair welcomed 1,025,190 visitors during its run, setting a new all-time attendance record. That’s up 5.8% from 2025 and tops the previous record of 1,006,228 set in 2023. Fairgoers Read more
Longtime Ellet football coach Joe Yost has died at the age of 73. For nearly four decades, Yost was a fixture on the sidelines at Ellet. He took over as head coach in 1979 and spent 38 seasons leading the Orangemen, finishing his career with a 234-152-2 record. His 234 Read more
What started as a player eligibility dispute has turned into a much bigger controversy surrounding the Little League World Series. Tulsa National Little League was removed from the Southwest Region baseball tournament after Little League determined the Oklahoma team used an ineligible player. Reports say the player lived outside Tulsa Read more
A pastor at The Father’s House in Norton has been directed to step away from ministry after comments about marital rape circulated online. The controversy began on a social media page operated by Christian marriage author Sheila Wray Gregoire. According to screenshots Gregoire shared publicly, Pastor Shawn Holderfield argued that Read more
Severe storms caused widespread flooding and a mass-casualty response across Ohio Tuesday, prompting the deployment of National Guard members and sending 16 inmates to hospitals. Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in Perry and Muskingum counties due to severe flooding and activated 40 members of the Ohio Army Read more
The Akron RubberDucks are giving fans an early look at the 2027 season. The team will play 69 home games at 7 17 Credit Union Park, beginning with the home opener against the Erie SeaWolves on April 2. The final home game is set for Sept. 5 against the Altoona Read more
Ohio is tightening oversight of recovery housing as the number of homes operating across the state continues to grow rapidly. Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order giving the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health authority to create a statewide certification program for recovery housing operators. Recovery houses provide substance-free living Read more
Some of the best women’s bowlers in the world are in northeast Ohio this week as the Professional Women’s Bowling Association closes out its 2026 season at Yorktown Lanes. Tour Championship Week runs through August 18 and features three tournaments. Competition begins Wednesday with the Cleveland Open, followed by the Read more
Ohio’s attorney general wants the state to take the lead in a class action lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the gaming company of misleading investors about how well it was protecting children on its platform. Attorney General Andy Wilson filed a motion seeking lead-plaintiff status on behalf of two of Ohio’s Read more
Skywatchers have two reasons to look up Wednesday, with a solar eclipse during the day followed by one of the best meteor showers of the year overnight. First up is the Aug. 12 solar eclipse. While parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain will experience a total eclipse, northeast Ohio Read more
