NIL rules set to change Ohio high school football forever
On Nov. 24, 2025, the Ohio High School Athletic Association, or OHSAA, passed an emergency referendum allowing the use of name, image and likeness in high school athletics. A total of 447 schools voted in favor, 121 voted against and 241 abstained. This rule represents a major shift in high school...
Bobby Keegan,
April 28, 2026
5 min read
Feeling unsteady? Earthquakes linked to fracking in Noble County
Many earthquakes can be linked to hydraulic fracturing operations in Noble County, affecting residents.
Maia LeClair,
April 28, 2026
4 min read
Let’s Read! Author Michael J. Rosen’s positive impact on Perry County youth
Michael J. Rosen, a resident of Perry County, is often writing new books. Many of these have focused on native animals, but also span the range of poetry, haiku and cookbooks.
Maia LeClair,
April 27, 2026
4 min read
Storytelling Confidential: Journo-Author Cynthia Mackley builds her legacy one story at a time
The Birth of a Storyteller For Cynthia Mackley, the world has always been a collection of stories. Long before she became an established journalist and a published novelist, she was a six-year-old girl living in an Appalachian housing project. Mackley says her passion for creating and writing stories...
Jude Hannahs,
April 27, 2026
7 min read
Southeast Ohio’s proud history of labor and resistance
Deep in the Hocking Valley Coal Fields—a region comprised of Athens, Perry and Hocking counties—the boom of explosions and the drilling roar of metal on stone is a symphony as common as jazz in the streets of New Orleans. According to an Ohio State graduate thesis by John William Lozier, coal in the Southeast...
Liam Syrvalin,
April 27, 2026
5 min read
Lawrence County plans illustrate how some out-of-state companies use backdoor tactics to confuse residents
On Dec. 17, 2025, Danielle Fletcher watched construction workers build on an empty parcel of land adjacent to her home in Hamilton Township. Nestled by the river with a population of just over 1,500, the residents realized they were getting a new neighbor: an AI data center. The next day,...
Mia Kraus,
April 27, 2026
7 min read
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