Adams County

28

• Education
  • Ohio school closings for Thursday, February 20
  • Lima City Schools Honor Teachers and Staff for Reaching Milestones in Years of Service
  • Commissioners Support Work to Improve Child Care
  • More Than one-Third of Public Schools Agreed Traffic Patterns Around Schools Pose a Threat to Student Safety
  • Ames earns Hillsboro Order of the Eastern Star scholarship
  • MHS Students Receive Lockhart Memorial Scholarships
  • Kirsten Campbell Awarded Seaman Lions Club Scholarship
  • Irwin Scholarships Awarded to WUPAD Students
  • WHS Grad Awarded Scholarship at Jefferson Alumni in Adams Co.
  • Peebles Elementary receives part of Dollar General Awards
• Missing Children
  • Adams County deputies seeking public’s help in locating missing 17-year-old
  • Family And Officials Looking For Missing 16-Year-Old
• Neglect
  • Teen Sleeping in Truck Drowns After Flash Floods Swept Vehicle Away: Fire Chief
  • Peebles Student Dies Following Crash
  • 17-year-old Who Died Due to Flood Waters in Adams County Identified
  • Toddler Killed, Mauled by 3 Dogs at Babysitter’s Duncanville Home, Police Say
• Physical Abuse
  • High bond set for Adams County man accused of causing death of girlfriend’s toddler
  • Sheriff: 2 people arrested after death of 2-year-old child in Adams County
• Sexual Abuse
  • One Indicted on Charges of Raping a Young Child
• Sports
  • Johnson, Frost Collect top SHAC Girls Track and Field Honors
  • 2024 All-SHAC Boys Track & Field Team
  • North Adams Runner, Coach Earn top SHAC Boys Track and Field Honors
  • One Step Away From State
  • Manchester, Peebles Win SHAC JH Track Titles
• Strong Room
  • Ohio funding gaps leave Adams County kids in crisis
  • Adams County Library News

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Allen County

89

• Arts and Entertainment
  • High School Artists Display Artwork in 36th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational
  • Students of Art Possible Ohio Dance Group Perform on Stage at the Civic Center
• Celebration of Children
  • Meet the 9-Year-Old Spreading Courage With Hundreds of Teddy Bears
  • Lima Teen Runs for Royalty
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Attorney Disbarred for Having Sex With Minor
• Children and Family Support Services
  • Superior Credit Union Partners with Children’s Hunger Alliance to Feed Area Student
  • Allen County Children Services Thanks Foster Families With Annual Appreciation Dinner
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Lima Teen Waives Speedy Trial Rights
• Education
  • Reynolds-Griffin Claims All-Ohio School Board Award
  • Lima Family YMCA and UNOH Seeks Students to Grow “Bean City Bots” Robotics Team
  • Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges Discusses Education Dynamics at Annual Conference
  • Public Tours Lima City Schools’ New Ag and Engineering Campus
  • Springview Manor Residents and Staff Cheer on Lima Senior Spartans with a Pep Rally
  • Lima City Schools Kick off Family Literacy Events with “Reading Under the Lights”
  • Lima City Schools to Receive $1.4 Million Grant to Help with Purchase of 4 New Electric School Buses
  • Hundreds of Lima City Schools Students Show Spartan Pride in Homecoming Parade Downtown
  • State Grant Dollars Heading to Lima City Schools and Apollo Career Center
  • Spartan Ride Bringing Books and Other Educational Items to Lima City Schools Students
• Mental Health
  • ENGAGEment Lab Teaches how to Identify Panic, Anxiety, and Worry in Children
• Neglect
  • Lima Senior High School Student Struck by a Car on Market Street
  • Lima Senior High School Student Struck by a Car on Market Street
• Physical Abuse
  • First child in Ohio dies from flu during worst season in 15 years, health department says
• Special Needs
  • Expo Offers Students With Disabilities a Chance to Meet and Engage With Area Employers
• Sports
  • High school softball: Shawnee ‘grateful’ for 1st conference title since 1977
  • Boys soccer: Spencerville Aames Allen East in NWC Finale
  • Elida Names Howard its Next Boys Basketball Coach
• Strong Room
  • Ohio officials urge safe driving during record Thanksgiving travel

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Ashland County

129

• Education
  • Teachers at Northeast Ohio elementary school win $1 million Powerball prize
  • Mapleton School District Incident – Press Release
  • Mapleton Schools Cleared to Reopen After Student Illness Scare
  • Hillsdale Local Schools Pay Tribute to Veterans
  • Loudonville-Perrysville Seeks to Pass Levy and Bond on 2024 Ballot
  • Discovery School adds new STEM Program
  • Mid-Ohio ESC Board of Governors Approves BCBA Development Program Policy
  • Mansfield City Appoints New Middle, High School Administrators
  • Mansfield BOE Votes to Close Tyger Digital Academy, Effective Immediately
  • Voters to Decide $71 Million Loudonville-Perrysville Schools Building in November
• Health Matters
  • Ohio schools evacuated after students fall ill and dozens hospitalized
  • Cincinnati Children’s and Akron Children’s launch collaboration to elevate pediatric cardiology and heart surgery in Northern Ohio
• Neglect
  • Child on Bicycle Hit, Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver
  • Child Injured After Struck by Drunk Driver in Ashland County
• Physical Abuse
  • 3 heading to prison after boy was attacked by dog while being restrained with handcuffs, prosecutor says
  • 6-Year-Old Boy in Handcuffs Attacked by Pit Bull, Ashland County Deputies Say
  • 3 adults Arrested Over Pit Bull Attack on 6-Year-Old Boy Who was Handcuffed by Hands and Feet, Police Say
  • Mother Tells Judge she Didn’t Know Handcuffing Son was Illegal
• Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio Pastor’s Guilty Plea Exposes Horrifying Child Sexual Abuse at Camp
  • Northeast Ohio fire chief charged with child sex crime
  • Mansfield Man Charged with Seeking Sex with Child Still has no Jail Tablet Access
  • LifeWise Fires New School Director After Past Sexting Scandal with Students Comes to Light
  • Loudonville Teacher Resigns Following Investigation Into Alleged Misconduct
• Sports
  • Ashland Board of Education Hires Scott Valentine as Head Varsity Football Coach
  • Ashland’s Sean Seder Resigns as Head Football Coach

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Ashtabula County

18

• Child Abduction
  • New Mexico man sentenced to 28 years in prison for abducting, raping Ashtabula County girl
• Education
  • Future of Lakeside High School hangs in balance after levy fails as lawsuit continues
  • Lawsuit filed against insurance company by Ashtabula Area City Schools following roof collapse
  • Gov. DeWine says state helping to make schools as safe as possible following Minnesota mass shooting
  • Appalachian Ohio’s public schools face tough choices with potential state, federal funding cuts
  • Engineers recommend tear down at Lakeside High School following roof collapse
  • Multiple schools in Ohio closed Tuesday
  • Lakeside High School students return to in-person learning in a new building after snow causes roof collapse
  • Ashtabula Lakeside High School to be Closed ‘for the Time being’ after Snow Causes Part of Roof to Collapse
  • Ashtabula Area City Schools Expand Digital Hall Passes Program
  • Students Explore Careers in Aviation Thanks to New Program at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
• Neglect
  • Conneaut Police: Body of Missing Boy in Lake Erie Recovered
  • Conneaut Crews Suspend Search for 10-Year-Old Boy in Lake Erie 48 Hours Later
  • Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office: 18-Month-Old Girl Drowns in Pond
• Physical Abuse
  • ‘Why them? Why now?’: Kingsville pregnant woman and her 2 children killed in house fire
  • Northeast Ohio man accused of trying to drown 7-year-old child
  • Deadly Ashtabula County intersection adding four-way stop following death of 4-year-old

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Athens County

24

• Arts and Entertainment
  • A Converted Big Blue Bus Becomes a Roving art Studio for Children in Southeast Ohio
• Education
  • Joe Burrow Foundation, Nationwide Children’s launch mental health program for Ohio schools
  • Athens County school district placed in fiscal emergency after $3M deficit
  • Career Centers in Appalachian Ohio Receive big Grants to Expand Services
  • Fed Hock Hopes New Middle School Helps Boost Student Support and Communication with Parents
  • Trimble Student Council Offers Free Childcare to Attract More Parents to Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Dozens Voice Concerns Over Federal Hocking Dchool District Deficit ‘Plan’
  • Students and Volunteers Build a Garden at Trimble Elementary and Middle School
  • Federal Hocking Schools Seek New Superintendent
  • Trimble High School’s Class of 2024 Graduates
  • Athens High School’s Class of 2024 Graduates
• Neglect
  • No DNA Match, but Progress made into Investigation of Madison Baby Doe’s Death
  • 5, Including 2 Children, Killed In Ohio Mobile Home Fire On Thanksgiving, Authorities Say
• Sexual Abuse
  • Athens County man to Serve at Least 20 Years for Raping Minor
• Sport
  • Crumbling Track At Alexander Puts Athletes, Entire Program At Risk
  • Athens County Student-Athletes Compete at Regional Track & Field Meets

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Auglaize County

7

• Education
  • Threat prompts lockdown for St. Marys City Schools
  • Unlocking the Archive: Looking back at Bremen High School
  • Cridersville Students Motivated by the “GOOD” Program
  • Minster Council Recognizes Scholarship Winner, Approves Street Resurfacing
• Neglect
  • One Celina Teen Killed, Another Seriously Injured in Crash With Tanker Truck
  • No Children Injured In Cridersville Bus Crash
• Sport
  • St. Marys Middle Schooler is State Runner-Up

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Bedford County

2

• Education
  • Central Primary School Teacher a Finalist in National Teacher Contest
• Neglect
  • UPDATE: Mexican Citizens Charged for Allegedly Abducting 15 Years-old Girl in Ohio

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Belmont County

59

• Celebration of Children
  • BMS Student Wins State and ATVMX Championships
  • Barnesville Cheerleading honored as state champions
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio teacher child Sexual Abuse case sent to grand jury, images included Young Children
  • Teacher in Court Over Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges as Judge Bars Contact With Children
  • WANTED: Ohio Sheriff’s Office looking for man who allegedly raped a child
  • Assistant Belmont County EMA director charged with soliciting a minor
  • Ohio sheriff’s office says a man charged with rape is in custody after missing court
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Juveniles arrested after allegedly breaking into multiple vehicles in Ohio, then driving stolen car to Pennsylvania
• Education
  • St. Mary students move on to the county spelling bee
  • Key Club Week: Celebrating Student Community Service
  • BACE Members Share Concerns at Barnesville School Board Meeting
  • Elementary student’s alleged hoax threat prompts school lockdown
  • Holloway Elementary debriefing after student makes false report about gun
  • Barnesville Schools Receive 3.5 Overall Rating for Test Scores
  • Ohio students and first responders brought together for remembrance and reflection of 9/11
  • Bridgeport schools see enrollment surge ahead of new education complex
  • Barnesville Schools: September Menus Released
  • Back to School Fun in the Ville
• Neglect
  • Four Children and 26 Cats Removed From Ohio Home Described by Police as “A Complete Landfill”
  • Child Flown to Hospital After Apartment Fire in New Castle
• Physical Abuse
  • 22-Year-old Ohio man in court for local shooting incident injuring 17-Year-Old
  • ‘He Should Consider Dropping Out’: NKY House Candidate Arrested, Accused of Strangling Teen at Walmart
• Sport
  • Bridgeport senior qualifies for regional cross-country meet
  • New Head Swim Coach Ready to Dive Into Next School Year
• Strong Room
  • Ohiorise, HealthMarkets help local children get a better night’s sleep
  • Barnesville High School and Vitalant save lives through annual Blood Bash
  • Local woman makes Easter baskets for children in need
  • Sheriff urges parents to safely secure their firearms
• Substance Abuse
  • Father Sentenced to 12 Years After Drug-Related Death of Infant
  • Ohio Father Drops Off One-Year-Old Daughter at Hospital Covered in Fentanyl; Baby Dies, Father Charged with Manslaughter

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Brown County

10

• Celebration of Children
  • ‘So proud of her’: Teen hailed as hero after saving family in Brown County head-on crash
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Police: Four Teens Face Charges, Accused of Causing over $10,000 in Damage at Brown County Fairgrounds
• Missing Children
  • State Cancels Advisory After Missing 16-Year-Old Boy is Found Safe, Authorities Say
• Neglect
  • 17-Year-Old Dead, 1 Seriously Injured After Crash in Brown County
  • 2 Teens Hospitalized After Boat Explodes in Brown County
  • 2 Children Are OK after Brown County Boat Explosion, Fire Department Says
• Physical Abuse
  • 1 dead after SUV head-on collision with school bus carrying children in Brown County
• Sports
  • ‘He’s all About the Program and the Team.’ NFHS Honors Western Brown’s Hunter McKinzie
  • WUHS Grad Named New Ripley boys Basketball Coach
• Substance Abuse
  • Local Daycare Under Scrutiny After Cocaine Found in Toddler’s System

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Butler County

119

• Celebration of Children
  • McCarty awarded Liberty Band Scholarship
  • Butler Tech Student Earns Perfect Score on ACT
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio Man Indicted on 34 Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges After Months-Long Probe
  • New details released in case against Lakota teacher accused of having sex with student
  • West Chester social worker sexually abused boys. Now he’ll spend decades in prison
  • Cincinnati man facing 17 rape counts ‘facing multiple life sentences’
  • Middletown Woman Sent to Prison for Sex Video with Young Child in Background
  • Former West Chester Social Worker, Youth Counselor Given $500K Bond for Allegedly Raping Multiple Children
  • West Chester Social Worker Facing Allegations of Grooming, Abusing Multiple Children
• Children in Conflict With the Law
  • Elementary school-aged children caused $80K in damage at Creekside Middle, police say
  • Large police presence at Belmont Pines after teen assaults staff member
  • 13-year-old detained in West Chester car break-in case
  • ‘It was just a Joke’ | Lakota East Student Arrested for Threat to Shoot up School
  • Police: Talawanda High School Student Charged for School Shooting Threat
  • 9-Year-Old Facing a Felony Charge for Alleged Social Media Threat to Middletown Schools
  • Judge Rules Against Butler Tech Teen Accused of Bringing Drugs, Phone to Inmates
  • Teens Accused of Breaking Into Cars in West Chester Have Criminal Records in Hamilton County
  • 2 Juveniles, 19-Year-old Arrested After More Than 40 Vehicles Were Broken into at West Chester Hotels
• Education
  • Ohio Pilot Program Gives Free Glasses to Students, Protecting Health and Learning
  • Fairfield students report seeing man touching himself next to school bus: Police
  • Lakota Local Schools attempting massive overhaul of buildings, schools
  • Lockdown lifted at 3 Lakota schools after stolen car chase; 2 people in custody
  • Greater Cincinnati school district announces closure due to water main break
  • Local school district announces delay due to power outage
  • Lakota announced locations of 4 new elementary schools
  • Area school district announces transportation, safety updates
  • Talawanda Schools administrator placed on leave as district learns ‘new information’
  • School districts implement updated cell phone policies for upcoming year
• Health
  • Bengals star Trey Hendrickson spends time with hospitalized children at skydiving event
  • $365M expansion for Cincinnati Children’s in Liberty Township
  • ‘Every Penny Counts’: 11-Year-Old Trenton Girl Raises Money for Stage 4 Breast Cancer
  • ‘I Wasn’t Ready to go Yet’ | How a Butler County Teacher Says his ‘Band Family’ Saved his Life After Leukemia
• Missing Children
  • New Ohio Bill Designed To Protect Children With Autism
  • UPDATE: Middletown police locate missing teen girl
  • Missing 14 year-old from Liberty found safe
• Neglect
  • Police: Body of Missing 6-year-old boy Found in Pond near West Chester Home
  • 18-year-old Pleads Guilty in Middletown Crash that Killed Teen, Injured Others
  • Deputies: 16-Year-old Dead, 2 Others Hospitalized After Head on Crash in Butler County
  • Crash Report: 17-Year-Old Lakota West student was in Crosswalk When Struck by Car
  • Student Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car Near Lakota West High School
  • Driver Who Fatally Hit 15-Year-Old Lakota East Freshman Charged With Vehicular Homicide
  • Missing Teen Believed to Have Been Found Dead After Search of Great Miami River
  • Police: Juvenile Hit by Driver in Oxford, Flown to UCMC
  • Lakota Bus Drivers Wear Purple to Show Support for Freshman Hit by Truck
  • Sheriff: Lakota East Freshman Hit by Vehicle, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
• Physical Abuse
  • Ohio Officer Charged After Teen Allegedly Whipped by Stepfather While Handcuffed
  • Tri-State teenager killed by train while reportedly saving her friend
  • Four-year-old boy dies after Liberty Township home explosion
  • 2 people, 1 child critically injured in West Chester crash
  • Teen was fourth Lakota Local Schools student to die in car collision since March 2024
  • 17-year-old driver killed, passenger seriously injured in Butler County crash
  • Coroner identifies Lakota student killed in Liberty Township crash
  • Boy, 6, hospitalized after near-drowning Saturday; CPR brought pulse back
  • Sheriff: 17-year-old dies after head-on crash in Liberty Township
  • Mothers push to increase punishment for school zone crashes after students were hit
• Sexual Abuse
  • ‘Low-Life, Pitiful Individual:’ Liberty Township Man Charged With Raping Child for Years
• Special Education
  • ‘Did I just hear that?’: Parents upset over senator’s comments on special needs students
• Sports
  • ‘This is big’: Community unites around Middletown High School football’s post-season run
  • Nation’s leading high school rusher plays football in Greater Cincinnati
  • Lakota West QB Sam Wiles earns WCPO 9 Gold Star Athlete of the Week
  • ‘We’re Going to Get Over the Hump’: Lakota West Football Eager to get Past Regional Final
• Strong Room
  • International Women’s Day 2026: Recognizing Women’s Role in Protecting Children
  • Shining a Light: CASA volunteer honored for advocacy in Butler County
  • Young boy sells custom pens to help buy supplies for Butler County animal shelter
  • ‘It’s been hard’: Local girl sells popsicles to benefit metastatic breast cancer research
  • Burger King employee fired after Ohio woman says she received marijuana in her kids’ order
  • ‘People need resources’: Middletown Hosts Two-day Addiction Recovery Event in Effort to Reduce Drug Use

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Carroll County

3

• Education
  • Malvern Preschool Earns 5-Star Rating
• Health Matters
  • Parade to support 4-year-old in his cancer battle set for Sunday
• Neglect
  • Brown Local Student Injured in School Bus Crash in Carroll County

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Champaign County

8

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Urbana Coach; Teacher Pleads Guilty to Pandering Child Pornography
• Education
  • Urbana High School to march in Washington Memorial Day Parade next year
  • Graham schools earns highest in several areas in Champaign County on state report card
  • Graham schools keep replacing bad HVAC systems, say building temps above 64
  • Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Seeks CBI Instructor at Urbana High School
  • URBANA CITY SCHOOLS SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM
• Missing Children
  • Toddler Missing in Urbana is Located; Police, Children’s Services Open Investigation
• Strong Room
  • Youth center helps set students up for success

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Clark County

146

• Arts and Entertainment
  • Springfield Junior Civic Theatre to Present ‘Annie Jr.’
• Celebration of Children
  • Kettering Students Invent Device so Friend can Throw First Pitch at Dragons Game
• Child Care
  • State releases review of Children Services following death of 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum
  • Adventures in babysitting
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Springfield teen gets 18 years to life for murder of own mother
  • Boy arrested for putting gas on brother, lighting him on fire in Tremont City
  • Springfield teen gets 18 years to life in prison for shooting death of father
  • Teen killed in Accidental Shooting in Northridge Area, Police Say
  • Juvenile Dies After being shot in Clark County; Teen Charged with Reckless Homicide
  • Tecumseh Student Apprehended After Making School Threat
• Education
  • Springfield’s Fulton Elementary students come together before Thanksgiving holiday
  • Springfield’s School of Innovation to close, consolidate with Springfield High School
  • Springfield students challenge bill on parental consent for mental health care
  • Springfield students with disabilities get support as they enter the workforce
  • 6 competing for 3 seats on Greenon Local School board
  • GOP bill would require pro-life educational video in Ohio grades 3-12
  • Electrical issues close multiple Springfield schools Wednesday
  • 3 vying for 2 seats on Springfield school board
  • Springfield school superintendent says report card is ‘reflection of growth, resilience, commitment’
  • Springfield Schools Mentorship Program to celebrate inaugural class graduation
• Health Matters
  • Springfield’s School Based Health Center celebrates 1 year
  • Springfield Officials Say Prenatal, Infant and Child Healthcare Greatest Concerns
• Immigration
  • After Deportation Scare, False Child-Trafficking Claims Put Springfield’s Families at New Risk
  • Springfield Haitian Families Fear for Children Amid Immigration Enforcement Threats
  • Fear and Family Separation Loom for Thousands of Children as Haitian Protections End in Springfield
  • Advocates renew concerns with Haitian children potentially becoming ‘stateless’
• Neglect
  • Four-Year-Old Injured, Grazed by Bullet after Sibling finds Gun in Clark County Home
  • 2-Year-Old Flown to Hospital After ATV Hits Them in Springfield Township
  • Springfield Police Investigate Downtown Shooting Involving Teen
  • Judge Denies Stay of Minivan Driver’s Sentence During Appeal in Fatal School Bus Crash
  • Child Run Over by Car Suffers Head Injury, Driver is in Custody, Police say
  • Clark County Man Sentenced to 9 to 13 Years in Prison for Deadly School Bus Crash
  • Driver of Van in Deadly Clark County Bus Crash Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter, Vehicular Homicide
  • Family Remembers 11-Year-Old Boy Killed in School Bus Crash
  • Validity of Immigrant’s License Key to Trial in Deadly Clark County School Bus Crash
  • Child Reportedly Falls From Rafters in Clark County
• Physical Abuse
  • School Aide Caught on Video Dragging Autistic Student Down Hallway, Arrested at Manch Elementary
  • Springfield teen on dirt bike hit by car dead of injuries
  • Child dies in Clark County farming accident
  • 15-year-old taken to hospital following hit-and-run crash in Springfield
  • Springfield police investigating crash involving teen cyclist
  • One student hurt when pickup rear-ends Springfield school bus
  • Teen killed in Springfield crash will be honored by CTC at Convocation
  • 17-year-old killed in Springfield crash, teen passenger injured
  • Fairborn parents get 11-16 years in prison in death of 4-month-old son
  • Driver who caused deadly school bus crash wants conviction thrown out, says trial wasn’t fair
• Sexual Abuse
  • Former Ohio Missionary Arrested for Horrific Child Abuse Allegations in Haiti
  • Springfield man indicted for 18 child sexual abuse charges
  • Springfield Man Sentenced to 100 Years for Child Abuse and Pornography Crimes
  • Springfield Man gets 100 Years for Sexually Abusing Children, Creating Videos
• Special Education
  • Northeastern schools names new special education leadership team
• Sport
  • High school football: 5 things to know before Week 14
  • High school football: After two years away, CJ Wallace is back — and lighting up defenses for Springfield
  • High school sports: Boys and girls golf postseason is underway
  • Watch St. Ignatius, all OHSAA boys volleyball state semifinals on 1 network today
  • High school basketball: Tecumseh optimistic after young lineup took lumps this season
  • Hodges Looks to Make His Mark as Girls Basketball Coach at Central Catholic
  • McNicholas High School wins Division II Boys Volleyball State Championship
  • Northeastern Names new Middle, High School Athletic Director
  • Hayward’s Drone Soccer Team Students Display Skills to Governor, Former OSU Standout
• Strong Room
  • Border Patrol agents rescue teenagers from water in Lake Erie incident
  • Supplying alcohol to children is a crime, and the ‘Sticker Shock’ program has students helping enforce that message
  • Clark County to hold huge annual job fair Tuesday at Hollenbeck Center
  • Clark County JFS recognized for helping children, families
  • Teen driver’s switch from horses to horsepower gets mom’s anxiety flowing
• Weather Report
  • National Weather Service confirms tornado in Clark County

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Clermont County

67

• Celebration of Children
  • Complaints, Objections Swept Aside as 15-Year-Old Girl Claims Record for 101-Pound Catfish
  • Ohio Teenager Catches Record-Breaking 101-Pound Blue Catfish
• Children and Family Support Service
  • ‘It’s been a Game Changer:’ Tri-State Nonprofit Receives $1 Million to Help Underserved Families
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • 3 teens arrested in connection to gorilla mask car break-ins in Clermont County
  • Sheriff: Student Charged with Assaulting Officer After Incident that Prompted Lockdown
  • Police: Clermont County Sixth-Grader Arrested After Making Shooting Threat at Middle School
  • PD: 4 Juveniles Arrested After Crashing Vehicle into Gun Store, Stealing Firearms
  • Student charged, Suspended After Bomb Threat at West Clermont Middle School
• Drug Abuse
  • Mother of 2-Year-old who Overdosed on Drugs Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment
  • Police: Couple Arrested After 2-Year-Old Son Found Unresponsive Due to an Overdose
• Education
  • State places Clermont County school district in fiscal caution, says levy is ‘plan A’
  • A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans
  • Local school to transform former childcare facility into office, free up classroom space
  • West Clermont 8th graders find, fix flaw in state testing essay grading
  • Residents divided over Greater Cincinnati school district’s new tax levy
  • Ohio band teacher gets national recognition
  • Milford School District Tax Levy Fails
  • Milford School District Proposes Earned Income Tax Levy: What you Need to Know
  • Milford School District Proposes Earned Income Tax Levy: What you Need to Know
  • ‘Sick and Despicable’: Amelia Elementary School Lockdown Caused by Threat Sent to Suicide Hotline
• Health Matters
  • Cincinnati Children’s partners with New Richmond Schools for campus health center
• Missing Children
  • Bethel Police Search for 2-year-old Believed to be in Danger after her Non-Custodial Father took her
  • 15-Year-Old Previously Reported Missing From Goshen Found Safely
• Neglect
  • Ohio Mother Sentenced After 4-Year-Old Dies From Being Fed Mainly Soda
  • Parents who abused their 5 adopted special needs children ‘worse than prisoners of war’ are sentenced after plea deal
  • Juvenile Driver Killed, 2 Hospitalized in Clermont County Crash
  • Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for 4-Year-Old’s Malnutrition Death
  • PD: Juvenile Hit by Driver at Apartment Complex in Delhi Township
  • Woman Sentenced to Prison for 4-Year-Old’s Malnutrition Death
  • Ohio Mom Sentenced for Mountain Dew Killing of Diabetic Daughter
• Physical Abuse
  • ‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: Uncle reflects after infant hospitalized, babysitter charged
  • Babysitter accused of severely injuring infant was intoxicated, prosecutor says
  • 4-year-old drowns in Clermont County pool, police say
  • West Clermont elementary school bus involved in crash
  • Goshen school bus clipped a lumber truck, driver injured, dispatch says
  • Clermont County father sentenced for death of one twin, injuries to the other
  • Clermont County man pleads guilty in death of his infant daughter
  • Family confirms identity of teen in apparent drowning at East Fork State Park
  • Police recover body of missing 14-year-old from East Fork State Park Monday morning
  • Fire at local home triggers ammunition; neighbors rescue teen but 11 dogs dead
• Sexual Abuse
  • Clermont County man accused of grooming child for years before raping, abusing her
  • Clermont County man convicted of sexually abusing girl for years
  • Police: Former Harrison cop recorded minor in bathroom, faces voyeurism charges
  • Now-former Milford City Manager Charged with Trying to Buy Sex from 15-Year-Old
  • Former Ohio Nurse Sent to Prison After Dramatic Hearing in Hidden Camera Case
  • Sheriff: Milford man Indicted on 20 felony Charges Related to Child Porn
  • Batavia Substitute Teacher Sentenced After Inappropriate Relationship With Student
  • Former West Clermont High School Employee Accused OF Taping Student Pleads Not Guilty
• Sport
  • New Clermont Northeastern AD Andrew Marlatt Emphasizes Leadership, Participation
  • Clermont County Couple Accused Of Stealing From Youth Sports Organization
• Strong Room
  • New splash pad to open in Clermont County this summer
  • Officer Buys Formula for New Mom of 1-Week Old Baby
• Weather Report
  • New Richmond faces its worst flooding in decades after storms: ‘This is life on the river’

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Clinton County

10

• Celebration of Children
  • 9-Year-Old and Family Become Entrepreneurs
• Child Loss
  • Collapsed Staircase Traps Family in Deadly Ohio House Fire, Mother and Five Children Killed
  • Mother, Four Children Killed in Early Morning Ohio House Fire; Another Child Missing
• Education
  • Student brings inert explosive device to local elementary school, prompts evacuation
  • East End School Closes For Good in Clinton County
  • EC Superintendent Gives Update on May 20 Bus Accidents
  • Clinton Co. Business Advisory Council Presents Integrity Scholarships
  • OVCTC Excels at Ohio FFA State Competitions
• Neglect
  • Students Hospitalized After East Clinton Local Schools Bus Involved in Crash, District Says
• Weather Report
  • Severe storms, high winds, and heavy rain expected in Scioto Valley this weekend

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Columbiana County

60

• Arts and Entertainment
  • Local nonprofit makes Christmas bright for kids in need
• Education
  • Leetonia students collecting new toys for less fortunate
  • Lisbon School District hosts community-wide giving
  • Columbiana Schools tackle vaping with intervention program
  • CCCTC promotes students exploring career options
  • Changemakers: South Range High School students honor teachers
  • East Liverpool Schools facing state revenue cuts
  • Lisbon school honors program awarded grant from Columbiana County mental health board
  • Beaver Local Schools welcomes new indoor facility named after former NFL player
  • Both village and high school of East Palestine receive donation of drone
  • Friday town hall to discuss plans to launch off-campus Bible studies during Salem school hours
• Health
  • Columbus Influencer Sara Bennett Dies After Publicly Sharing ALS Journey
  • Father Hikes to Raise Money in Honor of his Son
• Missing Children
  • Juvenile reported missing in Salem
  • St. Clair Twp. Police searching for teen missing since May
  • Ohio police looking for missing teenager, if you see her dial 911
• Neglect
  • Salem mom charged after underweight infant hospitalized
  • Man Sentenced After Teen Thrown Out of Truck
  • Man Accused of Drunk Driving with Child Receives Sentence
• Physical Abuse
  • Three injured in ATV crash that delayed Rogers Flea Market fireworks
  • Several Ohio McDonald’s locations to hold fundraiser for 4-year-old that died during a “shootout”
  • Child dies, officer critical in local shooting
  • Salem police investigating death of infant in city on Sunday
• Sexual Abuse
  • Former Leetonia school bus driver sentenced for voyeurism
  • Former Columbiana County substitute teacher indicted on 23 child pornography charges
  • Lisbon man accused of having obscene image of pre-school child
  • Ohio hospital chaplain arrested on child porn charges
  • Lisbon man sentenced, designated sex offender for child sex images
  • Salem sting: Man sought sex with woman and teen daughter
  • East Liverpool man secretly indicted on child pornography charges
  • Former Lisbon teacher secretly indicted for ‘lewd’ images of children
  • East Liverpool Man Gets 14 years in Child Sex Case
• Sports
  • Wellsville football game rescheduled due to ‘water supply issue’
• Strong Room
  • Salem non-profit feeding children affected by government shutdown
  • Salem non-profit makes food bags for children in need amidst government shutdown
  • Brightside Project hosting Monday teen pool party in Salem

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Coshocton County

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• Education
  • Three Scholarships Presented During West Lafayette-Ridgewood Alumni Banquet
  • The Grand Tour will be Focus of Summer Program for Children at Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
• Neglect
  • Toddler Killed in Farm Accident in Coshocton County
  • Former Virginia Assistant Principal Charged With Child Neglect in Case of Student Who Shot Teacher
• Strong Room
  • Check Out the 4-H Camps Available for Coshocton County children

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Crawford County

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• Celebration of Children
  • Jackson High School freshman wins National Civics Bee
  • Olentangy Berlin Senior one of Just two Ohio Students Named a U.S. Presidential Scholar
• Education
  • How schools have adapted since the COVID pandemic
  • Colonel Crawford Lions Club Hosts Annual Halloween Party for C.C. School District Children
  • Five Local Students Awarded Scholarship from AgCredit
  • Galion Student Cameron Fullen Accepted into Allstate Band and Regional Orchestra
  • Bucyrus City Schools Awarded $696,675 Ohio Career Technical Education Equipment Grant
  • GOAL Digital Academy Concludes Successful 2024 Summer Enrichment Programs
  • Homeschool in Nature: GPS at Lowe-Volk Park
  • Colonel Crawford Welcomes New Leadership and sets the Stage for the Upcoming Schoolyear
  • Northmor District Anticipates High State Ratings and Approves New Measures
  • Firelands FCU Donates $3,000 to Support Local Students
• Missing Children
  • Missing 17-year-old from Beaver County found safe in Ohio, several people charged in disappearance
• Neglect
  • 14-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Injured after ATV Crash in Crawford County
  • 14-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured in ATV, Tractor Crash in Crawford County
  • 13-Year-Old Dead After Saturday UTV Accident
• Sports
  • Central Ohio High School Sports Awards: Meet The Dispatch’s top performers for 2024-25
  • Wynford Board of Education Decides Fate of Boys’ Basketball Coach

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Cuyahoga County

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• Arts and Entertainment
  • Quiet Carnival to creates fun, inclusive space for children with autism
  • This children’s concert promises bubbles, puppets and a song that has parents clutching their pearls
  • This student-led musical is taking the stage
  • Hudson, Lakewood high schools shine at 2025 Dazzle Awards at Playhouse Square
  • Museum of Illusions Opens in Downtown Cleveland
• Bullying
  • Mean Girls Bully 9-Year-Old: North Royalton Police Blotter
• Celebration of Children
  • High School Students Step Into History, Serving as Pallbearers for the Forgotten Dead
  • Cleveland Police surprise fourth grader who saved a toddler
  • History made: First Lebanese American Miss Ohio Teen USA
  • Padua Franciscan High School senior is Miss Ohio Teen USA 2025
  • Northeast Ohio students who built prosthetic hands now flying to Ecuador for delivery
  • Solon speech and debate teams earn national recognition in Iowa
  • ‘I’m so proud of this child’: Heroic 16-year-old saves Cleveland family from burning home
  • 11-year-old from Bedford publishes several books
  • Shaker Heights Senior Graduates With College Degree Before Getting High School Diploma
  • Cleveland student named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar
• Child Abduction
  • Strongsville teen waiting for school bus grabbed in abduction attempt; man arrested
• Child Care
  • A Horse Walks Into the Hospital — And Brings Hope to Children Who Need It Most
  • National program aiming to expand child care supply heads to northeast Ohio
  • Ohio child care shortage challenges working parents
  • Ohio Senate cuts $10 million for childcare but gives $20 million to faith-based fatherhood program: Today in Ohio
• Child Loss
  • Father of Girl Found in Suitcase Says Pleas to Courts and CPS Went Unanswered, Raising Child Protection Concerns
• Child Safety
  • Hyundai Halts Palisade Sales After Toddler Dies in Seat Malfunction
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Webster Man Arrested in Ohio for Alleged Child Sexual Abuse via Social Media
  • Children Clash with Law in Ferocious Attack on 5-Year-Old Girl
  • Cleveland police investigating allegations that a 5-year-old was gang-raped by kids 10 and under
  • Former coach at 2 Lorain County schools accused in child porn case says he had sex with teen: Complaint
  • Cleveland man sentenced to life without parole for raping children
  • Akron Hoban teacher charged with sexual battery involving students, police say
  • Trumbull County man sentenced to 50 more years in prison for grooming 40 underage girls for sex
  • Former Solon students receive $255K in band director abuse settlement
  • Ohio man sentenced to 30 Years in prison for sexually exploiting teenager
  • Former Hunting Valley school trainer sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct with students
• Child Trafficking
  • A Terrible Epidemic: Ohio Launches Emergency Programs to Protect Children from Traffickers
  • Euclid man sentenced to more than 12 years for sex trafficking teenage girl, woman
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Ohio children ages 8, 11, and 12 steal car after watching ‘GTA’ tutorials on YouTube, crash into home
  • Two girls sought for involvement in 50-person fight at Sky Zone
  • ‘It was God’s day, but the devil showed up’: Cleveland teens arrested after car break-ins at churches
  • Judge suspended after locking up 2 boys because they refused to visit their estranged dad, reports say
  • 9-year-old denies charges in attack on autistic girl in Cleveland; judge seeks family services investigation
  • 16-year-old, 20-year-old arrested for Westlake gun store robbery
  • Cleveland child torture case: Girl, 10, gets home detention at arraignment; a 9-year-old boy fails to show up
  • 17-year-old accused of fatal convenience store shooting arrested
  • Cleveland teens arrested in connection with 37 car break-ins, shooting incident
  • Cuyahoga County judge delays hearing for children accused of torturing 5-year-old
• Digital Focus
  • Cuyahoga County mom files lawsuit against Roblox after she says her son was targeted by predators
  • Cuyahoga County Office of Child Support Services adds digital tools
  • Ohio Lawmakers Propose Banning Social Media, Phones and Computers in Class
• Education
  • Ohio Moves to Shield Children as AI Enters Classrooms, Releases Statewide School Policy
  • Ohio Kindergarten Cutoff Change Sparks Uncertainty for CMSD Families
  • Debate Grows Over Whether Ohio Should Consolidate Its 607 School Districts
  • Addressing barriers to college for Black men
  • Orange school board receives update on operating standards for gifted students
  • Bedford Schools superintendent gets no-confidence vote from education association
  • Parent alleges staff member attacked 8-year-old at Noble Elementary
  • Parents express concerns about CMSD consolidation plan
  • Students, faculty evacuate after gas odor detected at Rocky River Middle School
  • Strongsville teacher voted Young Professional of the Year
• Emotional Abuse
  • Fundraiser set up for 10-year-old who witnessed mother’s death in Vermilion shooting
  • Cleveland man arrested after threatening to shoot juvenile at Brook Park social club
  • Ohio Mother Sues School District After 8th-Grade Daughter Allegedly Strip Searched Over Vape Pen
• Events
  • Black Child Development Institute – Ohio and the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank Call on Book Lovers to Help Put Stories Into Children’s Hands
• Family and Children Service
  • ‘They Start Out Behind’: New Report Reveals Sobering Data About Ohio Children in Poverty
  • ‘They’re all our Kids’: Child Wellness Campus Close to Opening in Cleveland; a Plea for Community’s Help
  • The Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
  • More Parents Come Forward With Safety Concerns, Alleged Abuse at North Olmsted Daycare
  • Cuyahoga County Announces Summer Initiatives for Children and Families
• Health
  • New Partnership Brings Doctors Directly to Youth Clubs, Expanding Health Protection for Ohio Children
  • Flu Surge Raises Concerns for Children as Cases Climb Across Northeast Ohio
  • ‘Blood Boiling’ Failure: Cleveland Blamed State as Millions Meant to Protect Children From Lead Sat Unspent
  • Measles outbreak reaches northeast Ohio
  • A young Cleveland fan’s milestone lights up Cavs’ arena
  • 30,000 Ohio children stripped of healthcare while billions given to rich: “Stain on Ohio”
  • Three in-school healthcare centers open at Cleveland schools
  • Children could die: Blame anti-vaccine Trump administration for Ohio’s plummeting vax rates
  • Ohio doctors address importance of vaccines as students return to classrooms
  • Trump Medicaid cuts could cost children coverage that aids learning
• Law and Policy
  • DeWine’s hemp ban exposes lawmakers protecting a pipeline of intoxicating hemp to children
  • Parents can face fines for kid’s criminal behavior under new law in Euclid
  • Ohio needs legislation to prevent kids from getting a hold of guns | Letters
  • Advocates Ask Ohio Public Defender Commission To Investigate Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
• Law and Policy Juvenile Justice System
  • Cuyahoga County Taking Steps to Improve Juvenile Justice System, Youth Outcomes
  • Delinquent: Efrain Didn’t Fire the Gun, but Was Charged With Attempted Murder, Bound over. Should he Have Been Prosecuted as an Adult?
• Law Enforcement Mishap
  • Ohio Police Accused Of Injuring Infant Son With Flash-Bang Blasts During Mistaken Raid
• Missing Children
  • Euclid police search for missing 17-year-old girl
  • Law enforcement and families using new tools to help find missing children
  • Independence Police search for teen missing since Nov. 20
  • Cleveland Police asking for help in locating missing 13-year-old boy
  • Cleveland police search for teen missing since Oct. 8
  • Cleveland police are requesting assistance locating juvenile
  • Cleveland Police searching for missing 12-year-old
  • 13-year-old North Olmsted girl reported missing again
  • 3 siblings missing from Cleveland’s Central neighborhood found safe
  • Solon Police find missing 16-year-old boy
• Mother's Day Celebration
  • Thank you mom, for inspiring fun: Happy Mother’s Day from Our Best Life
• Neglect
  • Toddler Left to Die Alone for 10 Days: Ohio Mother’s Guilty Plea Sparks Fresh Warnings on Child Protection Failures
  • Concern Grows After Amber Alert for Missing Infant Is Canceled Without Update
  • Children Placed in Immediate Danger: NE Ohio Parents Arrested After Shocking Police Incident
  • Mom leaves 2-year-old in unlocked car with engine running in Berea
  • Man charged for leaving 1-year-old baby in car as he shopped at Aldi: Solon police blotter
  • Uncle who fell asleep charged after his young nephew was found alone wandering in apartment building: Beachwood police blotter
  • Woman arrested after 1-year-old child wanders into traffic in Mayfield Village
  • Cleveland 9-year-old Shot by Little Brother
  • Mother Furious after her 4-year-old Daughter Falls into Brunswick Manhole
  • Crash at Benedictine High School Involved School Vehicle
• Parenting
  • Asking Eric: My husband doesn’t allow our kids’ friends in our home
• Physical Abuse
  • Teen shot on Edgewater Beach in Serious Condition; 20+ Shots Reported
  • Panic in Ohio Schools as Hoax Threats Trigger Statewide Lockdowns
  • Cleveland Mother Arrested, Charged With Murder After Two Girls Found in Suitcases
  • Grim Discovery: Two Girls Found Buried in Suitcases as Cleveland Murder Probe Intensifies
  • 11-year-old shot in Slavic Village: Cleveland EMS
  • Juvenile injured, cited after crashing into fire hydrant: Westlake police
  • 16-year-old North Ridgeville High School student dies in pedestrian, vehicle crash
  • Cleveland Police District 2 search for teen missing since Nov. 4
  • Seeking Justice: 11-year-old girl’s murder still unsolved 40 years later
  • Solon child passes away after being found in pond
• Research Alert
  • Study shows ChatGPT can give dangerous advice to children, teens within minutes of use
• School Safety
  • Multiple Northeast Ohio schools locked down for violent phone threats — but it was a statewide hoax
• Special Education
  • Cuts in education funding raise concerns for autism families
• Special Needs
  • Don’t shortchange special-needs kids – fully fund Ohio’s public schools: Nicole Lesnick
• Sport
  • ‘New era’: OHSAA, athlete advocates react to Ohio allowing NIL deals for high school athletes
  • Ohio high school girls soccer’s best goalkeepers: Coach survey, All-State results
  • Ohio high school boys soccer’s top forwards: Coach survey, All-State results
  • Massillon vs. DeSales: Watch Ohio high school football playoffs Round 3 live
  • OHSAA Division II regional semifinals preview: Avon takes state-title defense to undefeated Wadsworth
  • OHSAA Division II regional semifinals preview: Avon takes state-title defense to undefeated Wadsworth
  • OHSAA Division V regional quarterfinals preview: Fairview’s historic show hits the road
  • Ohio high school football scores for Week 8: Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
  • Akron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High School cancels upcoming football game against Harvest Prep, citing mounting injuries and illness
  • St. Vincent-St. Mary High School cancels football games against Ursuline High School
• Strong Room
  • Cleveland Clinic, UH provide Thanksgiving meals to 4,000 Northeast Ohio families
  • Amazon baby product recalled because of suffocation and entrapment risks
  • The Children’s Museum of Cleveland offers free event and memberships for low-income families
  • Teens gather for annual Chagrin Falls pumpkin roll
  • Juvenile court’s new gun monitoring program shows early success in reducing detentions, recidivism
  • Cleveland Clinic psychologist on how to talk to your children about violence on social media
  • Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court gets nearly $30 million for community correctional facility
  • Buckle up, bite in: Police partners with McDonald’s to give free food to students who drive safely
  • Energy drinks fueling concern for children
  • Beware of back-to-school shopping scams
• Weather Report
  • Soggy start but the trend is much drier and warmer by the weekend
  • A few storms are possible on Wednesday
  • City of Cleveland extends cooling centers again amid high temperatures
  • Northeast Ohio Weather: Dry today; rain and storms return tomorrow
  • CODE ORANGE: An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Saturday
  • Northeast Ohio Monday weather forecast: Temps near 80 degrees
  • FORECAST | One more day of rain
  • Northeast Ohio Monday weather forecast: Showers and thunderstorms
  • Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds threaten Northeast Ohio Thursday
  • Quiet today, waves of rain & storms return beginning tomorrow

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Darke County

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• Education
  • Michael Osborne Named Scholarship Winner From Press Pros Magazine
  • School Talent Show Takes Twist as Student And 3 Teachers Surprise Everyone With AC/DC Song
  • Leach Wins Solivita Red Cord Award
  • Alchemy Vocal Music Scholarship Awarded to Asia Thompson of Greenville High School
  • Achievement Center for Educational Success (ACES) Celebrates Success of Student
  • GHS Career Tech Classes Finish Projects
  • Greenville Students Return to School After Tornado Wrecks Campuses
  • Students Put Learning into Action
  • Learning Elementary Economics
  • Students, Business Honored at P4P Investor Meeting
• Missing Children
  • Missing Darke County 15-year-old girl found safe
• Neglect
  • 14-Year-Old Dies in Ohio Dirt Bike Crash
• Physical Abuse
  • Juvenile dead after golf cart crash in Darke County
  • Child flown to hospital, adult injured after Darke County crash
  • Several children involved in Darke County 3-car crash
• Sports
  • Ohio’s top high school football quarterbacks: Meet the best Division 6 QBs in 2025
  • Chapter Brings Home Top Placings

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Defiance County

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• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Teenager arrested for hoax bomb threat at Defiance County school
  • Teen Arrested After Fish-Killing Incident at Defiance Pet Store
• Education
  • Northeastern names new principals at one high school, one elementary
  • Defiance school board recognize Combs for American Legion Americanism and Government Test
  • Dream Center students highlighted at board meeting, service dog makes visit
  • Ayersville Spelling Bee
  • Greg Schubert Appointed to Vacant Ayersville School Board Position
  • Hicksville Kindergarten Celebrates the Marriage of Q & U
  • Fairview High School uses $34,000 Donation to Upgrade Warriors Weight Room
• Neglect
  • One Teen Killed, Second Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash in Defiance County Sunday Morning
• Sexual Abuse
  • Hicksville man arrested for alleged sex crimes against children
  • Defiance Teacher Under Investigation for Alleged ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Student
• Strong Room
  • Government shutdown threatens Head Start programs; thousands of children could be affected
  • Northwest Ohio families fear possible cuts to federal funding for Head Start programs

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Delaware County

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• Education
  • Appeals court sides with parent group in fight over Ohio school district’s pronoun policy
  • Westerville students, parents make final plea to voters to support school district’s levy
  • Westerville school board outlines staffing cuts, fee increases if November ballot issue fails
  • Westerville school district changes policy to allow religious instruction during school day
  • Delaware County deputies tackle dangerous Olentangy school zone
  • Olentangy Schools prepares for new school year with safety training
  • Olentangy schools puts bond issue on ballot
  • Keith Pomeroy named next superintendent of Delaware City Schools
  • Federal court to hear challenges against Olentangy Local Schools’ gender pronoun policy
  • Delaware City families face school crowding amid population growth
• Health Matters
  • Youth find mental wellness in nature
  • Nine-year-old Powell girl battles rare cancer, inspires others
• Neglect
  • A 4-Year-old is Dead After a Fatal Car Crash in Delaware County
  • Community Mourns After 16-year-old Dublin Teen Dies in Crash
• Physical Abuse
  • Delaware County day care operator indicted on additional kidnapping, endangering children charges
• Sexual Abuse
  • Former Ohio National Guardsman sentenced for sexually abusing minor
  • Delaware County man Sentenced to 8-12 Years for Raping a Minor
  • Ohio Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
  • Bond Lowered For High-Ranking Ohio National Guard Officer Accused of Raping Child
  • High-ranking Ohio National Guard Officer Pleads not Guilty to Raping Child
  • High-ranking Ohio National Guard Officer Charged With Rape of Child
• Special Needs
  • Myka Stauffer ‘Rehomed’ Her Autistic Son After Three Years. A New Documentary Reveals The Dark Side of the Mommy Vlogging Industry
• Sports
  • After securing basketball state title, Olentangy Orange looks to repeat in football
  • Olentangy Berlin High School baseball facilities reopen after tornado damage
  • Northeast Ohio High School Football Scores for Week 3, 2024
  • Big Walnut Hires All-Time Leading Scorer Aaron Stumpf to Coach Boys Basketball Program
• Strong Room
  • Parents push for safer crosswalk at Powell intersection after close calls: ‘Somebody is going to die’
  • Powell parents plead for changes to crosswalk after close call involving children
  • Inclusive playground opening in Delaware State Park
• Substance Abuse
  • School complaint leads to Delaware County drug bust

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Dodge County

1

• Neglect
  • Four Teenagers Dead After Pickup Truck Collides With Semi Near Columbus

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Douglas County

2

• Education
  • Chaparral Parents Express Growing Frustration Over Truancy Issues
• Sexual Abuse
  • Married Substitute Teacher Caught Undressed in Car With Student, Deputies Say

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Erie County

24

• Children and Family Support
  • Pilot Program Aims to Place More Foster Children in Erie, Huron counties
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • 3 teens lead Erie County police on chase in stolen car
  • Two Perkins Township teens charged after sexually explicit Snapchat spreads across school districts
  • Sandusky police arrest 3 teens in shooting of 14-year-old girl
  • Shaker Heights student facing assault charges for incident at Cedar Point
• Education
  • Vermilion police: Woman forged another woman’s name to get teen out of school
  • Pup from Erie County pound becomes school resource dog
  • Vermilion to cut bus routes for 9-12 graders
  • 5th-Grader Sings National Anthem at Conference
  • Group Hosts Erie County Scholarship Breakfast
  • School Honored for Financial Reporting
  • School notes: Huron, Clyde-Green Springs, Sandusky Orioles Club and Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
• Health
  • Discovery of cancer forces 14-year-old to freeze his sperm
  • Health Center Caters to Students, Staff, Locals
• Missing Children
  • Missing endangered 4-year-old located, Perkins Township Police say
  • Erie County Sheriff Deputies Find Missing 16-Year-Old Girl
• Physical Abuse
  • Sandusky man charged after hitting, seriously injuring children riding a bike
  • Erie County dad accused of using cattle prod on his children expected to go to trial
  • Erie County sheriff’s office want to solve decades old newborn infant cold case
  • Grand Jury Decides if man Accused of 3-Year-Old Girl’s Murder Should Face Death Penalty
  • Erie County Man Accused of Using a Cattle Prod to Discipline his Young Children
  • Grand Jury Indicts Erie County Dad Accused of Using Cattle Prod on his Children
• Strong Room
  • 7th grader starts memorial scholarship for 13-year-old who died in car crash
  • Children heard puppy killed with hammer by mom’s boyfriend who hid in Erie County river: sheriff

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Fairfield County

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• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Lancaster 12 Year-old Arrested for Allegedly Making Bomb Threat at School; Mom Says he’s Innocent
• Education
  • Walnut Township teachers, supporters pack school board meeting to call for fair contract
  • Pickerington school board member cleared of charges, draws criticism over dueling roles
  • Pickerington police monitoring school zones with two-lane roads
  • Pickerington bus drivers vote to strike on first day of school
  • Pickerington school bus drivers reach tentative agreement on contract to avoid strike
  • Pickerington school board member charged with tampering with records
  • ‘Our students are going to suffer,’ Pickerington Schools divided over levy disagreements
  • Pickerington schools to pick between 8-mill and 9.21-mill options for November levy
  • What Reynoldsburg schools are doing to become safer
  • New construction, new and improved programs for these local schools
• Missing Children
  • MISSING TEEN: 16-year-old girl walking with friends reported missing in Ohio
  • MISSING TEEN: 15-year-old reported missing after getting off school bus in Ohio
  • Fairfield County Officials Appeal for Public’s Help in Locating Missing Juvenile Chyna Pettiford
• Neglect
  • ‘I saw a Baby in a Diaper,’ Neighbor Rushes to Burning Lancaster Home to Help
• Physical Abuse
  • 9-year-old shoots himself in the head at Lancaster home
  • Two indicted in death of 11-month-old in Fairfield County
  • ‘Just tell me if my daughter’s alive.’ After near fatal dog attack, family wants changes
  • Juvenile sent to hospital following vehicle crash in Ohio
  • OSHP: Pickerington middle school student injured after being hit by vehicle at crosswalk
• Sexual Abuse
  • Former Fairfield County coach arrested on sexual battery charge
  • Fairfield County Man Arrested After Trying to Meet and Impregnate 11-Year-Old Girl
  • Lancaster Man Indicted on 11 Sexually-Related Charges Involving a Minor
  • Lancaster Man Indicted on 11 Sexually-Related Charges Involving a Minor
• Strong Room
  • New initiative looks to recruit more families to foster children in central Ohio

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Fayette County

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• Education
  • Washington Local Schools Board Enters Negotiation With Superintendent Candidate
• Neglect
  • Fayette County Student Airlifted to Hospital After Being Struck by Vehicle Following Bus Drop-Off
  • Sheriff: Student Hit by Car After Getting off School Bus in Fayette County
• Physical Abuse
  • 17-year-old boy killed, man injured in Fayette County crash
• Sexual Abuse
  • Fayette Co. sex offender sent to federal prison after egregious sex crimes against toddler

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Franklin County

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• Adoption
  • 15,000 Children Adopted Through Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Program
  • 8 Children in Franklin County find their Forever Homes on National Adoption Day
  • Sisters Reunited After 60 Years Apart: ‘I Saw Her, and I knew Who She Was’
• Arts & Entertainment
  • Columbus Students Take the Stage to Celebrate 25 Years of MLK Jr. Youth Oratorical Excellence
  • Battle of the bands to benefit children in need takes place Friday night at KEMBA Live!
  • KIDZ BOP returning to the Ohio State Fair
  • The Top 10 Columbus Parks of 2024
  • LICI Hosts 300 Kids At Annual Children’s Christmas Party
  • A TRIBE FOR JAZZ PARTNERS WITH COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS & OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY ON OTTERBEIN SUMMER MUSIC EXPERIENCE
  • Olentangy, Whetstone Among Winners at Local High School Musical Theatre Awards
  • Ohio Representatives File New Bill to Protect Kid Influencers
  • How Columbus played a role in the start of Nickelodeon
• Celebration of Children
  • Heroic Middle School Boys Help Find Missing Child with Special Needs
  • Diamond Shakoor’s Chess Journey Shows What Children Can Achieve With Support and Discipline
  • Congratulations to Vivek Ramaswamy and Dr. Apoorva Ramaswamy on the Arrival of Their Third Child: Exploring the Rights of Children Born into the Limelight
  • Girl Returns Overdue Library Book With Heartwarming Note
  • This 9-Year-Old Is Making The Holidays Brighter For Hundreds Of Sick Children
  • Grove City police say 5-year-old helped foil suspect after car theft
  • Columbus Alternative High School Student Among Nation’s Top 1%
  • 8-year-old African-American girl emerges winner of US chess competition, sets outstanding record
  • Teen honored at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship for inspiring cancer fight
  • Ohio’s young chess prodigy makes history by defeating grandmaster at age 10
• Child Abduction
  • Columbus father charged with kidnapping after missing Amber Alert child found safe
  • Police locate child and arrest suspect after apparent abduction out of Whitehall
• Child Care
  • Ohio advocates, lawmakers say governor’s address missed key child welfare points
  • Ohio Governor’s Address Criticized for Overlooking Critical Child Welfare Issues
  • Centre for Christian Virtue (CCV) to Safeguard Ohio Children’s Health and Wellbeing with $15.6 Million Boost
  • Childcare Fraud Claims Spark Political Uproar Amid Safeguarding Concerns
  • Could Ohio’s New Bill Shut Down Child Care Centers Overnight? Providers Warn It Might
  • “I Can See Better”: 150 School Districts Join OhioSEE as DeWine Champions Children’s Vision Care
  • Ohio aims to keep children closer to home with new wellness campuses
  • Ohio leaders propose cameras in child care centers after fraud claims
  • Withheld federal funds prompted by daycare fraud claims could impact Ohio in 8-10 weeks
  • Ohio already following Trump Administration’s new child care rules, Gov. DeWine says
• Child Care quality
  • Ohio Day Care Fraud Claims Spark Federal Probe, Threatening Services for Thousands of Children
• Child Labour
  • Ohio GOP lawmakers claim deep concern about protecting children, except from child labor apparently
  • Child labor violations on rise, but several states, Ohio included, have looked to relax work laws
• Child Safety
  • Child Hit by Car While Walking to School in Dublin, Ohio
  • Are Children Safe Online? DeWine’s State of the State Sparks Debate Over AI, Social Media and Parental Control
  • Hilliard Residents Fight to Protect Children as Gas Plant Moves Forward Next to School
  • Coach’s Lifesaving Action Shows Why Trusted Adults Are Vital for Child Safety
  • Gunfire Outside East High School: Student Shot Near Library Sparks Fears Over School Safety in Columbus
  • “Silent Searches, Serious Risks”: Ohio Attorney General Pushes Parents to Activate Instagram Alerts to Catch Hidden Suicide Warning Signs
  • ‘Garbage Lies, Real Harm’: Ohio Governor Warns False Claims Endanger Children in Immigrant Communities
  • Ohio legislators are wrestling with a simple-sounding question, but it’s trickier than it looks
  • Ohio Parents Alerted as Daycare Fraud Reports Explode
  • ODNR Investigating Reported Sexual Assault of 8-Cear-Old at Alum Creek Campground
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio Youth Pastor Sentenced After Hoarding 15 Terabytes of Child Abuse Material
  • Ohio State Erupts as Hundreds Demand Wexner Name Stripped Over Epstein Ties, Citing Child Safety Concerns
  • Call of Duty Predator Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse
  • Brother of LDS Apostle Allegedly Sends Disturbing Letters to Utah Teen
  • Dublin man arrested in Utah on federal child exploitation charges
  • How would a new bill requiring parental consent for mental health emergencies impact child sexually abused?
  • Reynoldsburg man accused of buying child for sex facing additional charges
  • Man charged with rape of young girl near Grandview Heights
  • Ohio man sentenced to 15 years for rape of children, Yost’s office says
  • Columbus man paroled after 1992 child rape conviction now accused of possessing child porn
• Child Trafficking
  • U.S. Declares War on Human Trafficking as New Data Shows Children at Grave Risk, This January Becomes a Rallying Cry for Safety and Protection
  • Texas men charged in human trafficking of juvenile arrested in Columbus
• Children and Family Support Services
  • Ohio Youth Champion Children’s Right to Health Through Caterpillar Club
  • $14.7 Million Head Start: Ohio Secures Major Federal Grant for Young Children
  • Ohio Rethinks Child Protection: Early Support for Families Could Prevent System Trauma
  • Gov. DeWine Directs TANF Funds to Support Ohio Families, Children, and Workforce Development
  • Columbus single mothers to get monthly payments in new, first-of-its-kind income program
  • Geauga County Assistant Prosecutor named Ohio CASA’s 2024 Attorney Advocate of the Year
  • Children’s Hunger Alliance
  • OHIOKAN KINSHIP & ADOPTION NAVIGATOR (OhioKAN)
  • Ohio’s Child Poverty Rate was 17.7% in 2022, According to New Report
  • Kara Wente named Ohio CASA’s 2024 Child Advocate of the Year
• Children In Conflict With The Law
  • Five teens charged in weekend double shooting in Columbus
  • Teen pleads not guilty to running over mother who tried to stop car theft with son inside
  • Man and teens charged after prank goes wrong in Upper Arlington
  • Juvenile faces gun and curfew charges after pop-up party
  • Columbus seeing a spike in teens charged with felonious assault in 2025
  • VIDEO: Teens charged, baby safe after Grove City police pursuit
  • Last of three teens wanted in connection with west Columbus deadly shooting arrested
  • Body cam footage shows confrontation between teens, police
  • 2 teens charged in rec center gunfire as city pushes to curb youth violence
  • Police: Teen shot by police officer, 2 others in custody after gunfire near south Columbus pool, rec center
• Children Living with Disability
  • What is Ohio Early Intervention?
  • Bi-Partisan Legislation on Child Support for Children with Disabilities Passes the Ohio House
• Digital Focus
  • AI misuse a concern for some parents
  • Parents, Teens Learn to Navigate Social Media
  • Ohio Proposes Law Mandating Parental Consent For Children To Access Online Platforms
• Domestic Violence
  • Understanding and Addressing Domestic Violence: Effects on Witnessing Children
• Education
  • Pediatric Hospital Puts Children’s Right to Development First With Early Literacy Checks
  • Only 1 in 3 Children in Ohio Ready for Kindergarten, A Wake-Up Call for Their Right to Thrive
  • Advocate Piet van Lier Sounds Alarm on Ohio School Closures and Children’s Safety
  • Ohio School District Faces Questions Over Religious Program Access to School Facilities
  • Children’s Futures at Risk as Columbus Schools Face Multibillion-Dollar Budget Crisis
  • Critics Warn ‘Baby Olivia’ Bill Could Undermine Safe, Evidence-Based Health Education for Ohio Students
  • School Phone Bans Sweep the Nation as States Crack Down on Student Screen Use
  • Ohio Lawmakers Move to Reshape School Days for Children With Recess Bill
  • Safer Children, Smarter Classrooms: Ohio Schools See Higher Student Participation After Phone Ban
  • Ohio Somali Book Fair Highlights Storytelling and Cultural Pride
• Emotional Abuse
  • A Childhood Shattered, Two Young Lives Left to Carry the Weight of a Violent Loss
  • Man Charged After Punching, Cracking School Bus Window in Road Rage Incident
  • Man Accused of Punching Window of School Bus Full of Kids After Bus Driver Honks at Him.
• Family Finance
  • Financial Literacy for Kids: Why is it Important?
• Foster Care
  • Nonprofit encourages kids to give back by wrapping gifts for foster children
  • New bill in Ohio would make it easier to adopt a child
  • Central Ohio Program Addresses Foster Kids’ Mental Health
  • Couple reunites with foster care children after nearly 20 years: ‘Like they were never gone’
• Health
  • Clear Vision, Safer Classrooms: Ohio Launches Free Eye Exam and Glasses Program for Young Students
  • Your Pediatrician Might Be the First to Test Your Child’s Reading — And It’s Starting at Age 3
  • “Every Child Deserves to See”: Gov. Mike DeWine Launches Free Statewide Vision Program for Thousands of Ohio Students
  • Ohio Mother Accused of Injecting Human Waste Into Baby’s IV at Children’s Hospital
  • Millions of Girls Remain at Risk: Urgent Action Needed to End FGM by 2030
  • Souper Bowl of Caring Rises to Shield Ohio Children from Food Insecurity
  • Gov. DeWine announces $5 million investment for child cancer research statewide
  • Ohio Takes Bold Step in Fight Against Childhood Cancer, Governor DeWine Announces Game, Changing $5 Million Investment
  • Ohio bill would remove hep B from required preschool vaccines, emphasize right to vaccine exemptions
  • Governor DeWine Announces Youth Mobile Crisis Service Available Statewide
• Health Matters
  • DeWine Puts Ohio Children First: State Expands Vision Program to Boost Learning and Development
• Immigration
  • At least 49 international students at Ohio colleges have had visas revoked
• Law and Policy
  • Vaccine Controversy Sparks Ohio Bill to Shield Children from School Exclusion
  • Children First: Ohio House Passes Landmark Bill Against Online Abuse
  • Joshua Alert Push Intensifies After Tri-State Child Drownings
  • Tragic Teen’s Death Sparks Ohio Bill to Shield Children from Online Predators
  • Ohio Bill on ‘Biological Reality’ in Parenting Sparks Fierce Debate Over Children’s Protection
  • Ohio Lawmakers Push ‘Joshua Alert’ Bill After Death of Missing 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism
  • Ohio Lawmakers Tighten Oversight on Universities: New Bill Links Funding to Compliance and Student Safeguards
  • Protecting Military Children: Ohio Bill Seeks Safe, Regulated Child Care Access for Families on the Move
  • Child Care Funding at Risk? Ohio Lawmakers Clash as Fraud Claims Raise Child Protection Alarm
  • When Technology Fails Children: Ohio Acts to Regulate AI Following Alarming Chatbot Links to Children
• Law, Policy and Legal Service
  • Ohio Parents Storm Attorney General’s Office, Claim Child Welfare System Is Tearing Families Apart
  • Ohio Child Custody, Support and Visitation Law
  • Ohio Child Custody, Support And Visitation Law: Guardian ad Litem in Juvenile and Domestic Court
  • Ohio Child Custody, Support and Visitation Law: Where To Go For Free Legal Advice In Franklin County
• Mental Health
  • Youth mental health barriers still prevalent in Ohio, studies show
  • Inside the Mental Health Surge Transforming Dublin Schools
  • When Social Media Turns Dangerous for Children
  • Ohio’s Youth Mental Health Crisis Persists as Barriers to Care Leave Children Struggling
  • 1 in 5 Ohio mothers struggle to access mental health care for children, survey finds
  • Ryan and Nina Day expand resources for children’s mental health
  • Power to the Parents Mental Health Moments
  • State Sanctions Mental Health Center Where Teens put in Chokeholds, Slapped and Abused
• Missing Children
  • Franklin County Children Services reuniting child found in Hilltop with family
  • Investigation launched after Columbus police failed to ID missing girl during traffic stop
  • Franklin County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing 7-year-old girl last seen with grandmother
  • Columbus police searching for missing teen last seen on east side
  • Police: 10-year-old girl reported missing near Nationwide Children’s recovered
  • Missing Lithopolis teen believed to be in Columbus
  • Missing Columbus Teenager Jill Reid Found Safe, Community Sighs in Relief
  • AG Yost releases 2024 Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report
  • Police searching for missing person in Ohio
  • Authorities searching for missing person in Ohio
• Murder
  • An Ohio couple was killed at home while their 2 children were inside. Here’s a timeline of the case so far
• Neglect
  • “Stolen Brother”: Ohio Mom Says Child Services Kept Siblings Apart, Then Let Another Family Adopt Him
  • Ohio Mother Charged After Young Child Found Wandering Alone While Siblings Left at Home
  • Gunfire Erupts Across Three Streets, 14-Year-Old Boy Critically Wounded in North Columbus
  • 15-year-old Killed in Perry County Crash involving an ATV and Pickup Truck
  • 16-Year-old Dead, 2 Men Hospitalized after Crash Involving ATV in South Columbus
  • 2 Juveniles, Adult Injured After Vehicle Crashes into Bob Evans Restaurant in Southeast Columbus
  • Two Teens, Mother Dead After Wrong-Way, Head-on Crash on Livingston Avenue
  • Police: 2-Year-Old Child Hospitalized After Being Hit by Car in East Columbus
  • Boy, 2, Shot in East Columbus Drive-by, on the Mend
  • Trial to Start for School Bus Driver Accused of OVI in Upper Arlington
• Physical Abuse
  • Former daycare worker declared competent for trial in Licking County child abuse case
  • Neighbors shocked after 3 dead, woman and toddler injured in east Columbus house fire
  • Grove City toddler rescued after getting head stuck in staircase banister
  • Child hospitalized after stabbing in east Columbus
  • Child hospitalized after hit-and-run crash in Linden
  • 7-year-old fatally shot himself with unsecured gun in Columbus home, police say
  • $2M bond set for Columbus man accused of killing girlfriend’s 5-month-old baby
  • Circleville community honors teen lost in weekend crash
  • Columbus woman who beat boyfriend’s 4-year-old son to death sentenced to prison
  • Columbus mother charged after 3-year-old son found gun and fatally shot himself
• Research Alert
  • Ohio Families Must Earn Over $360K to Afford Child Care, Study Finds
  • New Study Warns Young Children Could Suffer Hidden Brain Injury Symptoms That Linger for Years
  • New Study Warns Young Children Could Suffer Hidden Brain Injury Symptoms That Linger for Years
  • When fathers exercise, their future offspring may benefit, mouse study suggests
  • New study finds not all screen time is equal
• Special Education
  • CCS to Host Special Education Transition Resource Fair
  • Central Ohio parents, advocates share concerns for disability education at town hall
  • Columbus schools facing special education teacher shortage
• Special Needs
  • Fighting Childhood Hunger: CHA’s Menu of Hope 2026 Highlights Urgent Need to Protect Children
  • Nonprofit says federal proposal would gut key programs for Ohioans with disabilities
  • Ohio parents of kids with special needs demand preservation of U.S. Department of Education
  • Ohio Bill Would Set Child Support Standards in Cases Involving Children With Disabilities
  • Ohio Bill Would Allow Child Support For Adult Disabled Children
  • Governor DeWine Raises Hope of a Link Bridge Between Ohio School for the Blind and Ohio School for the Deaf
• Sport
  • Ohio becomes next state to allow NIL at high school level
  • Ryan Day: Ohio’s NIL proposal a ‘great opportunity’ for high school student-athletes
  • Ohio high school football 2025 playoff regional finals announced
  • City League Stars: Maggie Oliphint
  • The Braves and Patriots battle for Olentangy glory
  • City League Stars – Davell Brock
  • OHSAA announces second round pairings for high school football playoffs
  • OHSAA Game of the Week hits the playoffs
  • OHSAA bans Ironton from 2025 football playoffs for recruiting bylaw violations
  • Three OHSAA Games of the Week wrap up regular season
• Strong Room
  • Before Leaving Your Children Home Alone in Ohio This Spring Break? Here’s Why It’s Risky
  • US Presidents Day: Why Protecting Children Is the True Test of Leadership
  • Ohio Governor Shuts Down Bill Targeting Children Work and School Rules
  • This Thanksgiving, Ohio workers and families are holding on by the skin of their teeth
  • Thanksgiving food drive steps up as families feel holiday pressure
  • Transforming State Early Childhood Governance
  • Franklin County juvenile court expands diversion program to include low-level felonies
  • Food Assistance Resources
  • Gov. DeWine signs executive order providing up to $25M in food assistance as federal SNAP halt nears
  • Dangers of showing your child’s face on social media
• Substance Abuse
  • Ohio Cannabis Control warning: Increase in children exposed to edibles
  • Data Shows Yearly Increase in Accidental Marijuana Exposures in Ohio Children Under 12
  • Columbus Man Sentenced After Being Found with Drugs, Guns in Child-Filled Home
  • Columbus Mom Shares Son’s Traumatizing Experience After he Accidentally ate weed Gummies
  • Columbus Mother Gets Prison Time For Injecting Baby With Suspected Opioids
• Weather Report
  • Mild and rainy on Tuesday before a big cooldown
  • Sunny, but still breezy and cool Monday
  • Warming trend continues into the weekend
  • A warming trend is on tap through the weekend
  • Blast of winter weather through Tuesday
  • Winter weather returning to Ohio
  • A quiet day before rain rolls in Friday
  • Temperatures take a tumble overnight with lows in the 30s
  • Gusty winds and mild temperatures on Wednesday
  • Clear and cool start to Election Day

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Fulton County

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• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Fayette Schools Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes Involving a 15-Year-Old Child
  • Archbold man sentenced to 25 years for child sexual abuse charges
  • Archbold man indicted on 19 counts including pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a child
• Education
  • Breaking down the impact of the Pike-Delta-York school levy
  • School leaders against consolidation
  • Fulton Co. superintendents rail against idea of district consolidation
  • NwOESC hosting event to discuss effects of proposed state budget on public school funding
  • Archbold school board accepts three resignation retirements
  • Four County Career Center names four ‘Students of the Month”
  • No Wrongdoing Found for Delta Principal who told Student to Remove Pants During Search, District says
  • Delta High School Parent Speaks out After Son Told to Remove Pants at School
  • Evergreen High School Celebrates Band Director Retiring After 34-Year Career
• Sports
  • Athlete of the Week: Kale Waxler of Wauseon
  • Athlete of the Week: Ella Rhoades of Wauseon
• Strong Room
  • Wauseon Teen Donates Clothes to Those in Need

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Gallia County

5

• Physical Abuse
  • Woman Accused of Physically Forcing Kids to Remain in Tub with Dangerously Hot Water, Leaving Them With Burns
• Sexual Abuse
  • Former Gallia County Wrestling Coach Sent to Prison for Sex Offense and Endangering Children
  • Ohio Cell phone Repairman Caught ‘Stashing’ Nude Photos of Minor Customers: Ohio AG
  • Former Gallia County Wrestling Coach, Teacher Charged With Rape
• Strong Room
  • Man tears up after learning great-grandson is named after him

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Geauga County

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• Celebration of Children
  • West G Student Wins Prestigious Award
• Child Abduction
  • 1 arrested, 2 at large: Amish mother recounts home invasion, attempted kidnapping of 8-year-old
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Former Northeast Ohio teacher sentenced to prison, must register as sex offender
  • Plea hearing for former Northeast Ohio teacher indicted on sex crimes involving a child
  • Sentencing for former Strongsville, West Geauga teacher, coach
  • Former West Geauga, Strongsville Football Coach Lou Cirino Pleads Guilty to Sexual Misconduct with Former Student
  • Geauga County HS Coach Accused of Sending ‘lewd’ Image to Student
  • Former Chester Township Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Sex Crime Involving 16-Year-Old Girl
  • Former West Geauga, Strongsville Football Coach Lou Cirino Indicted on Sexual Misconduct Charges in Geauga County
• Children In Conflict With The Law
  • Teens are suspected in felony shoplifting spree: Bainbridge Township police department
  • Chester Police Chase Juvenile Driver Going 108 mph
  • 16-Year-Old Taken into Custody After Showing Fake Firearm at West Geauga Football Game
  • Former West Geauga Student Who Brought Gun to School Sentenced For Attempted Aggravated Murder
  • Student Charged With Attempted Murder After Allegedly Bringing Gun To Ohio School
• Education
  • Berkshire Schools issued lockdown after bullet found on hallway floor in Burton
  • ‘Swatting’ Incident Causes Lockdown at Chardon High School, Site of 2012 Shooting
  • Kenston Local Schools Investigating Video Showing Students Using N-Word, Other Threatening Language
  • Geauga County Retired Teachers Association sets date for Summer Potluck Get-Together
  • Chesterland School Employee Resigns After Social Media Posts on Israel-Hamas War Surface
  • Geauga County Retired Teachers Association to Get Update on STRS
• Law and Policy
  • Ohio Senate passes bill empowering ICE arrests in schools, courthouses
• Missing Children
  • Missing child comes to resident’s door: Russell Township Police Blotter
  • Missing Boy, 5, Found Sleeping in Basement: Russell Township Police Blotter
• Neglect
  • Skateboarder Rides Lying Down on The Street: Russell Township Police Blotter
  • Boy Runs Around Cemetery With Traffic Cone on His Head: Russell Township Police Blotter
• Physical Abuse
  • 2 children walking through parking lot hit by car in Newbury Township
  • 15-year-old dead, 2 others injured following Geauga County crash
  • Mother, young child die in suspected murder-suicide in Geauga County
• Sports
  • West Geauga High School joins 3News for Friday Football Fever
• The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  • Former Hawken, NDCL coach sentenced to prison for sexual battery of student
  • Sentencing for Geauga County school employee guilty of sex charges involving student

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Greene County

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• Arts and Entertainment
  • Young’s Jersey Dairy changes Easter Egg Hunt due to rising egg prices
• Celebration of Children
  • Bellbrook High School drone team wins national title fourth year in a row
• Child Care
  • Child care for medically fragile children is hard to find in Ohio. A bipartisan bill seeks to fix that
• Children and Family Support Services
  • Delinquency leading more area kids to children services custody
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Police arrest 3 teens in deadly Airbnb birthday party shooting in Bath Township
  • Student Brings ‘Replica Gun’ to Fairborn School
• Education
  • Beavercreek City Schools’ levy renewal aims to maintain services without raising taxes
  • Seven vie for three seats in packed Xenia school board race
  • Beavercreek superintendent named Ohio superintendent of the year
  • Fairborn high school classes teach health care exploration, encourage in-demand field
  • Statewide teachers association sues Ohio officials, teachers retirement board
  • Bellbrook student plans to become fighter pilot after scholarship to prestigious Flight Academy over summer
  • Administrators face criticism over new parent policy at Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools
  • Ohio students encouraged to embrace healthy lifestyles with new pilot fitness program
  • New Beavercreek preschool opens with 16 classrooms
  • Bellbrook BOE closes high school library to ‘review materials’
• Health
  • Kettering Health to stop birth deliveries at Soin Medical Center
• Missing Children
  • Police searching for missing teen in Ohio
  • Xenia Police Department Seek Help Finding Missing 14-year-old Girl
• Neglect
  • Fairborn man sentenced in ‘horrific’ child abuse case of his daughter
  • No Students Reported Injured in Beavercreek School Bus ‘Incident’
  • Ohio Mother Sentenced After Toddler Found in Dire Conditions
  • Fairborn Mother Sentenced to Prison for Endangering her Child
  • 3-Year-Old Dies After Being Run Over in Family’s Driveway in Ohio
  • 2 People Injured After Crash Involving Beavercreek School Bus
  • VIDEO: 3-Year-Old Found Clinging to Life in Squalid Ohio Apartment, Police Say
• Physical Abuse
  • 1 injured after shooting in Beavercreek
  • Nine juveniles injured in Sunday morning shooting in Bath Township
  • Greene County child hit by SUV in front yard, flown to hospital
  • Beavercreek woman accused of whipping child with cord pleads guilty
  • School aide accused of assaulting nonverbal boy on bus pleads not guilty
  • 3 juveniles injured after Xenia shooting
  • Parents plead guilty to felony child abuse in death of 4-month-old son
  • Greene County school aide accused of injuring student with special needs in ‘aggressive’ incident
• Sports
  • Valle’s late free throws send Springfield girls to first district final
  • High school basketball: What to know about the GWOC so far
  • St. Ursula Academy wins the Division II Girls Volleyball State Championship
  • Scohy Makes First-Team All-Ohio, Four Other Girls Basketball Players Honored
  • Beavercreek, Cedarville, Legacy Christian Has Boys Players Earn All-Ohio Honors
• Strong Room
  • How young people in Yellow Springs are fighting food insecurity in the community
  • Ohio’s Imagination Library Program celebrates mailing 20 million books

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Greenup County

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• Education
  • Greenup County Teacher Warms the Hearts and Heads of Students

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Guernsey County

7

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio man charged with alleged rape and sex crimes against multiple children
  • Ohio man gets over 30 years in prison for having child sexual abuse material
• Education
  • Cambridge City Schools Approves Second Oil and Gas Lease Agreement with EAP Ohio LLC
  • Area high School Seniors Receive Scholarships from Guernsey-Muskingum Electric Coop
  • Kenli Norman receives Guernsey County Retired Teachers Association scholarship
• Physical Abuse
  • A 2-month-old’s death being investigated by Ohio police
  • Ohio father arrested after allegedly abusing infant causing serious injuries; including multiple fractures

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Hamilton County

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• Adoption
  • Ohio Man Adopts 5 Siblings As Foster Children
• Arts and Entertainment
  • Cincinnati 10-year-old goes TikTok viral for his stellar voice: ‘Put this child on Broadway’
  • Cincinnati entertainment venue hosts children’s Easter egg hunt
  • Greater Cincinnati teen gets animated with role in new Pixar miniseries
  • ‘It’s Also for Adults’: The Education Behind New Kids Exhibit at Cincinnati Museum Center
  • Cincinnati Museum Center Opens Kids’ Town Park for Region’s Youngest Learners
  • Cincinnati Art Club Harnessing the Creativity of Local Students
  • Newly Released Movie Used Ohio High School as Filming Location
• Celebration of Children
  • Cincinnati Student’s Art Will go to Capitol Hill After She Won National Competition
  • Local Student First in District’s History to Earn Degree Before High School Graduation
  • How a 6-year-old Flying Pig Marathon Runner Ignited Debate
  • Cincinnati College of Law Student Donates Liver to 3-Year-Old Child in Need
• Child Abduction
  • Hamilton man accused of trying to lure 8-year-old boy from park indicted
  • Hamilton man accused of trying to lure 8-year-old boy from park during softball game
• Child Care
  • Government shutdown could impact child care programs that rely on federal funding
  • Dozens of families impacted as over 100 children could be displaced from Tri-State daycare
• Child Loss
  • Tragedy for a Missing Teen: 15-Year-Old Nazir Owens Shot Dead in North Avondale
  • Playground Turned Crime Scene: Community Demands Protection After Nine Children Shot on Cincinnati Block
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Teacher Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse Learns His Prison Fate
  • Missing Teen Case Deepens: New York Man Jailed on Federal Child Exploitation Charges Linked to Ohio Investigation
  • Charter School Coach Accused of Grooming and Sexual Abuse of Student Player, Arrest Sparks Safeguarding Alarm
  • Former Teacher Sentenced to 19 Years for Child Sexual Abuse Crimes, Renewing Calls for Stronger School Safeguards
  • Ohio man called ‘menace to society’ given $1.9 million bond for child porn charges
  • Community ‘threat’ charged in ‘worst’ child sex abuse case: Hamilton County prosecutor
  • Ohio allows sex offenders to live near the affected children. That could change
  • Doctor facing federal charges; hundreds of families demand answers
  • Ex-Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Doctor Charged With Possessing Over 153,000 Child Abuse Images
  • Cincinnati Children’s responds, offers resources as former doctor faces charges
• Children and Family Support Service
  • Downy and Meijer Team Up to Bring Winter Warmth to Children in Need
  • More than $79 Million is Available to Help Parents Pay for After-School Activities in Ohio
  • ‘Everything Starts with a Dream:’ Local Child Care Center Turning ‘Little Dreamers’ into Future Leaders
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Teen with a murder warrant in Cincinnati arrested after unrelated Colerain shooting
  • ‘I think I just got caught’: Teen pleads guilty to Fairfax woman’s murder
  • Teen accused of vandalizing Brennaman statue to stay in detention, mother backs decision
  • Potential plea agreement reached in case of 13-year-old charged in 64-year-old woman’s death
  • Student found with loaded gun on a local school campus
  • Police: 14-year-old arrested after deadly June shooting in Over-the-Rhine
  • 2 teens charged in fatal shooting during Springfield Township drug deal
  • 17-year-old to be tried as adult in 100 mph Dayton police chase that ended in fiery crash
  • Competency questioned for 14-year-old accused of killing another teen in Wyoming
  • ‘I heard a loud bang’: 14-year-old arrested for murder of teen in Wyoming
• Digital Focus
  • Regulate AI companions. Our children need peers not programmable friends
• Education
  • Ohio Changes Kindergarten Age Cutoff in Major Shift Affecting Child Readiness and Protection
  • Ohio Kindergarten Shake-Up: New Age Rule Could Block Hundreds of 5-Year-Olds From Starting School This Fall
  • Classrooms Closed, Calendars on Edge as Winter Forces More School Cancellations
  • Few southwest Ohio schools test for deadly radon gas. State law doesn’t require it
  • Will Ohio students soon be mandated to watch video from extremist anti-abortion group?
  • Indian Hill apologizes to Taft student-athletes after damage to locker room
  • Catholic principal leaves Cincinnati parish after police respond to school uniform dispute
  • Colerain, Monroe, Mt. Notre Dame students up for Student of the Week. Vote today
  • Colerain, Monroe, Mt. Notre Dame students up for Student of the Week. Vote today
  • Police respond after parents block bus from leaving with children in Cincinnati neighborhood
• Foster Care
  • Hamilton County Trying to Place 5 Foster Siblings into Same Permanent Home
  • Record 82 Foster Kids Graduate from High Schools in Ohio’s Hamilton County
• Health
  • Ohio Dentists Give Children Free Smiles in Bold Fight Against Hidden Dental Crisis
  • Urgent Child Safety Alert: Hundreds of Thousands of Children’s Pajamas Recalled Over Burn Risk
  • Heroic Snowplow Driver Battles Snowstorm to Deliver Critically Ill Baby to Hospital
  • Cincinnati teen gets kidney from nurse who once worked in her NICU
  • Cincinnati doctors see rise in illnesses as school year gets underway, recommends vaccinations
  • Are GLP-1s, weight loss drugs safe for children? What this pediatrician says
  • Cincinnati Children’s Centerville closing due to moisture issues
  • 5 Things Writers Should Know About Tween and Teen Mental Health
  • Cincinnati Children’s expands with new urgent care in Northern Kentucky
  • High school students honor late classmate with mural to raise cancer awareness
• Immigration
  • ‘It’s painful’ | 2 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplains fired after supporting detained former co-worker
• Law and Policy
  • From Cincinnati Public Schools’ growth plan to new laws, here are changes in education to monitor in 2025
  • Ohio school board considers restricting posters, flags at schools. 600 object in petition
• Media Focus
  • ‘Our Kids are Just Guinea Pigs’: Connecting Social Media And Kids’ Mental Health
• Mental Health
  • New program looks to increase number of mental health professionals in Cincinnati Public Schools
  • ‘My Mental Health Story is Overwhelming’ | 15-yYear-Old Princeton Student Opens up About the Pain Behind Smile
  • Advocates Urge the Community to Prioritize Children’s Mental Health; ‘Pay Attention to Your Kids’
• Missing Children
  • Federal Arrest Made as Search Intensifies for Missing 16-Year-Old Madison Fields
  • “Bring Madison Home”: Community Rallies as Family Pleads for Help in Search for Missing 16-Year-Old
  • Ohio LandSAR, police looking for missing teen
  • Missing teen from Elmwood Place found safe
  • Child found wandering alone in South Fairmount reunited with guardian
  • Police searching for missing person in Ohio
  • 17-year-old reported missing in Ohio
  • Police searching for missing 16-year-old in Ohio
  • Two Missing Girls Found and Mother Arrested
  • Police: Child Found Wandering in West End Reunited with Guardian
• Neglect
  • Ohio father charged after 1-year-old found ‘severely malnourished’
  • Mother had 2-year-old son hospitalized 24 times when he didn’t need treatment, prosecutors say
  • Local couple arrested after 3 children found malnourished and hospitalized
  • Police Investigating after Driver Crashes into Daycare in Colerain Township
  • 17-Year-Old Strongsville Boy Dies in Sunday Night Crash
  • Police: 7-Year-old Dead After they were hit by Forklift in Carthage
  • Teenager Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car in College Hill
  • 14-Year-Old in ‘Serious Condition’ After Being Struck by Driver Along Winton Road
  • Woman Accused of Crashing into High School Student Indicted on Multiple Charges
  • Elmwood Place Officials Stress Importance of Car Seats, Seat Belts After 6 Hospitalized Following Crash
• Parenting
  • 6 Tips for Packing a Healthy Lunch Your Children Will Actually Eat
• Physical Abuse
  • Court Documents: 8-Year-Old Developmentally Disabled Boy Beaten 20 Times With Belt as Mother Allegedly Looked On
  • School ignored racially charged attacks on boy, 9, mom says in lawsuit
  • 1 adult, 4 children escape Greater Cincinnati house fire
  • Officials had concerns about Avondale mom charged in infant’s death months before killing
  • Woman admits starving nonverbal, autistic son to death. He was kept in a basement closet
  • 2 adults, 4 children escape after fire breaks out in Delhi home
  • Moeller student hospitalized after weekend crash, school says
  • Juveniles shot near OTR park where teen was gunned down last month
  • 5-year-old reportedly shot in the eye by another child in suburban Cincinnati
  • Teen’s shooting death adds to long history of violence at OTR park
• Research Alert
  • Too much screen time changes children’s brains, study from Cincinnati Children’s finds
  • Study: Childhood traumatic experiences could create higher risk of homelessness
• Sexual Abuse
  • Ex-elementary school teacher pleads in child sex abuse material case
  • Forest Park man arrested on child sex crime charges after missing 14-year-old found in his bedroom, court documents say
  • Child grooming for sexual abuse is now illegal in Ohio
  • Child Porn Suspect also Accused of Recording Children, Women at Anderson Twp. Park
  • Community Rallies to Help Wyoming High School Assault Victim
  • Man Studying to be Priest Uploaded Child Sexual Abuse Videos Using Cincinnati Seminary’s IP Address
  • Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting, Trafficking Minors
  • Prosecutor: Former St. Xavier High School Teacher Indicted for Sexual Relationship With Student
  • Ex-Seminarian who Used Seminary’s IP Address to Upload Child sexual Abuse Videos Sentenced to Probation
  • Former Oak Hills PE Teacher Indicted on Over a Dozen New Charges of Child Exploitation
• Special Education
  • New private school serving special needs students opens in Greater Cincinnati
  • St. Rita School for the Deaf gears up for annual scholarship benefit
• Special Needs
  • ‘We Want to Grow Their Independence’: Center for Blind, Visually Impaired Holds Musical Theater Camp
• Sport
  • Indian Hill building championship mentality ahead of first state semi-final appearance
  • Seven Hills names Brandon Williams as permanent athletic director
  • Which Southwest Ohio high school soccer players won All-Ohio, all-district honors?
  • Who are the top boys swimmers and divers in Greater Cincinnati this winter?
  • Kings, Summit Country Day advance to OHSAA boys soccer state championships
  • Who are the best boys, girls Cincinnati high school soccer goalkeepers ahead of 2025?
  • Which Greater Cincinnati high schools have the best football uniforms in 2025?
  • Vote: Enquirer readers get to choose 2024-2025 winter athletes of the year
  • Answers to your FAQs about the 2025 Enquirer High School Sports Awards show June 18
  • Vote: Enquirer readers get to choose 2024-2025 fall athletes of the year
• Strong Room
  • Children Hooked on Gambling-Style Games: Experts Warn of Hidden Risks
  • The Christ Hospital celebrates Thanksgiving babies
  • After-school program in OTR is working to tackle gun violence among youth
  • Baby loungers sold on Amazon recalled for suffocation risks
  • No youth cited or detained in Cincinnati during first weekend under stricter curfew
  • Cincinnati’s youth curfew could change & with new procedures
  • What’s the going rate for children’s allowances in 2025?
  • Reds Community Makeover transforms local school, surrounding neighborhood
  • Cleves community rallies around 6-year-old’s donation drive for Texas flooding
  • Cincinnati police union leader wants more transparency in juvenile court cases
• Substance Abuse
  • Court docs: Cincinnati Mother Accused of Driving Drunk with 4 Children in Car
  • Mother Facing Manslaughter Charge for Fentanyl-Related Death of Her 2-Year-Old
• Weather Report
  • Severe storms, risk of flooding threaten Cincinnati area through weekend
  • First Alert Weather Day: Threat of strong to severe storms Wednesday
  • Cincinnati weather: Thunderstorms possible; flood cleanup and recovery begins Thursday
  • Weather: More storms, flooding possible Thursday
  • Cincinnati prepares for flooding concerns after storms
  • Cincinnati weather: Warmer temps, cloudy skies and rain in weekend forecast
  • Cincinnati weather: Risk of fire danger Wednesday; thunderstorms and tornadoes possible
  • Greater Cincinnati, NKY weather Saturday: Rain expected in next couple hours. See how much
  • Sunny In Cincinnati Until Weekend Storm Threat
  • Totality: Solar Eclipse 2024 Photos From Across Central Ohio

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Hancock County

20

• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Teen’s Death Ruled Homicide
  • Findlay police: Officer Shoots Juvenile who Allegedly Fired Shot During Foot Pursuit
• Digital Focus
  • Ohio mother says stalker is targeting her children on TikTok with violent threats
• Education
  • East Knox Spelling Champs Headed to County Bee
  • School Supplies Donated
  • Paulding & Hancock Students Paint the Plows
  • Not Your Average Vending Machine: Findlay School Encourages Kids to Read With Unconventional Tool
  • Couch Wins Lemley Scholarship
  • Findlay City Schools Welcomes 45 New Staff Members
  • Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Program For Kids
  • School Board Answers Questions Over Campaign Signs
  • Findlay High School Swatting Response Reviewed by Police, School Officials
• Health
  • Blanchard Valley Health Offering CPR, First Aid Class Designed For Babysitters
• Neglect
  • 11-year-old Liberty-Benton Student hit by car in School Parking Lot
• Physical Abuse
  • Suspect arrested after allegedly fleeing Hancock County crash that injured 13-year-old
  • Prosecutors decline to charge Findlay officer in deadly shooting of teen
• Sports
  • Liberty-Benton Local Schools open door for further Northern Lakes League expansion
• Strong Room
  • Mobile workshop from Findlay helps children of all ages create their very own cute critter
  • Hancock Co. 911 dispatcher helps deliver baby over the phone
  • Findlay boy donates nearly 600 teddy bears to children’s hospital

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Hardin County

9

• Education
  • 2025-2026 Midwest Regional Preschool Screening
  • Rural Hardin County Schools Join Voucher Lawsuit
  • OSU Club of Hardin County Holds Annual Banquet and Celebrates Scholarship Recipients
  • Dedicated Educator Preparing to Retire After Five Decades of Nurturing Students
  • Blue Star Mothers of America, Hardin County Present Honor Cords to Upper Sandusky 2024 Graduates Planning to Enlist
  • Kenston School Board Seeking to Put Levy on Ballot
  • Kenton Rotary Recently Hosted Simon Kenton School Supervisor and Intervention Specialist Craig Ludwig
  • Hardin Northern School’s Junior Class Shows Dedication During Service Week
  • Hardin Student Leaders from KHS

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Harrison County

6

• Child Care
  • “This is about making a difference” Two women open new childcare facility in Ohio
• Education
  • Millage for Harrison County School Bond Levy Being Lowered
  • Harrison Central Students Receive Scholarships From Cadiz Alumni Association
  • Harrison Elementary Holds Successful Literacy Night
• Missing Children
  • Ohio Community Turns out to Search for Missing ‘Young Davy Crockett’ and dog After Adventuring out of Backyard
• Sports
  • ‘Resilient’ Sandy Valley High School Baseball Comes up Short of OHSAA District Title

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Henry County

6

• Education
  • Local school superintendent arrested after drunken crash in golf cart, police say
• Missing Children
  • Teenager reported missing from Napoleon
• Physical Abuse
  • Five persons, including infant, injured in Napoleon crash
• Sports
  • ‘She’s a pro’ Local 11-year-old finishes 4th in one of biggest archery championships in the world
  • Athletes of the Week: Ella Borstelman and Xavier Fortier of Napoleon
  • Patrick Henry Archery Club Hitting Its Mark With Growth And Success

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Highland County

14

• Celebration of Children
  • Fairfield Local High School students win top honors at Regional IGen Ignition Day
  • County Girl Scouts Earn Gold Awards
• Drug Abuse
  • Boy Dead After Overdosing On Common Allergy Medicine In TikTok Challenge
• Education
  • GEVS Board to meet Jan. 27
  • Highland County Work-Based Learning announces Students of the Month for January
  • Six named Cassner Scholarship Winners
  • Free Student Lunches for 4 Years
  • Republican Women’s Club scholarship Winners
  • Plans For Free Student Meals, New Soccer Bleachers Discussed at Hillsboro School Board Meeting
• Neglect
  • Two Adults and Two Children Saved During Water Rescue in Highland County
• Sexual Abuse
  • One Indicted on Charges of Raping a Young Child
• Sports
  • Highland athletic director calls for Barberton’s removal from Suburban League after game cancelation
  • Lady Mambas Win Another Tourney
  • 13 Highland County Athletes Qualify for 2024 OHSAA Track & Field State Tournament

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Hocking County

1

• Missing Children
  • Missing Hocking County teen found dead

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Holmes County

4

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Ex-Ohio Missionary Charged with Sexually Abusing Four Children in Haiti
• Education
  • East Holmes Teachers And Staff Recognized as School Year End
• Neglect
  • 12-Year-Old Stone Creek Boy Shot Accidentally when Rifle Falls Off ATV
• Physical Abuse
  • Amish woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son by throwing him into an Ohio lake

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Howard County

1

• Education
  • East Knox FFA Places 4th in State Environmental/Natural Resources CDE

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Huron County

11

• Celebration of Children
  • Sixth Grade C-H-A-M-P
• Education
  • 10 Scholarships Awarded to Fisher-Titus Families
• Neglect
  • 16-Year-Old Girl Killed After Horse-Drawn Buggy Crash in Huron County
  • Willard Teen Killed After 2-Vehicle Crash in Huron County
• Physical Abuse
  • Mom, Aunt and 10 Kids Charged With Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl in New London
• Sexual Abuse
  • Huron County deputies arrest Monroeville Local Schools teacher for rape
  • Huron County father, son charged with sex crimes involving child
  • Fostoria Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Charges
• Sports
  • Northeast Ohio girls basketball team makes school history
  • Athlete of the Week: Hailey Rees of Bellevue
• Weather Report
  • National Weather Service confirms tornado in New London

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Jackson County

13

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • ‘Monsters Belong Behind Bars’: Ohio Man Sentenced for Child Rape
• Education
  • JM Students earn ESC Art Awards
  • Historic Event: Ohio Supreme Court to Hold Session at Jackson Middle School, Engaging Local Students
  • Historic Event: Ohio Supreme Court to Hold Session at Jackson Middle School, Engaging Local Students
• Missing Children
  • Missing 12-year-old found safe in Jackson County
• Neglect
  • 12-Year-Old on Bike Injured After Crash Involving Minivan
• Physical Abuse
  • 16-year-old dead, 17-year-old seriously injured in Jackson County ATV crash
• Sports
  • Lady Jays Basketball Returns to JMHS
  • Blue Jay Basketball Season
  • Wrestling Jays Demonstrate Their Talent in 2024
  • 2024 Track Season: Jays Fly at Regionals
  • Madelyn Bell Makes a Splash this Season
  • Lady Jays Softball earns District Runner-ups

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Jefferson County

40

• Arts and Entertainment
  • Two local high school seniors selected for Ohio All-State Choir
• Celebration of Children
  • Local students’ spooky stories to be published in national anthology
  • Steubenville student helps team take second place in National robotics competition
  • Ohio Catfish Record? New Richmond 15-Year-Old Catches Monster While Jug Fishing
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Former Police Detective Indicted on Child Sexual Abuse Charges in Shocking Fall From Badge
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Two juveniles charged with vandalizing vehicles, home in Ohio neighborhood
  • Juveniles Charged After Throwing Rocks at Vehicles From Steubenville Overpass
• Education
  • Ohio school district launches yearlong food, nutrition and Friendsgiving programs
  • Steubenville High continues 11-year tradition of Red Cross blood drives
  • Teaching Children to Read: How One School District Gets It Right
  • Blood and big hearts: Ohio schools help students’ futures through a good cause
  • More than 800 students attend bash
  • Ohio school district ending free meal program, returning to paid status
  • Local elementary school students place pinwheels at Jefferson County Courthouse
  • Richmond School Board first in region to create ICE response policy
  • Ohio high school’s carpentry program equips students for trades careers
  • Steubenville Schools’ ‘Stuff a Bus’ Returns, aims to Brighten Holidays for Local Children
• Health
  • Local students donate 200 “Chemo Care Bags” to Tony Teramana Cancer Center
  • Ohio 1-year-old was lethargic, vomiting, and fainting; Parents charged after child tests positive for meth
  • Belmont County boy Battling Leukemia to Ring Bell, Gets Dream Trip to Disney
  • Chemo Care Bags
  • Ohio Community Raises Money for Local High Schooler Diagnosed With Cancer
• Physical Abuse
  • Child struck by car outside Ohio elementary during drop-off
  • Ohio mother sentenced to prison after she hospitalized her 1-month-old infant causing a brain bleed
  • Ohio couple charged after officials say they left their 2-month-old baby alone in a bouncer for 12 hours to do drugs leading to the infants death
  • Ohio mother charged with felony child endangerment after baby hospitalized with possible brain injury
• Strong Room
  • Services for abused and vulnerable children in Ohio Valley at risk of closure without critical funding
  • A Special Wish Foundation, Ohio Valley Chapter makes dream come true for 3-year-old battling cancer

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Knox County

18

• Education
  • Knox County Schools React to ODE Report Cards
  • Knox County School Finds Success in Tackling Chronic Absenteeism
  • Fredericktown School Enforces New Cell Phone Ban During School Hours
  • East Knox Parents Fighting Religion at Public School Board Meetings
  • Mount Vernon City Schools Loses a Librarian
  • East Knox School Board Approves to Participate in Free Meals Program for Students
  • Jonathan Alder supt. Chapman to be Fredericktown’s Next Supt.
  • Ohio assistant AG informal opinion: Fredericktown School Board Members-Elect in Conflict of Interest
  • Centerburg Schools Asks Community Support for PI Levy
  • Knox County CC Asks Community Support for PI Levy
• Missing Children
  • 6-Year-Old Reported Missing in Knox County Found Safe

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Lake County

75

• Celebration of Children
  • Junior at Madison Comprehensive High School Gets Perfect Score on 2 Parts of ACT Test
  • Painesville Fourth-Grader Finishes Fifth in Section in National Chess Tournament
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Sen. Moreno blasts Mentor schools for allowing porn suspect on campus, but his claim is completely untrue
  • Mentor School Board to discuss student’s arrest after parents, senator raise concerns
  • Mentor 15-year-old arrested on 30+ felony counts of sex crimes
  • Former Lakewood Student Arrested After Bringing ‘Deadly Weapon’ Onto School Property
• Education
  • Wickliffe voters reject 1% earned-income tax for schools
  • Culture-war battles define Mentor school board race
  • Teachers, administrators learn AI integration at annual summit
  • Lake County students evacuated for cafeteria fire
  • Mentor Schools Family Resource Center opens
  • Laketran steps in after bus driver shortage forces Mentor school closure
  • Local school closes last-minute due to bus driver shortage
  • Lakewood High School celebrates National Merit Scholarship semifinalists: A Place in the Sun
  • Willoughby-Eastlake schools to start offering free breakfast, lunch for all students
  • All Mentor schools to have police officers on site starting this school year
• Health Matters
  • After 8-month-old girl passes away unexpectedly, Northeast Ohio community rallies around her family
• Missing Children
  • Missing 12-year-old boy from Painesville found safe
  • 12-year-old boy missing in Lake County, last seen walking into woods
  • Mentor Police find missing 10-year-old boy
  • 16-year-old Painesville Girl Missing since Oct. 9 Found, Sheriff Says
  • Willoughby Police Seek Help Finding Missing 13-Year-Old
  • Painesville Police Seeking Information on 2 Missing Teens Believed to be Together
• Neglect
  • A Dangerous Lapse Leaves Two Young Children Exposed to Freezing Conditions
  • Harrowing Chill: Two Young Children Found Alone in Sub-Freezing Night as Mother Faces Child Endangerment Charges
  • 3-year-old girl Found Alone near Mentor-on-the-Lake road, Charges Pending
  • Shooting in Lake County Wounds 17-Year-Old Male
• Physical Abuse
  • Euclid High School football coach injured during Friday’s game
  • Family shares memories of 14-year-old Mentor wrestler who died after collapsing during high school practice
  • ‘I watched the dog take her face off’: Mentor mom, 4-year-old daughter recovering following attack by pit bull
  • Almost a year later, charges filed in Lake County child abuse case
  • Local daycare worker charged after mom says 4-year-old was injured
  • 16-year-old shot in Willowick
  • Boy killed in Madison Twp. accident last week is memorialized by community
  • Cleveland officer indicted on new charges in alleged Painesville elementary school parking lot shooting
• Sexual Abuse
  • Man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting local 12-year-old boy
  • 22-year-old Mentor sex offender charged with sex crimes against children
  • Former Lake County Teacher Under Investigation for Alleged ‘Inappropriate Conduct’ with Students
• Special Needs
  • ‘Children get to be stars for the evening’: Annual fundraiser returning to support local autism center
• Sports
  • Mentor High School on WKYC for Week 5 of Friday Football Fever: Watch all the moments
  • Bills QB Mitch Trubisky returns home to Mentor to hold youth football camp
• Strong Room
  • Willoughby’s Touch-A-Truck event gives children a hands-on look at big rigs and community helpers
  • Painesville City Schools Lunch Box Summer Meal Program Returns June 3
  • ‘It’s up to You to Save Our Future.’ Teens Offer Opinions on Issues That Matter to Them
  • Free Kids Lunch Program Seeks School Supplies, Backpacks
  • Mentor Public Library to Host ‘Tiny Food Party’ for Teens

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Lawrence County

10

• Education
  • Burlington Elementary Students Learn to Make Apple Butter
  • Burlington Elementary Students Learn to Make Apple Butter
  • South Point Math Stars Rewarded at Shakery
  • Rewarded for Giving
  • The Fourth Was With Them
• Physical Abuse
  • 2 children killed in ATV crash, officials say
  • Woman Indicted For Abandoning Fetus in Dumpster
• Sexual Abuse
  • Lawrence County Receives Grant to Fund Full-Time Child Sex Abuse Investigator
• Strong Room
  • Kids Raise Money to Help Rebuild Church Destroyed in Fire
• Weather Report
  • Ohio Elementary School’s Roof Ripped Off By Severe Storm While Students Were On Spring Break

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Licking County

26

• Child Abduction
  • Columbus man who triggered a 2024 Amber Alert sentenced for kidnapping daughter in Newark
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Reynoldsburg man accused of repeated sexual contact with 7-year-old girl over two months
  • Man charged with child porn and sex with animal in Licking County, dog owner also charged
• Education
  • Schools fight absenteeism with the basics
  • Measles exposure closes New Albany preschool as health officials urge vaccination
  • Intel growth brings more English learners to Licking Heights Schools
  • Knox County man arrested after ‘concerning comments’ prompt Northridge Local Schools closure
  • School districts remain in limbo on funding as lawmakers discuss state budget
  • ‘Junior Achievement BizTown’ gives Newark students experience in business, tech careers
  • Hoax threat causes lockdown Thursday at Licking Heights High School, bomb squad response
  • Schoolhouse in Licking County added to National School Registry
• Health Matters
  • Students Hospitalized, Investigation Underway After Suspected Drug Paraphernalia Found at Licking County School
• Missing Children
  • Ohio Amber Alert: Licking County Infant Found Safe
• Neglect
  • Truck Driver Charged in Ohio Interstate Crash That Killed 3 Students, 3 Others
  • Truck Driver Charged in Ohio Interstate Crash that Killed 3 Students, 3 Others
  • 6 Dead, 18 Injured When Bus Carrying Students And Truck Crash On Ohio Highway
• Physical Abuse
  • NTSB makes safety recommendations related to deadly Tusky Valley bus crash
  • Judge adds GPS monitor to day care worker accused of using tape to restrain infant
  • Missing 3-year-old boy dies after drowning in retention pond in Etna Township
  • Ohio day care worker accused of binding 1-year-old girl with tape
  • Pataskala lifeguards rescue woman, 7-year-old boy from deep water stream
  • Licking County father charged with involuntary manslaughter in infant’s death
  • Truck driver found guilty on lesser charges in bus crash that killed 6 on school trip
• Sports
  • Train for Freedom prepares to expand, continues to support young athletes in Licking Co.
• Strong Room
  • Granville teens pedal to fight pediatric cancer
  • Organization offers businesses a chance to address child care shortages

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Logan County

134

• Celebration of Children
  • Benjamin Logan Students Honored for Achievements at State Science Day
  • Moreland National Merit Scholarship Winner
  • Students Honored: 2024 Academic Achievement Breakfast
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Bellefontaine Teen Cited for No DL; Traffic Violations
  • Police Investigate Vandalism Involving Juveniles
  • Two Boys Charged with Vandalism at Construction Site
  • Bellefontaine Juvenile Arrested for Theft of Bike
  • Local Teen Arrested for OVI After Erratic Driving
• Education
  • Benjamin Logan Local School District Hiring For Several Positions
  • Honda Donations Put Shoes on ILES Students Feet
  • Indian Lake Board of Education Receives Positive Financial Update
  • New Logo for Benjamin Logan Schools Approved by School Board
  • West Liberty-Salem Student Receives Students of Integrity Scholarship
  • Indian Lake Students Honor Veterans at Luncheon
  • BCS Board Reviews Five-Year Forecast; Salutes Substitute Staff Members
  • Ohio Hi-Point Announces First Quarter Superintendent’s List, Honor Roll
  • BHS Names Subway Chieftain Pride Lab Students of Month
  • Nearly 80 Logan County Students Inducted into National Honor Society
• Missing Children
  • UPDATE -Missing 16-Year-Old Bellefontaine Girl Found Safe
• Neglect
  • Toddler Drowns After Being Reported Missing in Logan County
• Physical Abuse
  • Father Arrested for Assaulting Son
  • 17-Year-Old Logan County Girl Killed in Head-on Crash
• Sexual Abuse
  • Logan County man charged with child sex abuse of 5-month-old following FBI investigation
  • Judge Braig Sentences Child Molester to Near-Minimum Sentence
  • Former Superintendent of Spencerville Schools Indicted in Logan County on Sex-Related Charges
• Sport
  • Indian Lake Middle School Laker Football Teams Wrap Up Home Season; BLMS and Graham MS Split
  • BHS Hosts Successful Relay for Life
• Weather Report
  • After Dangerous Tornadoes in Ohio and Indiana, Survivors Salvage, Reflect and Prepare for Recovery

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Lorain County

163

• Extreme Cold Forces School Closures Across Northeast Ohio to Protect Children’s Safety
• Arts and Entertainment
  • “Annie Jr.” opens this weekend at Vermilion High School
  • Elyria Catholic students perform `Freaky Friday the Musical’
  • Avon Lake High School Musicians Set to Perform Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’
• Celebration of Children
  • High school: Avon’s Nolan Good and Vermilion’s Claire Bartlome named Lorain County Student-Athletes of the Year
  • North Ridgeville Student to Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
  • Avon Teenager Performs in International Piano Event in Cleveland
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Police: Lorain teen charged with murder in mother’s shooting death
  • 2 arrested after multiple shootings in Vermilion
  • Boys steal from Meijer store: Avon Police Blotter
  • Juveniles arrested for criminal damaging: Avon Police Blotter
  • Teen opens fire outside Lorain library, wounds 14-year-old boy
  • Lorain 3rd grader criminally charged in connection to school bomb threats
  • Teen Cited for doing 105 MPH on Ohio Turnpike in Lorain County
  • North Ridgeville High School Student Arrested After Snapchat Alerts FBI of Alleged Violent Threat
  • $30K in Damages: Police Believe Lorain Elementary School was Vandalized by Juveniles
  • Several Juveniles, Adults Cited After Fight Following Lorain High School’s Graduation Ceremony
• Domestic Violence
  • Ohio Man Killed His Wife, Stepdaughter and Baby Son Before Turning Gun on Himself
  • Ohio Man Killed His Wife, Step Daughter And Baby Son Before Turning Gun On Himself
• Education
  • Oberlin students cook Thanksgiving meal for high school staff
  • ‘It’ll be harder, it’ll be tighter:’ Amherst schools facing up to $5 million in cuts
  • Drivers blowing past school buses in for wakeup call
  • Keystone school bus overturns after getting hit by car
  • Deer crashes through window into Amherst school cafeteria
  • Lorain City Schools secure critical funding after voters approve renewal levies
  • Amherst voters reject school income tax, continuing 13-year levy drought
  • Midview Schools practice ’emergency evacuation’ with overturned bus
  • Lorain County Joint Vocational School names new high school principal
  • Lorain City Schools seeks voter approval for two critical renewal levies
• Health
  • Extreme Cold Forces School Closures Across Northeast Ohio to Protect Children’s Safety
  • Lorain County Public Health investigating whooping cough outbreak at day care
  • More Than 1 Year After 3-Year-Old Ashton’s Death, Family Pushing for More Awareness
  • Ashton’s Army: Community Rallies Behind Toddler Battling Aggressive Form of Pediatric Cancer
• Law and Policy
  • Lorain proposes law holding parents accountable for juvenile crimes
• Missing Children
  • Elyria Police locate missing 12-year-old
  • Search continues for 16-year-old boy who may have drowned in Elyria river, adult friend charged
  • Lorain County Sheriff’s Office Find Missing 9-Year-Old Boy
  • Police Searching for Missing 17-Year Old Girl from Wellington
  • Missing 12-Year-Old Lorain Boy Found
• Neglect
  • ‘Trying to be a Good Samaritan’: Teen Hit by Elyria Police Car
  • Child Rescued After Falling Onto Rocks Near Black River in Elyria
  • Tragedy Strikes: 6-Year-Old Ohio Boy Mauled to Death by Family Dog
  • Lorain City Schools Kindergartener Dies Unexpectedly
  • Elyria Mom Charged After Two Kids, 5 and 12, Found Walking on Ohio Turnpike
  • Drunk mom Charged with Child Endangerment: North Ridgeville Police Blotter
  • Avon police officers honored for saving life of 2-year-old girl choking on Halloween candy
  • Avon Police Department: Teen dies After Falling Off of Moving car During Game of Tag
  • Ohio Child Hurt in Mistaken Police Raid, Mom Says as Authorities Deny Searching the Wrong House
• Physical Abuse
  • North Ridgeville outlines safety upgrades after death of 16-year-old girl who was hit by car
  • North Ridgeville teens petition for crosswalk after friend killed crossing busy street
  • Police arrest father, grandmother on child endangering charges after little boy suffers serious injuries
  • Lorain County grand jury indicts Jacob Rosado in death of 16-year-old Vincent Pabon
  • North Ridgeville 2nd grader dies after ‘sudden illness’
  • 4-way stop added after children hit crossing Lorain intersection
  • Man faces charges after dogs attacked 4-year-old, killed family’s dog
  • 6-year old suffers minor injuries in Lorain vehicular incident
  • Man charged in death of 16-year-old found in Black River previously admitted to criminal child enticement, records show
  • Body of missing 16-year-old found in Elyria’s Black River near police station
• Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Major Child Sexual Exploitation Case
  • Elyria man on trial for rape of former girlfriend’s teenage relative
  • Elyria woman charged with trafficking teen girl for sex
  • Mike Davis Released From Prison After Serving 4-Year Sentence
• Special Education
  • Murray Ridge School graduates six
• Sport
  • Elyria City Schools issues new rules football games
  • High school cross country preview: Avon’s Kaitlyn Reese bidding to make history
  • Georgia teen runs mile to honor fallen Lorain officer Phillip Wagner
  • High school baseball: Fast start helps Amherst down Green, advance to first regional final
  • High school baseball: Living and breathing the sport 24/7 pays off in Wellington’s Johnnie Kinter being named Lorain County’s Mr. Baseball
  • As grief ripples through Ohio lacrosse, one girls team takes bold step on safety
  • Surge in girls wrestling across Ohio
  • Avon Lake Student-Athletes Plead to Preserve their Teams
  • Highschool Lacrosse 06 May Wellington School Girls Game Notice
• Strong Room
  • Lorain families could face fines, jail time for youth crimes
  • New childrens’ gym opens in North Ridgeville: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville
  • Learn how to become a foster parent at Lorain County’s foster parent open house Sept. 10
  • Fundraiser collects thousands of dollars worth of baby supplies for families in need
  • Community members gather for ‘Blue Sunday,’ seek solutions to childhood abuse and neglect
  • Lorain teen saves man who collapsed at Broadway AutoZone

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Lucas County

542

• Adoption
  • 6 Foster Children Adopted from Lucas County Children Services During National Event
• Arts and Entertainment
  • Music studio launches program empowering kids to create art, not trouble
• Celebration of Children
  • ‘He’s what I would call a quiet hero’: Local student serves school, community
  • Mia Hammond, 17 and Angela Stanford the winners at inaugural Greater Toledo Classic
  • Local students defeat dozens of other teams to win a national competition
  • Bowsher High School student becomes three-time national champion boxer
  • 8-year-old “superhero” spots fire outside home
  • 8-Year-Old Student Helps Stock his School’s Food Pantry Through Lemonade Stand
  • 13-Year-Old Toledo School For The Arts Student Goes Viral
• Child Abduction
  • Child makes up fake attempted kidnapping story
• Child Loss
  • Tragedy in Toledo: House Fire Claims Lives of Deaf Woman and 8-Year-Old Boy
  • Deadly Toledo House Fire That Killed Child Raises Urgent Concerns Over Home Safety and Child Protection
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Prominent Ohio Pediatrician Fired After Police Discover Over 100 Child Abuse Images
  • International Cyber Crackdown Exposes Ohio Man in Shocking Child Exploitation Case
  • Man Who Drove Across Ohio to Exploit 9-Year-Old Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
  • Federal Threat Case Uncovers Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Files, Raising Alarms Over Child Safety
  • Justice Years Later: Ohio Man Sentenced After Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Speaks Out
  • Toledo man sentenced for sexually assaulting two young children
  • Toledo sex offender convicted of brandishing knife at girl who refused to have sex with him
  • Toledo man convicted of attempted child rape
  • 73-year-old Toledo man accused of raping 6-year-old boy ‘years ago’
  • Man sentenced to 2 years probation for gross sexual imposition
• Children and Family Support Service
  • Lucas County Voters Approve Children Services Levy
  • Levy Seeks to Raise Funds for Children’s Care in Lucas County
• Children In Conflict With The Law
  • East Toledo police chase ends in crash, both suspects believed to be juveniles
  • Toledo police officers hurt in crash while pursuing allegedly armed 15-year-old
  • Perrysburg teen accused of false threat of school shooting
  • Teen charged with fatal Point Place stabbing appears in court
  • Teen stabbing suspect calls 911 after fatal Point Place incident
  • 14-year-old arrested for firing gun in Toledo, police say
  • Teen arrested for allegedly stealing Kia
  • Teen sentenced for shooting, killing teen on Sylvania Ave. in 2023
  • Police arrest 13-year-olds after bricks hit vehicles driving on I-475 Friday
  • 16-year-old in Toledo leads authorities on pursuit in stolen vehicle before crashing, police say
• Education
  • Toledo Public Schools still looking for written guarantee on Head Start funding
  • Sylvan Elementary students get a lesson in generosity after collecting thousands of donations for families in need
  • Former TPS coach resigns amid investigation into alleged misconduct
  • Toledo Public Schools rising to meet needs of more than 1,000 students experiencing homelessness during school year
  • Toledo Public Schools to temporarily suspend ‘Head Start Services’ due to government shutdown
  • Sylvania Schools to name new superintendent
  • Field trip designed to help teach students and help feed local families
  • No injuries in rear-end crash with AW school bus
  • Toledo school aims to tackle low attendance, literacy rates
  • Whitmer High School partners with the University of Toledo for financial literacy event
• Health
  • More children being hospitalized due to consuming marijuana. Doctors explain dangers
  • Owens holding Children Access to Dental Care Day
  • Ohio looks to launch program soon to expand access to vision care, glasses for children
  • Couple indicted after young child tests positive for cocaine, placed on life support
  • Giving back to children battling cancer
  • Mother who works for ProMedica Foundation found her 1-year-old son in need of hospitalization
  • Health experts say more children are facing mental health challenges
  • Family of 4-year-old battling cancer benefits from Child Life services not covered by insurance
  • 3-year-old Toledo boy and his mother are both cancer survivors
  • Protecting you and your children from measles
• Law and Policy
  • Ohio lawmakers introduce new act centered on DNA testing at birth
• Missing Children
  • Toledo police looking for missing 12-year-old
  • Toledo police seeking help locating missing juvenile
  • Police: 16-year-old missing from east Toledo, concerns for his safety
  • MISSING: Teen reported missing from west Toledo
  • Missing 13-year-old found, police say
  • LCCS reunites boy with family after he was found alone in Toledo
  • 11-year-old missing from south Toledo found, according to police
  • Police asking for public’s help finding family of juvenile
  • TPD: Teen reported missing from south Toledo
  • Police searching for missing person in Ohio
• Neglect
  • Toledo Woman Arrested for Leaving Seven Children Alone in Car Outside Gambling Business
  • One Child Hospitalized After Accidental Shooting Involving a Child in Toledo
  • Ongoing Toledo Child Endangerment Case: New Body Cam Footage Shows Arrest at Little Miracles Childcare
  • Toledo Childcare Worker Held After Young Children Allegedly Left Unsupervised
  • Parents get plea deal in child endangerment case
  • BODYCAM: 13 children found living in ‘infested’ home covered in ‘filth’
  • 13 children removed from East Toledo home, three adults arrested
  • Toledo woman pleads no contest to bringing children to live in inhabitable house she broke into
  • Parents charged, children transported to LCCS after they were allegedly found unsupervised in poor conditions
  • Child endangerment charges filed against woman looking to volunteer with local group that helps foster children
• Physical Abuse
  • Court grants new trial for man convicted of killing Sylvania 3-year-old
  • 13-year-old killed in Toledo shooting, police say
  • Judge limits access to sensitive children services records in Kei’Mani Latigue murder case
  • TPD: Four people hospitalized in Toledo crash, 10-year-old critically injured
  • Toledo police: 5 people, including 3 children and pregnant woman, injured in crash
  • Juvenile hospitalized following Tuesday night shooting
  • TPD: Child bitten by dog while left unsupervised, charge against mother dropped
  • 11-year-old killed in crash on Jackman
  • 14-year-old shot and killed friend on accident while playing with gun, mayor says
  • Juvenile in critical condition after being shot in the head in west Toledo
• Sexual Abuse
  • Horror Files: 84-Year-Old Ex-Political Candidate Jailed 21 Years After Police Find Child Sexual Abuse Images of Toddlers on Computer
  • Former TPS basketball coach arrested for alleged sexual assault of a juvenile
• Special Needs
  • Project iAm, TPD to offer free ID bracelets for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Special delivery provides comfort and connection for parents of children with Down syndrome
• Sports
  • Athlete of the Week: Lila Simon of Anthony Wayne
  • Athlete of the Week: Brayden Cole of Anthony Wayne
  • High school football playoffs kick off soon. Here’s where northwest Ohio’s teams stand
  • Athlete of the Week: Sofia Avram of Maumee Valley Country Day
  • ‘Key for our community’: Northwest Ohio youth programs celebrating rise in girls flag football
  • Delroy Chance Angel Wings Foundation helps more than 500 children get new cleats
  • Ability Games at Toledo Public Schools shows students everyone is equal
  • Declining numbers a sign of the times for youth baseball league at Lucas County Rec Center
  • Athlete of the Week: Lorence Sayco of Springfield
  • Athlete of the Week: Rily Chambers of Clay High School
• Strong Room
  • The Josh Project giving children the confidence to be safe around water
  • Lucas County Children’s Services to host Trunk or Treat
  • Lucas Co. Child Protection Task Force identifies 8 priority areas
  • Toledo celebrates opening of accessible playground
  • Point Place rallies to stop youth violence after 14-year-old stabbed to death
  • Public invited to event to uplift Toledo children on Monday
  • CCMEP accepting new referrals
  • LCCS to distribute more than 1,000 book bags to children in its care
  • Program connecting local children to ‘foster grandparents’ winding down over federal funding freeze
  • Parents, teens ‘unplug’ for open forum on social media, drug use
• Substance Abuse
  • TPS Teacher Arrested For OVI, Drug Possession Enters Not Guilty Plea
• The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  • Mother outraged after video shows school employee restraining 8-year-old son
  • Garfield Elementary School employee on leave
• Weather Report
  • Cloudy, gray skies Thursday; rain possible Friday
  • Another hot and humid day Monday with temperatures in low 90s
  • 13 FIRST ALERT Weather Day Issued for Thursday: 100+ Heat Index
  • A 6-day heat wave is approaching. Here’s where to find cooling centers in Lucas County
  • Rainy Friday morning; afternoon highs in 70s
  • Cloudy, breezy Wednesday with highs in low 60s
  • Rainy weather continues through Thursday, with highs in 50s | WTOL 11 Weather
  • Tracking Heavy Rain Tonight And Tuesday
  • Tracking Showers & Storms Tomorrow
  • Tracking Rain Today, Cooler Weekend

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Madison County

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• Education
  • Spanish Teacher Pamela Dentler Leads Students in Helping the Community Through her Club Más Amor
  • District Treasurer to Retire
  • French Students Plan to Travel to France During the Summer
  • Teacher Pathways Educator Elizabeth Winkler Retires After 26 Years at Plain Local Schools
  • Bids sought for school demolition
• Missing Children
  • Police Bodycam Shows Rescue of Missing 5-year-old boy with Autism from Creek
• Physical Abuse
  • Intoxicated Man Accused of Kidnapping 3-Year-Old During Domestic Dispute
  • Violence Erupts at Child’s Birthday Party, Raising Safety Concerns After Man Left in Coma
  • Police arrest woman nearly 2 years after baby found in garbage truck in Ohio city
  • Baby’s Death Yields few Leads One Year After Body Found in Plain City Garbage Truck

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Mahoning County

237

• Arts and Entertainment
  • Councilman plans to bring RC park in Youngstown to instill bonding and success for kids
  • 190 middle school musicians prepare for Middle School Honor Band concert at YSU
• Celebration of Children
  • Sophia Dibo of Cardinal Mooney High School voted best soccer player of the year
  • Austintown Fitch student earns perfect ACT score
  • Local student achieves rare perfect ACT score
  • Community leaders to recognize Youngstown teen robbed at lemonade stand
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Mahoning County Man Gets 23 Years for Hoarding Thousands of Child Abuse Images
  • Teen Arrested After Online Tip Uncovers Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Material in Boardman
  • Attorney criticizes Ursuline response to latest lawsuit
  • Ursuline response to latest allegations: ‘Extremely upsetting’ if true
  • Could Ursuline lawsuits threaten school’s stability?
  • Ursuline High School, Catholic Diocese of Youngstown face expanded hazing suit
  • Warren man sentenced for rape of juvenile
  • Judge orders Ursuline to release student names in hazing suit
  • 13 men arrested in Northeast Ohio sex sting, 2 sought out children
  • Ursuline High School announces suspension, leaves for football coaches after hazing lawsuit
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Student arrested at Struthers High School for charges of drug possession
  • Drug investigation results in Struthers student charged
  • 17-year-old pleads guilty to pool cue assault in Canfield
  • 14-year-old suspect pleads guilty to shooting death of 19-year-old in Youngstown
  • Police: Two Boardman carjacking incidents were connected
  • Report of teens and gun bring four police departments to Boardman gas station
  • Youngstown teen robbed at gunpoint while running lemonade stand
  • Four teens allegedly break into barn, release horse in Boardman
  • Child allegedly attacks teen sister with knife in Ohio
  • Trial set in juvenile court for 14-year-old accused in Youngstown homicide
• Education
  • Western Reserve Elementary students hold Thanksgiving Day parade
  • Canfield students collect over 6,000 pounds of food for Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Sebring mother demands changes to district policy on notifying parents of reported inappropriate contact
  • Poland schools superintendent retiring due to esophageal cancer diagnosis
  • Poland school board begins search for interim superintendent
  • Western Reserve Elementary students hold Thanksgiving dinner for veterans, first responders
  • Jackson-Milton Schools opens Care Closet for students
  • Boardman teachers, students adjusting to AI in the classroom
  • MCCTC and Valley STEM invite local students to learn
  • Several Valley schools receive grant money to fund STEM programs
• Health
  • Lack of OBGYNs drives high infant mortality in Mahoning County, says public health commissioner
  • Akron Children’s Hospital launching mobile care unit to serve Mahoning Valley
  • New Ohio statewide children’s eyesight initiative inspired by Mahoning Valley program
  • 7-week-old Youngstown baby in desperate need of liver transplant amid severe flu season
  • Valley schools supporting boy with brain cancer
  • Youngstown Police See Increase in kids Eating THC Edibles
  • Doctor Has Good News About Eclipse Eye Issues
• Missing Children
  • Youngstown Police Department asking for help identifying lost child
  • Authorities searching for missing person in Ohio
  • Missing: Madison Manning
  • Missing: Stella Mahan
• Neglect
  • Youngstown Police arrest woman, rescue 10 children from ‘deplorable’ home
  • Mother to See Brief Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to Child Endangering Charges
  • Teen Seriously Hurt after ATV Crash in Austintown
  • Woman Charged With Leaving Kids Unattended in Pickup While she Was at Boardman Business
  • Woman Charged for Leaving Child in Car Outside Bar: Report
  • Ohio Poison Center Seeing Uptick in Children Accidentally Ingesting Marijuana, THC Products
  • 5 Children Including 1 Year Old Twins, Die In Ohio House Fire
• Physical Abuse
  • New lawsuit accuses Ursuline administration of failing to prevent assault on student
  • Canfield Rd. reopen after four-vehicle crash, baby and three others injured
  • Jury seated in trial of Youngstown woman charged with 7-year-old’s death
  • Struthers Police arrest women in suspected child abuse case
  • Student shot after Chardon High School football game
  • Man convicted of murdering 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney scheduled for resentencing today
  • Another delay in trial of suspect accused of murdering Youngstown teen
  • Thirteen-year-old wounded in Youngstown shooting
  • Struthers’ dad: 3-year-old shot himself with gun left on dresser
  • Coroner releases name of three-year-old child shot in Struthers
• Special Education
  • Applications open for Special Education Teacher Mini-Grant Program
  • Parents beg South Range to keep open-enrolled IEP students in district
• Sport
  • Youngstown High School expected to enter new athletic conference
  • Nathan Yon of Lowellville High School voted best cross-country student-athlete
  • 5 Mahoning Valley-area high school football teams remain in playoffs
  • Who was Mahoning Valley’s best high school volleyball player of 2025 season? Vote now
  • Campbell children spring into action at annual Spooky-Sprint
  • YSU introduces metal detectors for high school football games.
  • 2025 Boardman High School football schedule and facts
  • Take a look at this week’s Mahoning Matters Super 7 high school baseball ranking
  • Austintown High School freshman makes school history, advocates for female athletes
  • Katie Koulianos of Ursuline High School is Mahoning Valley’s softball player to watch
• Strong Room
  • The Brightside Project provides food for local children
  • Baby swing recall due to risk of suffocation
  • Los Gallos offers free children meals every day in November, SNAP disruptions
  • Student leads Youngstown bed-building event with Sleep in Heavenly Peace
  • Mustangs Care Group giving food to students in need
  • Mahoning County Children Services experiencing phone issues
  • Ohio unveils new look for birth certificates
  • Mahoning Valley Olde Car Club hosts fundraiser for infant weighing one pound at birth
  • Mahoning Co. Children Services experiencing phone issues, after-hours line restored
  • DreamCatchers for Kids receives $2,000 donation from Wings for Vincent
• The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  • Ursuline parents and coach react to cancelled season, call it unfair
• Weather Report
  • Just how hot will July be in Mahoning? Here’s the month’s forecast
  • Valley advised to prepare for 104-degree heat index early next week
  • A midweek treat of sunshine and warmth

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Marion County

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• Celebration of Children
  • River Valley Middle School eighth grader wins her first boxing bout
  • Marion Police Department Honors Elementary Student as Super School Citizen
• Education
  • Report card: Marion City Schools improves, but 40% of students still chronically absent
  • Harding agribusiness students to lead 4th Grade Ag Day in spring with help of TEACH grant
  • Marion County Community Foundation awards TEACH grants for enhanced learning opportunities
  • Here’s what’s new at Elgin Local Schools for the 2025-’26 school year
  • Take a spin through these archived photos of Pleasant High School graduates from the past
  • Marion Teacher Facing Felony Charge after she was Allegedly Caught on Camera Slapping Student
  • Ohio State Marion Awards Scholarships for Math Challenge
  • Middle Schoolers Compete for Scholarships in Annual Campus Math Competition
• Health
  • Ohio parents don’t have access to their children’s online medical records. That could change
• Neglect
  • Pedestrian Killed, Child Injured in Marion Crash
• Physical Abuse
  • School bus carrying Ohio junior high football team involved in crash; 10 injured
  • ‘It’s a disaster’: More than a dozen kids injured in Marion County school bus crash
• Sexual Abuse
  • Marion County man gets life in prison for raping multiple children
  • Marion councilmember indicted for 2nd time, accused of raping teen girl
  • 28-year-old man gets 6 consecutive life sentences for rape of young girl in Marion County
  • ‘Wait And See’: Marion City Council Member Charged With Rape Continues to Sit on Council
  • Marion Councilman Arrested, Accused of Raping Girl Under 15
  • Marion Man Admits to Raping Child, 12
• Sports
  • Who were the league champs? Final 2025 Marion-area high school baseball standings
  • Who had the best performance: Vote in the boys and girls athlete of the week polls here
  • Where are they going? Check out the Marion-area high school boys basketball tourney schedule
  • High School Baseball Player Makes Ridiculous Defensive Play
• Strong Room
  • Marion CASA to host event to find new voices for local children
  • MarionMade!: Imagination Library books in the mail is ‘ohhh so exciting’ for the children
  • Luke 3:11 Ministries launches ‘I Wish for Prom’ to make dreams come true for local girls”

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Medina County

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• Child Abduction
  • Arraignment for man accused of kidnapping Medina 3-year-old
  • ‘I’m distraught’: Medina father speaks out after 10-year-old son escapes attempted abduction
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Brunswick High School Student Found with ‘Several Airsoft Guns’ in Car, Principal Says
• Education
  • Brunswick is only Ohio high school to earn national college exam award
  • Medina educators take closer look at AI
  • Medina County school district holds hiring fair for bus drivers
  • Medina High School announces strict safety measures for home football games this season
  • Brunswick City School District honors exceptional staff members
  • Brunswick High School celebrates Top 30 seniors
  • Medina County school leaders voice concern with Ohio House Bill 96
  • Prom 2025: Strongsville High School celebrates at Weymouth Country Club
  • Local school bus drivers to compete in Bus Driver Road-eo
  • Brunswick school district closes Excellence/Hadcock entrance this month
• Health
  • ‘Elevated’ Hodgkin’s lymphoma numbers among teens at Medina High School
  • Ohio families waiting at least a year for autism diagnosis specialist appointments
  • Highland Local School District in Medina County Reports ‘Probable Cases’ of Whooping Cough
  • Medina Community Rallies Behind 10-Year-Old Girl With Rare Form of Cancer
• Missing Children
  • Missing 17-year-old girl in Ohio, authorities asking for public’s help
  • Missing 3-year-old who was taken by a family acquaintance found, Medina Police say
  • Wadsworth police search for missing 13-year-old girl
  • Medina Police looking for missing teen
  • Wadsworth Police search for missing 16-year-old girl
  • 16-Year-Old Reported Missing in Medina for a 2nd Time
  • Police Looking for 17-Year-old Brunswick Teen Runaway
• Neglect
  • 2 Teens Dead After Medina County Crash: OSHP
  • Driver Accused of Hitting 9-Year-Old Medina Boy Pleads no Contest
  • Change of Plea Hearing For Driver Accused of Hitting 9-Year-old Medina Boy
  • Toddler Injured After Accidentally Shooting Himself Wednesday Evening
• Physical Abuse
  • Man Threatened to Shoot Daughter in Standoff: Police
  • Brunswick Mom Claims Daycare Teacher Witnessed Director Slam her 4-Year-Old to the Ground
• Sexual Abuse
  • Wadsworth Teacher Charged With Having Inappropriate Contact With Students: Police
• Strong Room
  • 10th Annual Sophia’s Smile 5K helps families honor children who have died suddenly
  • Northeast Ohioans unite to write brighter future for Ugandan students through book drive
• Substance Abuse
  • Sharon woman charged after infant tests positive for several drugs
  • Drunk Woman Wrecks Car and Walks Away With Her 3-Year-Old Child: Brunswick Police Blotter
  • Bodycam: Medina Elementary School Psychologist Found Allegedly Under the Influence at Work
• Weather Report
  • Eclipse Brings Crowds To Medina

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Meigs County

3

• Car Plunges Into Ohio River, Driver Killed as Child Is Pulled to Safety
• Missing Children
  • Missing 3-Year-Old, Dog Found in Meigs County
• Sport
  • Girl Scouts Awarded $251K Grant for Salisbury Twp. Camp

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Mercer County

5

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Sharon Man Accused of Repeatedly Raping Girl as Young as Six
• Education
  • Mercer High School opens food pantry for students
  • To Serve, Protect Schools
  • Alumni and Student Tour MVP Dairy
• Physical Abuse
  • More Details Revealed in Alleged Infant Assault Incident in Mercer County

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Miami County

26

• Arts & Entertainment
  • Miami Valley teens perform on Broadway at National High School Musical Theatre Awards
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Former West Milton police officer released on house arrest following overturned rape convictions
  • Dayton man pleads not guilty to 34 counts of child pornography in Miami County
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • 2 Teens Arrested After Overnight Piqua Shooting
  • Juvenile Murder Suspect Allowed to Leave Covington Before His Arrest in Cincinnati
• Education
  • Bethel Local Schools rallies after double murder-suicide tragedy, causes of death revealed
  • Bethel school bus driver on leave pending impairment investigation
  • Ohio school districts will soon be required to have AI policies
  • Troy schools phones down; System provider finds additional issues to be repaired
  • Troy celebrates the start of a new era of school buildings
  • Library, Milton schools ask for tax increases; more schools seek renewal levies
  • Tipp City school board approves basic plan for new PK-8 building
  • Tipp City schools, residents discuss detailed plan for new PK-8 building
  • Troy school leaders working through challenges for new building construction
  • Tipp City changes bathroom plan for new school after questions, concerns
• Neglect
  • Lawsuit by Former Teacher Claims School Leaders’ Failure to Act Led to Teen’s Murder
• Physical Abuse
  • Children in the Home: Husband Charged With Murder After Mother Found Dead in Tipp City
  • Beloved Ohio Coach and Former Teacher Killed in Apparent Home Invasion, Community in Shock
  • ‘Pure evil’; Man sentenced for murder of toddler
  • Piqua man pleads to murder in child’s death
  • 3-year-old, 2 adults rescued from river after boat sinks in Tipp City
• Sports
  • High school baseball: Tippecanoe shuts out Piqua, advances to district final
  • Coaches Accuse Some High Schools Cheating in Ohio Track and Field

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Monroe County

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• Education
  • Switzerland of Ohio School Board race decided in Monroe County
  • UPDATE: Beallsville High Closed
  • Ohio school board makes unanimous decision to suspend high school
  • Monroe Schools gymnasium will become two stories of classrooms due to enrollment boom
  • A Record-Setting Year for West Holmes FFA Members With Top Showing at State Convention
• Physical Abuse
  • Jeep carrying 6 kids crashes and hits trees, kills 14-year-old, Family wants teen brought back to Ohio
• Sexual Abuse
  • Monroe County Man Facing Child Pornography Charges, Thwarted From Becoming Foster Parent
• Sports
  • West Holmes’ Kyle Maltarich Flies to D2 High Jump Regional Title

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Montgomery County

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• Man, woman accused of kidnapping 12-year-old in Dayton, pouring bleach on him
• Celebration of Children
  • Cross Country: Oakwood girls win first team state championship
  • Dayton STEM school robotics team beats odds, wins ‘Rookie of the Year’ title at world competition
• Child Abduction
  • Police: 2-year-old kidnapped in Dayton, recovered shortly after
  • Man, woman accused of kidnapping 12-year-old in Dayton, pouring bleach on him
• Child Care
  • Sky-High Child Care Costs in Ohio Threaten Families and Child Safety
  • Dayton Children’s to Open State-of-the-Art Rehab Center as Demand for Pediatric Therapy Soars
  • Ohio Launches Free Glasses Program to Help Thousands of Students See Clearly
• Children and Family Support Service
  • Local Organization Donates Gifts to 1K Children in Need
  • Children’s Hunger Alliance Sponsoring Free, Reduced Meals Across Ohio
  • Child Support Awareness Month Given the ‘Green Light’ for August
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • 12-year-old arrested for stabbing brother in Dayton
  • 2 juveniles arrested in vehicle theft, chase in Huber Heights
  • 2 juveniles arrested after teen overdoses at local waterpark
  • 17-year-old to be tried as an adult in Dayton double homicide
  • Multi-vehicle, multi-county chase ends with at least 1 juvenile in custody, other suspects at large
  • 2 teens transferred to adult court for deadly attempted Dayton break-in
  • Motion filed to try teens accused of stealing vehicle, hitting Dayton officer as adults
  • Teen Charged for Shooting at Downtown RTA hub
  • Teens Charged with Murder after Botched Break-in leads to Accomplice’s Death
  • Clark County CTC Student Facing Felony Charges for Terroristic Threats
• Drug Abuse
  • Coroner: 5-Year-Old Dies From ‘Intoxication’ of Drugs, Including Xylazine
• Education
  • Can all the children fit in one middle school? Merger tops questions at Kettering forum
  • Unlicensed Dayton Public Schools aides will be placed on leave until they can update license
  • Dayton teacher under fire after video appears to show shove of student
  • Crayons to Classrooms gives boost to Dayton-area teachers
  • Kettering Schools to share building plan in community forum
  • Dayton Public Schools responds to video on transgender athlete policy compliance
  • Dayton hosts students from Bosnia, Herzegovina
  • School shooting threat on Snapchat in Ohio triggers FBI response, man arrested
  • Kettering to merge middle school students for 2026-27, close Van Buren Middle School
  • Niess, Nunery, Amsler win Miamisburg school board race; Posey, Barry secure Miami Twp. trustee spots
• Health
  • Dayton Children’s president to step down
  • 3 Dayton middle school students taken to hospital after mistakenly taking THC gummies
  • Dayton Children’s reports phone service is down
  • Federal funding for infant, maternal health program could run out
  • DeWine voices concern over youth marijuana use during Dayton Children’s visit
  • How protected are local children from measles? Key takeaways from our investigation
  • Dayton Children’s finishes building $110M facility as youth mental health crisis grows
  • Dayton Children’s opens new $11.8M outpatient care center on Far Hills
  • Ambient AI being added to exam rooms, doctor visits at Dayton Children’s: What that means
  • Measles outbreak: How protected are local elementary schools? Search the data
• Holiday Tips
  • Shriners Children’s Ohio Gives Tips to Prevent Holiday Burn-Related Injuries
  • Burn Prevention Tips with Shriners Children’s Ohio
• Mental Health
  • Back-to-school is a critical time to build children mental health skills
  • More Teens Struggling with Added Pressures, Burnout, Study Shows
• Missing Children
  • Two missing Liberty teens found, reunited with families
  • UPDATE: Two missing Dayton children found in Florida; woman to face charges
  • Authorities searching for missing person in Ohio
  • Toddler found after stolen vehicle prompts Amber Alert in Trotwood
  • Authorities searching for missing person in Ohio
  • 17-year-old reported missing in Ohio
  • UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old boy found safe
  • 16-year-old reported missing in Ohio
  • Missing 4-month-old found, mother arrested at Dayton apartment
  • Police searching for missing teen in Ohio
• Neglect
  • Seven-Year-old Hospitalized after Being Struck by car in Harrison Township
  • Juvenile Passenger Sent to Hospital After Crash
  • Ohio Girl, 9, Loses Leg After Vehicle Hits, Drags her Nearly Half-Mile
  • Germantown Teen Survives, Overcomes Traumatic Injury From a Fall to Make it to See Taylor Swift
  • 18-year-old West Carrollton Senior Killed in Miamisburg Crash
  • ‘Where’s my child?’ Mother Panicked After 6-Year-old Daughter Mistakenly gets put on School Bus
  • UPDATE: No Injuries Reported on School Bus After Crash on US-35 in Dayton
• Physical Abuse
  • Man Charged After Alleged Assault of 10-Year-Old at Family Arcade, Police Fear More Children May Be Affected
  • Prime BBQ boosts reward to $12k for info on 5-year-old girl’s death
  • Dayton man accused of punching teen, breaking his jaw charged
  • Jury finds former teacher’s aide guilty of assaulting autistic boy on Fairborn bus
  • Motion to suppress incriminating statements in Creachbaum case filed
  • Man charged in Miami Twp. crash that killed 6-year-old girl
  • Hershall Creachbaum’s remains identified by Montgomery County Coroner
  • Kettering middle school student hit by vehicle in crosswalk
  • Death of 17-year-old boy under investigation in Washington Twp.
  • 1 juvenile dead, 3 juveniles injured in single-vehicle Greene County crash
• Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for “Horrific” Abuse of Two Young Children
  • Dayton man gets prison time in child pornography investigation
  • Middletown-area man gets 26 years for coercing, exploiting underage girls online
  • Dayton man gets probation after pleading guilty in child porn case
  • Northmont schools got tip about bus driver years before many of his alleged sex crimes
  • Dayton man accused of raping 10-year-old pleads guilty
  • Miamisburg man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen at Dayton party
  • Man sentenced to more than 10 years for secretly filming juveniles in Riverside bathroom
  • Riverside man gets probation for dozens of child pornography charges
  • Man accused of sexually abusing 2 children in Dayton
• Sport
  • High School Football: Top players in West Carrollton history
  • High School Football Week 12 roundup: Morgerson’s late TD pass, 2-point conversion lifts Carlisle past Graham
  • High school football: Regional semifinals schedule for Week 13
  • High school sports: Troy girls, boys soccer teams both claim MVL titles
  • OHSAA vote on NIL issue will take place in November
  • OHSAA will vote on NIL rules sometime in next 45 days after judge’s decision
  • High School Football: Who’s ranked in state poll after Week 9?
  • High School Football: Who’s ranked in 2025 state poll after Week 8 games?
  • High school golf: Alter boys win fourth straight state championship
  • Safety measures set stage for Wayne-Springfield football game Friday
• Strong Room
  • East Dayton organization promotes positive habits for youth through cycling initiative
  • How to navigate discussions of school shootings with children
  • Kettering Chick-fil-A getting national attention for policy limiting teens
  • Playlot update part of Miamisburg effort to upgrade offerings citywide
  • Dayton Children’s campaign tops $85M
  • Marijuana poisoning among children skyrocketing in Ohio
  • Second Lady Usha Vance, Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine read to children at state fair
  • Three sisters ready to compete in market hog show at Montgomery County Fair
  • Water safety tips for families swimming this summer
  • Police urge gun safety after rash of accidental shootings, including gunshot death
• Weather Report
  • Dayton sets record for highest low temperature Sunday
  • Three tornadoes confirmed in Miami Valley, One in Fayette County

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Morgan County

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• Ohio school closings and delays for Friday
• Education
  • Morgan schools loses superintendent, could career program be next?
  • Ohio school closings and delays for Friday

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Morrow County

11

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Morrow County man facing 40+ child sex abuse material charges
• Education
  • Morrow County Students Gain Career Insight Through Paid Internships
  • Cloverleaf High School and Middle School Open New schools with Modern Facilities
  • Morrow County’s Ready-for-Hire Takes Summer Program on the Road
  • Mount Gilead BOE Hears Optimistic Financial Forecast
  • Morrow County’s Ready-for-Hire Program to Launch Summer slate at Tomorrow Center
  • School Closings and Delays Due to Severe Weather
  • Area Homeschoolers Celebrate Learning
• Health Matters
  • 1-year-old battling cancer receives home playground from Marion volunteers
• Law and Policy
  • Ohio school district proposal would restrict classroom flags, symbols
• Neglect
  • Teen Dies in Morrow County Crash

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Muskingum County

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• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Zanesville Man Sentenced to Four Years for Sex Crimes Involving Minors
  • Zanesville Man Sentenced After Pornographic Images of Children Found on His Phone
• Drug Abuse
  • Pregnant Mom Who Tested Positive for Several Drugs Pleads Guilty to 3 Counts
• Education
  • Ohio Sheriff’s Office investigating a report of a threat made by a student against a Junior High that happened during school hours
  • Multiple schools in Ohio closed Thursday
  • Otsego Schools Students Returning to School with Less After Levy Failure
  • East Muskingum School Board Does Not Vote on Offer to Purchase New Concord Elementary
  • $1.58M Grant Will Put Health Clinics Inside Zanesville and Maysville High Schools
• Health
  • Muskingum University Hosts Children’s Healthcare Discussion
• Missing Children
  • Missing 16-year-old girl in Ohio, local police ask for public’s help
• Neglect
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sued After Alleged Crib Safety Failure Ends in Tragedy
  • Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Drowning of 6-Year-Old Girl in Adamsville
• Physical Abuse
  • Ohio father gets 10 years in prison for causing drug overdose to 13-month-old son
  • Fate of Ohio Child Murderer Decided by Parole Board after Signatures Collected
  • Man Pleads Guilty After Holding Down Toddler And Striking Him; Brother Videoed The Assault

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Noble County

4

• Education
  • Sharon robotics students seek CPR, AED certifications
  • Sharon City Schools launching new program for students without positive male role models
• Neglect
  • Sharon babysitter charged after 8-year-old found on freeway
• Physical Abuse
  • Trial involving rape and dismemberment of Sharon teen moved to January

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Ottawa County

18

• Education
  • Demolition of Oak Harbor Middle School on hold
  • Old Oak Harbor middle school to be torn down
  • Port Clinton High School Walking Program Returns
  • Community Frustrated After School Board Decides not to Renew Beloved Principal’s Contract
• Health Matters
  • 3-year-old’s leukemia fight rallies first responders on his way home from the hospital
• Missing Children
  • Ottawa County JFS asks public for helping finding missing teen
  • Ottawa County seeks help in locating missing teen with Toledo ties
• Physical Abuse
  • Genoa community hosts prayer after teen drowned in quarry
  • 16-year-old found dead at Genoa Quarry, diver injured
• Sexual Abuse
  • 8 arrested in child sex crime bust in Ottawa County
  • Husband and wife arrested for alleged sex crimes against children
  • Toledo man accused of trying to meet boy for sex at park, was actually undercover agent
  • Authorities arrest Walbridge Police Officer who Allegedly Admitted to a Child Sex Crime
  • Man Indicted on Child Sex Charges
• Sports
  • Athlete of the Week: Kelsey Kaylor of Woodmore
  • Athlete of the Week: Scott Fuller of Genoa High School
• Strong Room
  • Family advocacy program feeds hungry children
  • Ohio Destination Named The ‘Most Popular’ Lake Town In The State

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Paulding County

8

• Education
  • ‘Students of the Month’
  • VIRGINIA PAULUS-ILER SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED
  • WT Raider PBIS End of the Year Drawing Winners
  • Paulding High School’s Welding Program Graduates Third Cohort
  • Payne Elementary March Students Of the Month
  • Antwerp Local Schools one of three Northwest Ohio Districts With Armed Staff; Administration, Community Reflect on Year One of New Policy
• Physical Abuse
  • Teenager killed in overnight crash, another teen hospitalized
  • OSHP: Four killed, two injured in head-on crash with semi Friday night

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Perry County

9

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Perry County man gets 23 Years for Soliciting Child Sexual Abuse Material from more than 300 Victims
• Education
  • Don Diglia Begins His Role as Shawnee Local School District’s New Superintendent
  • Shawnee Selects Diglia as Next Superintendent
  • Shawnee Students Take Part in a Realistic Financial Simulation With “Real Money. Real World.”
  • New Lex High School’s Innovative Approach to Workforce Development is Breaking Barriers
  • Shawnee Selects Diglia as Next Superintendent
  • Lt. Governor Visits New Lexington Schools
• Emotional Abuse
  • Mom Asks For Parenting Advice After Daughter Calls Friend ‘Fat’
• Sports
  • Girls Best of the Week: Highland, RV, Harding wrestlers compete in big tournaments

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Pickaway County

5

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Columbus pastor indicted on sex abuse charges involving teen
  • Pickaway Co. man convicted in rape and prostitution case after two-day trial
• Missing Children
  • MISSING TEEN OHIO: 16-year-old girl reported missing with no contact for 6 days, police ask for public’s help locating her
• Neglect
  • Grandmother Died Saving Grandson From Out-of-Control Car in Ohio Driveway Tragedy
  • Sheriff: 2 Dead, Including 15-Year-Old, After Pickaway County Crash

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Pike County

12

• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Idaho Teen Planned Church Attacks to Support Islamic State Group
• Education
  • Piketon School to see new children’s health facility
  • Ohio School Closed for Radioactive Material Being Sold ‘as-is’
  • Fluor BWXT Hands Out Scholarships to Area HS Seniors
  • Another Idaho School District Moves to a Four-Day Week Next Year. Here’s Why
• Health Matters
  • Scioto Valley School District opens a new school-based health clinic
  • Waverly teen on life support after flu leads to cardiac arrest
• Missing Children
  • Missing 6-Year-Old Piketon Girl Found Safe
• Neglect
  • Toddler Accidentally Fires Mother’s Gun In Walmart, Police Say
• Physical Abuse
  • Ohio Mayor Charged With Voyeurism After Allegedly Targeting Teen Girl, Case Raises Alarms Over Child Protection
  • Jury Convicts Man In Killings Of 8 From Another Ohio Family
• Special Education
  • South Range hiring another specialist to continue supporting special education programs

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Portage County

30

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • U.S. Marshals offer reward for fugitive child rapist from Portage County
  • Portage County Man Charged with Raping 9-Day-Old Girl
  • Ravenna Dad Desperate for Justice After Claiming Video of His Daughter’s Sexual Assault Was Posted on Snapchat
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Juvenile charged in connection with crash that killed MCCTC student in Portage County
  • Kent 14-year-old Arrested After Threatening to Shoot Other Student
  • Ravenna boy Charged in Shooting Threat Against Kansas School
  • Portage Middle Schooler Facing Felony Charges for Making Alleged Threats About Shooting up School
  • 11-Year-Old Arrested for Kent School Shooting Threat
  • 8th Grader Charged After Investigators Find ‘Kill List’: Kent Police
• Education
  • Streetsboro City Schools closed after man spotted with possible gun
  • Aurora community celebrates opening of high-quality daycare
  • Multiple schools in Ohio closed Friday
  • Local middle school girls connect with female STEM leaders
  • Aurora High School Implements New Cybersecurity Program
  • Mogadore Schools Parents Concerned About Teacher Cuts, Larger Class Sizes
  • Ravenna Superintendent Responds to District’s Bus Driver Shortage that has Caused Kids to Miss School Due to Canceled Routes
  • Ravenna City Schools Caking cuts to Busing, Staffing, Extra-Curriculars as State Places District in ‘Fiscal Caution’
  • Ravenna City Schools to Eliminate Busing for Certain Students
  • Ravenna Schools Hires New Treasurer; Same Search Firm Working to Find Superintendent
• Missing Children
  • Aurora Police locate missing 13-year-old
• Neglect
  • Mantua officer files lawsuit against Portage Co. Sheriff’s Office for ‘outrageous’ child endangerment case
• Physical Abuse
  • Austintown woman sentenced for OVI, child endangering
  • Portage County School District mourns loss of 8-year-old who died in Howland home
  • Austintown mom pleads no contest, found guilty on 3 charges including endangering children
  • Teen dies, 3 others injured after Chevy Camaro crashes in Portage County
• Sports
  • Springfield Junior Reaches Milestone in Big Tigers Win
• Strong Room
  • These Ohio teen boys were blackmailed online. It cost them their lives

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Preble County

13

• Education
  • Police: Gun found in backpack at Eaton elementary school
  • Local Teacher Among Ohio’s 2024 Teachers of the Year Honorees
• Physical Abuse
  • 3 adults, 5 children taken to hospital after passenger van crashes in Preble County
• Sexual Abuse
  • Eaton woman pleads guilty to inappropriate relationships with 3 teens
  • Eaton HS band director indicted for alleged inappropriate relationships with students
  • Ohio high school band director accused of sex crimes involving student
  • Preble County township trustee accused of recording juvenile in bathroom
  • Man sentenced to probation in connection to Preble County child porn investigation
  • Twin Valley teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student
  • Preble County School Resource Officer Convicted After Relationship with Student
  • School Resource Officer had Sexual Relationship With 18-Year-Old Student, Sheriff Says
• Sports
  • WOAC Girls Track Championship 2024
• The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  • Eaton band director pleads guilty to sexual crimes with students

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Putnam County

3

• Education
  • Continental Schools’ Intervention Specialist Receives Grant
  • Ottawa Hills Local Schools Hires New Athletic Director
  • Glandorf Students Experience Living With Disabilities

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Richland County

48

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio Mayor Charged After Hidden Camera Allegedly Catches Him in Teen’s Bedroom
• Education
  • Sleep training is no longer just for babies. Some schools are teaching teens how to sleep
  • Mansfield City Schools cuts 50 jobs to save $8 million in budget crisis
  • Mansfield City Schools Faces $3.9 Million Deficit Next School Year
  • Mansfield City Schools on 4th Treasurer for the Year
  • Clear Fork High School Teachers, Admin Clash over Scheduling
  • Counselors Available to Shelby City Schools Students
  • MOESC Superintendent Kimmel Receives Prestigious BASA Award
  • Julie Pfeifer awarded Richland County Foundation Educator Grant
  • Richland Academy of the Arts Unveils Exciting Summer Programs: Explore the Artist Within
  • MOESC’s Summer Teacher Manufacturing & Technology Boot Camps
• Missing Children
  • MISSING TEEN: 16-year-old boy missing in Ohio
  • Police searching for missing teen in Ohio
  • Missing Mansfield Teen Found Dead in Harrison County
  • Mansfield Police Searching for Teen Gone 5 Months
• Neglect
  • Authorities: 6-Year-Old Boy Drowns at Mansfield Township Summer Camp
• Physical Abuse
  • 2 injured, including 16-year-old, in Richland County crash
  • Police say teen accidentally shot in face at Mansfield park
  • 8-year-old Mansfield girl dead after ingesting methadone
  • Under Investigation: Mansfield teen’s death leaves family searching for justice
  • Hot car death investigation: Police release affected child’s name, preliminary autopsy results
  • Police chief: Child dies after being left in hot car in Ohio
  • Gunman Wanted in Killing of Teen in Mansfield
  • Coroner Identifies Juvenile Fatally Shot Wednesday On Chestnut Street In Mansfield
• Sports
  • Grace Rader’s Hat trick leads Mansfield Christian to Sectional Title Win over Crestview

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Ross County

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• Chillicothe police respond after child possibly ingests THC edibles
• Children and Family Support Services
  • Ross County CASA Swears in Large Class of Volunteers as Program Continues to Grow
• Education
  • 10 teachers, principal at Chillicothe Catholic School face termination amid transparency concerns
  • Chillicothe Intermediate School teacher resigns after accusations of misconduct
  • Chillicothe High School to host Resource Fair for students, seeking local businesses
  • More details released in missing drugs from local middle school
  • Raymond J. Pack Scholarship opens for Ross County high schoolers
  • Local Ross Co. church offers free graduation banquet to honor local 2025 seniors
  • Ohio University Chillicothe set to enrich young minds with “Kids in College” summer program
  • Chillicothe middle school student targeted in online sextortion scam
  • Ross County Deputies Investigate Serious Hazing Allegations at Local High School
  • Adena Health Foundation Names 2024 Scholarship Winners
• Health Matters
  • 5-year-old girl who suffered complications from the flu back home in Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe police respond after child possibly ingests THC edibles
• Missing Children
  • Toddler found wandering alone in Ross County for the second time in less than a year
  • Chillicothe Teen Found Wandering Alone After Alleged Assault
• Neglect
  • Ross Co. child left in peril as CPS refuses intervention in abuse case
  • Child Struck by Vehicle in Chillicothe
• Physical Abuse
  • Juvenile dead, 3 injured in Ross County crash
  • Student violently attacked at Paint Valley schools rushed to hospital
  • Investigation underway after parent reports assault by local school bus driver
  • Bodycam Captures Chillicothe Police Attacking Child Unprovoked
• Sexual Abuse
  • Ross Co. teacher under investigation for sexting student
  • Deputy Indicted on More Than 30 Counts of Rape Fired from Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
  • Florida Police Open Child-Rape Investigation into Chillicothe Medical Provider
• Sports
  • Lady Tigers Extend School Record for wins in Shutout of Eastern

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Sandusky County

36

• Children and Family Support Service
  • Man Owes $430K in Child Support
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Lakota Middle School Students Accused of Assaulting 13-Year-Old in Locker Room
• Education
  • ‘I was just shell-shocked’: Guardian of student involved in Fremont fight concerned by how school handled it
  • Buckeye’s No. 1 fan, “Big Nut,” to award 16 scholarships following OSU National Championship win
  • Fremont Police: Shots Fired near Walmart Parking lot Prompts Lockdowns at Schools, YMCA
  • Ballot Breakdown: Gibsonburg Schools Levy Proposal
  • Bellevue Daycare Under Police Investigation
  • Fremont Welcomes 2 to School Team
  • Teachers Learn About Business Opportunities
  • Fremont Schools Computers Hacked
  • Fremont City Schools Saying Goodbye to Retiring Superintendent, Welcoming Familiar Face to The Role
  • Students Attend Career Expo for a First-Hand Look at Growing Industry of 5G Broadband
• Health
  • Youth Learn Anti-Vaping Message
• Missing Children
  • Police searching for missing 16-year-old in Ohio
  • Police: 14-Year-old Missing From Fremont
  • Perkins Township Police Search for Missing 16-Year-Old Girl
• Neglect
  • Child Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Sandusky
  • 18-year-old Washington Local School Board Member Charged With Driving Under OVI suspension
• Physical Abuse
  • Teen injured in hit-skip asking the community for help
  • 2 children, 2 adults killed in crash on Ohio Turnpike
  • Lakota Schools principal pleads not guilty to student assault charge
  • Authorities find body of missing 5-year-old in Fremont train incident that killed 3, injured baby
  • 2 people killed, baby injured, 5-year-old missing after being struck by train in Ohio
• Sexual Abuse
  • Local school paraprofessional accused of raping disabled student indicted on 2 counts of rape, sexual battery
  • Fremont Ross teacher charged with sexual battery involving minor
  • Local paraprofessional accused of raping disabled student released after posting bond
  • Teacher’s aide charged with rape of a disabled student
  • Arraignment Continued for Sandusky Man Accused of Killing 3-Year-Old Girl
  • Fremont Man Facing Child Porn Charges
  • Ohio Pro Bowler who was Arrested During a Tournament gets Prison Time for Child Sex Abuse Material
  • Fremont Man Charged With Raping Child
• Sports
  • Athlete of the Week: Cheyenne Reese of Gibsonburg
• Strong Room
  • Kids Fest Coming Back
  • NE Ohio Indoor Waterpark Ranked Among Best in The Country
  • Ohio Water Parks Ranked Among Top 10 in U.S.

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School Safety

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• Multiple Northeast Ohio schools locked down for violent phone threats — but it was a statewide hoax

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Scioto County

13

• Celebration of Children
  • Wheelersburg Student Spelled his Way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Scioto County man Charged, Accused of Sharing ‘Disturbing and Vile’ Child Sexual Abuse Material
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Two arrested in southern Ohio after shooting
  • Five people arrested following shooting in Ohio
• Education
  • Ohio Schools Launch New Education Program to Boost Reading and Literacy Skills
  • Summer Reading Events Kick Off
  • Visually Literate Students Celebrated
  • Intel Makes Good on Promise to West Portsmouth School
• Neglect
  • 11-Year-Old Who Drowned in Scioto County Hotel Pool Identified
• Physical Abuse
  • Ohio Mom Arrested After Infant Presented With Broken Bones, Black Eye
  • Mother Accused in Infant’s Death Appears in Scioto County Court
  • Three Children Dead, Two Adults Injured After SR-104 Crash
  • Portsmouth Mom Indicted for Involuntary Manslaughter in Baby’s Death

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Seneca County

20

• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • 15 teens, multiple guns found at Ohio hotel
• Education
  • Tiffin City Schools superintendent explains decision to resign, board of education begins search for his replacement
  • Former Substitute Teacher Wins 2026 Ohio Teacher Of The Year
  • Ohio Teacher of the Year: Tiffin educator among finalists
  • For the Love of Country: Seneca East Schools Teaches Students National Pride
  • Tiffin Schools Postpones Start Date for Students’ Wellbeing During Oppressive Heat
  • 1 in 10 Tiffin City Schools Students in Grades 7-12 Reports a Time When They Considered Taking Their Own Lives
  • Tiffin University Offering Cybersecurity Camp for High School Students
  • Missouri Fifth Grader Raises Enough Money to Pay Off His Entire School’s Lunch Debt
  • Field Day
  • Students at Tiffin Calvert’s High School Campus Dismissed After ‘Threatening’ Note Found in Hallway
• Physical Abuse
  • Tiffin community gathers for vigil honoring murdered children and a young father
  • 4 killed, including two children, in Tiffin murder-suicide
  • Girl, 9, drowns in swimming pool filled with adults and children
  • Man Fleeing Ohio Police With An Abducted Infant Crashes Into A Home, Killing The Child
• Sexual Abuse
  • Man accused of alleged sexual assault of minor in Seneca County pleads not guilty
  • Seneca County Man Sentenced to Prison for Sex Crimes Involving Minors, Developmentally Delayed Women
• Sports
  • Hopewell-Loudon high schooler sets unofficial world record in deadlift
  • ‘It’s Surreal atTtimes’: 23-Year-Old Leading Lakota High School Football Program
  • Mohawk Wins Quiz Bowl Tournament

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Shelby County

7

• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Child Predator Crackdown: 11 Arrested in Major Online Exploitation Sting
  • Ohio mom, former English teacher, sentenced for disturbing sexual abuse of teen babysitter
  • Sidney Woman Indicted On Numerous Charges, Including Rape Of A Minor Victim
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Sidney Teen to be Tried as an Adult for Stabbing 2, Killing 1
• Education
  • Regional YMCA Working on $3M Infant and Toddler Center
  • Photo: Northwood Intermediate Students Learn to Fish at Bent Finger Fly Fishing Camp
• Neglect
  • Two Teens Hospitalized After Shelby County crash Friday Night

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Stark County

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• Celebration of Children
  • Fire safety company created by Jackson Township teens wins global award
  • 56 Alliance High Seniors Receive Scholarship Awards
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Ohio 15-year-old turns himself in after allegedly fatally shooting younger brother
  • More than 60 staff attacks in 6 months at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility
  • Juvenile turns himself in for Uniontown arsons
  • 3 teenagers charged in 2023 murder of Canton man
  • 16-year-old Charged after ’Disturbing Incident’ in Canton South High School Bathroom
  • Boy, 13, Pleads Guilty to Killing Teen Girl Because He Falsely Thought She Was Pregnant
  • Stark Sheriff’s Office Identifies 6 Juveniles Wanted in Faircrest Park vandalism
  • Boy 13 Charged After Allegedly Planning Mass Shooting In A Synagogue
• Education
  • A real hero: Massillon teacher saves the life of a choking 3rd grader
  • Louisville City School District says swatting call led to all of its buildings being placed on lockdown
  • Lake Local Schools tells coaches they can’t lead prayers
  • Canton mom sent to jail after children miss hundreds of hours of school
  • GlenOak High School has recently switched to using Dave Ramsey’s “Foundations in Personal Finance” curriculum
  • Stark County school district pays teacher $450,000 in settlement over student name, pronouns
  • How AI Tech is Enhancing Local School Safety
  • Perry Students Enjoy a day of Autumn-Themed fun During Second Annual Fall Fest
  • Ammunition Found in Middle School Locker at Stark County School
  • Gov. Mike DeWine: The Science of Reading will ‘Make a Huge Difference’ in Ohio Students’ Reading Proficiency
• Emotional Abuse
  • North Canton City Schools Disciplines Students for Racial Insults Made on Bus
• Health
  • Perry Township police warn parents about Halloween candy containing marijuana
  • Canton City Public Health warns of an Increase in Positive West Nile Virus Mosquitos
  • Aultman Hospital offers Camp Hope for Grieving Children
• Missing Children
  • 10-year-old boy missing from Hartville found
  • 17-year-old missing in Stark County
  • Found safe: 16-year-old located after endangered missing child alert
  • Missing Stark County girl found safe
  • Stark County Sheriff’s Office locates missing 13-year-old girl from Canton
  • Stark County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 13-year-old girl from Canton
  • One person arrested in Ohio after stealing vehicle with infant inside
  • 2 missing Canton children found in Iceland by US Marshals
  • Indiana Man Accused of Trying to Lure 4-Year-old Stark County Boy into Car
  • Missing: Jeremiah Brunner
• Neglect
  • Unlicensed Ohio Day Care Shut After 8-Month-Old Baby Dies
  • Stark County Father Pleads Guilty to Negligent Homicide, Sentenced for Death of 7-year-old son
  • 5-Year-old Allegedly Starts House Fire Monday Afternoon, Canton Fire says
  • Stark County Parents Indicted for Murder of 11-Month-Old Son who Starved to Death
  • 11-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Seriously Injured in Canton House Fire
  • 11-Month-Old Canton Boy Starved to Death; Parents Charged
  • 13-Year-Old Boy Dies in Stark County Apartment Fire
  • Stark Co. School Bus Involved in Rollover Crash; 3 Taken to Hospital
• Physical Abuse
  • St. Louis high school football team pepper-sprayed by police in chaotic end to game in Massillon
  • Canton mom to donate organs of 14-year-old son who was thrown from church van and died
  • Canton pastor charged in death of teen he allegedly allowed to ride outside of a car
  • Adoptive parents accused of starving child to death indicted for involuntary manslaughter
  • 11-year-old critically injured after electric dirt bike collides with pickup truck in Plain Township
  • Canton teen walking home with his brother struck and dragged by car
  • Former Ohio doctor charged with naturalization fraud
  • North Canton community holds vigil to remember teen who died in Memorial Day parade
  • Couple wanted in connection with 3-year-old’s death arrested outside Stark County Jail
  • NE Ohio woman attacks child, 11, on playground, slams her head onto metal slide, police say
• Sexual Abuse
  • 7 men arrested at Northeast Ohio hotel for reportedly soliciting sex from underage girls
  • Former Canton Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Pandering Sexual Material Involving Child
  • Canton Firefighter Pleads Not Guilty to Pandering Sexual Material Involving Child Charges
• Sports
  • Perry High School basketball’s Cinderella story
  • Stark County High School Football Rankings, Schedules. The Essential Guide for 2024
  • Final 2024 Stark County-Area High School Baseball and Softball Statistical Leaders
• Strong Room
  • Stark County fire department gets county’s first Safe Haven Baby Box
  • Massillon community rallies to give 7-year-old with muscular dystrophy unforgettable Valentine’s Day
  • Marine Turned Police Officer Saves Life of Teen Who Collapsed at North Canton YMCA

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Strong Room

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• World Day of Social Justice 2026: Global Leaders Renew Pledge to Protect Children and End Inequality

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Summit County

437

• Arts and Entertainment
  • Akron resident writes children’s book and starts a children’s band
  • Hudson girl lands part as ‘Metropolis kid’ in new Superman movie
• Celebration of Children
  • Eros Dunkin Announced as First Place National Winner
  • Magnificat, Hudson, Firestone win big at Playhouse Square Dazzle Awards
  • How a Second Grader Helped Save a Classmate’s Life
• Child Care
  • Inside an East Akron child care center where early learning starts with Circle Time
  • Akron announces Unified Early Learning System to boost child care, workforce support
  • Toddler’s Guilt Trip Works to Perfection on Grandma: ‘Caved In Too Quick’
• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Ohio Man Gets Life in Prison for Horrific Online Rape of 11-Year-Old
  • Summit County man sentenced in federal court for possession, distribution of child porn
  • Woman sentenced to life in prison for raping infant
  • Akron woman gets life in prison for rape of infant
  • Canton man convicted of repeatedly raping child gets life in prison
  • Akron Officer who Pleaded not Guilty to Child Porn Charges to Face Jury Trial in November
  • Akron Police Officer Accused of Child Pornography Charges, Placed on Leave
  • 71-Year-Old Summit County Man indicted on Child Rape Charges
  • Ohio Lawyer suspended after Supplying Alcohol to 15-Year-Old Step-Daughter and Two Friends and Sexually Groping Step-Daughters
• Children in Conflict With The Law
  • Boy, 15, accused of killing 14-year-old girl in Twinsburg
  • Juveniles steal Cane Corso puppy from Akron yard
  • Stow Police looking for child who allegedly harassed, harmed geese
  • 14-year-old charged for robbing Akron pizza delivery driver
  • 20 juveniles arrested at Summit Mall as fights break out
  • Boy wearing Spider-Man mask 1 of 6 suspects wanted for breaking Stow home window, police say
  • 15-year-old Maple Heights Youth Dies in Akron Police Shooting, Authorities Say
  • Teen Arrested for Robbing a 13-Year-old at Gunpoint: Akron Police
  • Akron Teen Pleads Guilty to Charge Connected with Shooting Gas Station Employee
  • Teen Arrested in Armed Robbery of 71-Year-Old Man
• Digital Focus
  • Northeast Ohio districts with cellphone restrictions already in place starting to see changes
• Education
  • Akron schools gets green light to proceed on Kenmore building project
  • 2 Akron school buildings closed Friday due to water main break
  • Youth Success Summit selected to receive funding for several out of school programs
  • Dreams Academy is finalist for $1 million Yass Prize
  • Nearly $60K donated to Akron school board candidates’ campaigns
  • How Akron Public schools supports students facing grief, loss and mental health struggles
  • See the future of Akron’s newest school: Renderings reveal $76M campus coming to Kenmore
  • Akron school board candidates stand by Moms for Liberty pledges
  • Community wish list for new North High School includes soccer stadium, green spaces, better air quality
  • Akron school board candidates discuss role of board members, superintendent’s dismissal, budgets and more
• Emotional Abuse
  • Posters downtown label Akron Schools superintendent a bully
• Health
  • Judge Halts Vaccine Rollback, Raising Alarms for Children in Northeast Ohio
  • Akron Children’s dresses NICU babies up as Swifties, Travis Kelce ahead of album release
  • Akron Children’s opening new pediatric office in Cuyahoga Falls
  • Little girl in viral father-daughter dance video thriving after transplant
  • ‘He is a champ’: Akron Children’s Hospital sends home preemie born at 22 weeks
  • Ohio Supreme Court to consider ban on transgender care for children
  • 7-year-old from West Virginia treated at Ohio hospital for rare skin condition
  • Infant Health Fund looks to reduce mortality rates in Summit County
  • Akron Children’s Pairs Sunscreen With Scoliosis Education at Edgewater this Weekend
  • Akron Children’s Expands Footprint in Valley
• Missing Children
  • Akron Police looking for endangered missing teen
  • Missing South Toledo Teen has Been Found, Police Say
  • Operation Led by Marshals Brought Home 32 Missing Kids
  • Uniontown 11-Year-Old Found Safe After Drone Search
• Neglect
  • Akron man, woman sentenced for starving, abusing child
  • 2 Teens Dead, 1 Adult in Critical Condition due to Early Morning House Fire in Ohio
  • Child Drowns in Portage Lakes State Park
  • Car Stolen with Toddler Inside Involved in Chase: Police
  • 7-Year-Old Dies After Hit by Car in Akron
  • ‘It’s Like Being in Hell.’ Neighbor Recounts Rescuing 12-Year old from Stow Fire
  • 2 People Hospitalized Tuesday, Including 12-Year-Old Boy, After House Fire in Stow
  • Deputies Rescue 2 Month Old Girl Left in Parked Car While Dad Donated Plasma
  • Baby Left in Hot Car Outside Summit County Plasma Donation Facility
  • Teen Dies in Motorcycle Crash in Akron
• Parenting
  • Akron support group seeks to help grandparents raise grandchildren
• Physical Abuse
  • Man sentenced 10 to 13.5 years in connection to 2020 shooting death of 8-year-old girl
  • Family of teen shot and killed by Akron police last Thanksgiving filing lawsuit against city
  • Candlelight vigil for 14-year-old girl fatally shot in Twinsburg
  • ‘I’m very blessed’: Lake HS football player talks about recovery from serious kidney injury
  • ‘Heartbroken by the loss’: Police investigate murder-suicide of 2 teenage girls, one identified as Akron Public Schools student
  • Akron police officer who shot and killed teen will not face criminal charges
  • Alcohol suspected in Green crash that killed 17-year-old
  • BODYCAM: Woman intentionally hits student with car at Cuyahoga Falls football game
  • Student struck by car in hit and skip at Cuyahoga Falls football game
  • Unborn child dies after pregnant woman shot
• Shopping
  • Children shop with a cop in New Franklin
• Sports
  • Friday’s high school football game between Revere, Akron Garfield canceled amid health concerns
  • Nearly 300 young racers compete in 87th All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron
  • ‘Play ball!’ Green celebrates new accessible field for children with disabilities
  • Akron student visits NASCAR race after promise from LeBron James
  • High School softball: Davis’ walk-off single sends Kenton Ridge to state title game
  • Denzel Ward holds annual free youth football camp at Nordonia High School
  • Students share secrets to winning soap box races at Derby Downs
  • Ohio High School Football Schedules: 2024 Greater Akron Weeks 1-10 Schedule
  • Akron Beacon Journal Summit County-area high school all-stars for 2023-24
  • Akron’s Firestone Stadium set to Host 2 High School Softball all-Star Games on Wednesday
• Strong Room
  • Safe Haven Baby Box coming to Summit County
  • How to keep children safe while trick-or-treating
  • This Akron-area fourth grader is biking 150 miles for his birthday — and a cause
  • Summit County mom to thank medics who saved her and her baby
  • Turning children away from crime in Summit County with internship opportunities
  • Here’s what Akron is doing to prevent youth violence, keep children out of trouble
  • ‘They still need love’: City of Akron working to end youth violence
  • Akron funds organizations that help youth turn away from violence
  • Use these fireworks tips to keep your children safe over Akron’s Fourth of July holiday
  • Fueled by a camp dream, The Positivity Spectrum is expanding to offer free legal aid to autism families
• Substance Abuse
  • 2 Family Members Sentenced in Fentanyl Overdose Death of Akron Toddler
  • 2 Family Members Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Overdose Death of Akron Toddler
• Weather Report
  • Forecasted high temperatures prompt Akron to activate cooling center

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Trumbull County

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• Arts and Entertainment
  • Howland Children’s Music Studio has Grand Opening
  • Student Art Displayed at Medici
• Celebration of Children
  • Newton Falls student earns medal from Congressional Award Program
  • True Carey-Hardin of Niles McKinley High School wins Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Girl punches police horse during fight at NE Ohio county fair, report says
  • Juvenile arrested in Warren after allegedly stabbing woman in hip
  • Juvenile Accused in Knife Attack in Warren
  • Report: Police Looking for Child Vandals who Stole Ice Cream from School
  • Teen Boy Charged After Search Warrant in Trumbull County
• Education
  • Sixty winter coats delivered to students in Girard, Liberty
  • Bloomfield Local Schools receives grant for VR headsets
  • Warren City Schools introduces mobile STEM lab
  • Warren City Schools launches mobile food pantry to reach families in need
  • Niles students stage Safe Street demo to secure government grants
  • Care Crew visits Lakeview Schools to greet students starting classes
  • Newton Falls school board pres. asked to advocate for public education before Congress
  • Newton Falls school district fixes error that exposed student information
  • Newton Falls Exempted Village Schools has new district wide phone number
  • Upcoming superintendent training program announced in eastern Ohio
• Health
  • Mobile children’s hospital sets up in Warren
  • From seizures to smiles: Cortland boy’s journey
  • Ohio Children’s Dental office to fill former Girard Rite Aid building
  • Ohio teen battling brain cancer gets Make-A-Wish trip
  • The Cost of Coverage: Health insurance denied nursing services for 13-year-old girl with rare syndrome
  • Locals Keep Vigil for Hospitalized Lakeview 8th Grader
  • Odor Forces Evacuation at Niles School
• Missing Children
  • 17-year-old reported missing in Ohio
  • Warren Police Searching for Missing Runaway Teen
• Neglect
  • 4-Year-Old Found Wandering Alone in Masury; Three Adults Charged
  • Niles mother pleads guilty to involvement in child’s overdose
  • Warren man accused of leaving four children in hot car pleads not guilty
  • Brookfield Mother, Aunt Accused of Leaving 7 Children Unattended in ‘Deplorable’ Home
  • One dead, Juvenile in Serious Condition Following Fatal Vienna Township Crash
  • Mom Wants Answers After Son hit by SUV on way to School
  • Parents Facing Charge After Family Dog Attacks Baby
  • Newton Falls man Pleads Guilty to Leaving Toddler Alone with Dangerous Dog
  • Grand Jury Charges Braceville Couple After Their Dog Attacked Toddler
  • Trumbull County Children Services Place Pinwheels to Raise Awareness For Abused, Neglected Children
• Physical Abuse
  • UDPATE: Juveniles report being shot at in Warren neighborhood
  • Bloomfield driver charged with death of unborn child in buggy crash
  • Girard man sentenced for choking 12-year-old boy
  • Shooting in Warren leaves young girl injured, authorities asking for help
  • One teen shot, one teen arrested at Weathersfield mobile home park
  • Mishap at local Prom Promise event sends 1 to hospital
  • Mother, three children taken to hospital following crash in Brookfield Township
  • Shooting in Akron Wounds 14-year-old Boy
  • Child Hospitalized After Water, Chemicals Thrown out Window: Report
  • Dad Facing Felony for Taking Child at Gunpoint: Report
• Sexual Abuse
  • Trumbull County man convicted of child molestation denied parole
  • Jury to resume deliberating Niles child rape case Friday
  • Child testifies in Trumbull County sex abuse case
  • Opening statements in child sex abuse case in Trumbull County
  • Jury selection to begin Monday in Trumbull County sex crime case
  • Warren man sentenced to prison for having photo of nude child
  • Warren man accused of inappropriately touching 12-year-old sentenced to prison
  • Warren man pleads guilty to seven felony charges involving child
  • Bond continued for Girard youth coach accused of sex crimes
  • Girard youth softball coach indicted on rape charges, new charges added
• Special Needs
  • Students from Rich Center for Autism Help get Scrappers Game Started
• Sports
  • Lakeview Senior Standout Breaks School Record
• Strong Room
  • Trumbull County author uses writing to help children overcome fears
  • Young Eagles program gives children opportunity to take flight in Vienna Township
  • Departments receive training on school bus fire and rollover evacuation in Howland
  • Newton Falls considering adding speed cameras to village school zones
  • Dental office in Hubbard raises over $10,000 for children with autism
  • Trumbull County Children Services receives Ohio START certification
  • Thief steals car in Warren with kids inside, later abandons it
  • Childhood poverty a plague in Valley
  • Mother welcomes first baby born at St. Joseph Hospital in Warren in 2025
  • Trumbull County Children Services Place Pinwheels To Raise Awareness For Abused, Neglected Children

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Tuscarawas County

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• Education
  • New Philadelphia School District closes playground after metal found in mulch
  • Two Area School Systems Welcome Facility Dogs
  • Local Schools Talk Cell Phone Policy Following Bill Signing
  • Suspect Identified in Computer Theft From Tuscarawas Co. Elementary School, 2 Other Break-ins
• Missing Children
  • Ohio officials come together to help find a missing 5-year-old non verbal child
• Neglect
  • 4-Year-Old Girl Dies After Crash in Tuscarawas County
  • Tusky Valley Bus Crash Survivor Overcomes Odds, Reaches Milestones
• Physical Abuse
  • Amish Mother Who Drowned 4-Year-Old Son at Ohio Lake Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
  • Ruth Miller deemed competent to stand trial for murder of 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake
  • Amish mother accused of killing 4-year-old son during a ‘spiritual delusion’ pleads insanity
  • Amish mother accused of killing 4-year-old son to face judge
  • Amish mother charged with drowning son booked into Tuscarawas County Jail
  • Tuscarawas County high school football player paralyzed after injury during game
  • 4-year-old found dead after golf cart crash into Atwood Lake
  • Drowning death of 16-year-old girl under investigation in Tuscarawas County
  • 9-year-old boy in Tuscarawas struck by single bullet after hitting it with hammer
  • Ohio 1-year-old dies after family dog “caught the baby right near” the jaw/neck, immediately severing their carotid artery
• Sexual Abuse
  • Serial Child Molester to Spend 55 Years to Life in Prison

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Union County

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• Celebration of Children
  • North Union FFA Member Chloe Dickey Captures State FFA Job Interview Title
  • North Union’s Amstutz Wins Ohio’s Star Farmer
• Education
  • First winter blast prompts school closures, but some question why
  • Central Ohio schools enhance mental health initiatives with innovative BRYT program
  • Marysville Schools reintroduces school resource officers but only half as many to start
  • Ohio kids can sit for lessons from the Satanic Temple during school hours under religious release program
  • Marysville pizza Shop Raising Money for Students after school Levy Fails
  • Cybersecurity Incident Shuts Down Marysville Schools, Classes Expected to Resume Tuesday
  • Tech Issue Closes Marysville Schools Monday
  • Marysville District Ramps up Recruitment, Bus Driver Shortage Leading to Late Drop Offs
  • Student in Custody, Shelter-in-Place Lifted at Miami Trace Middle School After Airsoft Gun Confiscated
  • Marysville School Board Places Emergency Tax Levy on November Ballot
• Physical Abuse
  • 17-year-old Dublin girl killed in Union County crash; 2 juveniles among 4 injured
  • Teen driver ejected in serious crash near Marysville
• Sexual Abuse
  • Former St. Xavier staffer who admitted to having sex with student reports to prison
  • Marysville man, 82, to spend 24 years in prison for child sex abuse
  • Bunsold Teacher Signs Second Chance Agreement After Allegations
  • Child sex offender faces new charges

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Van Wert County

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• Celebration of Children
  • Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Scholarship Winner Honored
• Education
  • Lincolnview Elementary Shows off its Newly Completed Special Education Suite and Other Additions
  • Learning About Robots and Engineering
  • Lt. Gov. Husted Tours Trucent With Teachers
  • Local Educators Sing Praises of State Program
  • Crestview named among U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools
  • 8th grade Business Fair Promotes Entrepreneurship
  • Fifth Graders Learn About Potential Careers
• Sports
  • Hickory Sticks Golf Club hosts Continental Schools
• Strong Room
  • ‘You’re hurting the kids.’ Crooks steal child transport van from Providence House. Fundraising now underway.

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Vinton County

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• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Vinton Co. sex offender indicted on federal child porn charges
• Neglect
  • 13-year-Old Dies in Four Car Crash in Vinton County, Ohio

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Warren County

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• Celebration of Children
  • Springboro Student Wins Essay Contest
• Children and Family Support Service
  • May is National Foster Care Month!
• Children in Conflict with the Law
  • Ohio student arrested for making threat
  • POLICE: Warren juvenile stabs mother in the arm during argument over cell phone
  • 16-Year-Old Faces Attempted Murder Charge for Alleged Involvement in Mason Attack
• Drug Abuse
  • Warren Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for 15-Week-Old Baby’s Overdose
• Education
  • Springboro voters approve school tax request, Franklin, Jefferson Twp. voters reject school issues
  • Accusations against celebrated Waynesville coach arise after he announces school board run
  • Lebanon Schools has seven people running for board of education
  • Warren City Schools kicks off ‘Attend Today, Succeed Tomorrow’ campaign
  • New security measures in place for Mason High School football games
  • Warren Family Mission hands out backpacks, supplies for upcoming school year
  • Rhonda’s House puts together children’s back-to-school fair in Warren park
  • Springboro Schools levy would fund new school on Easton Farm site, other upgrades
  • Springboro district hopes to build new school, if voters approve bond on ballot
  • Parents upset about Springboro schools’ handling of knife, threat on bus
• Health
  • Akron Children’s satellite campus opens at Warren Harding High School
• Missing Children
  • Deerfield Township 14-Year-old Found Safe in North Carolina, Warren County Sheriff’s Office Says
  • Missing: Gabrielle Bernardez
  • ‘Like Seeing a Ghost;’ Area Teen Missing for Over a Year Walks into Sheriff’s Office
• Neglect
  • One charged with child endangerment after two children found alone at store
  • Child rescued from claw machine at Tri-State community center
  • Couple Sentenced in Warren Child Endangering Case
  • Former Mason City Schools Bus Driver Charged with Child Endangerment
  • OSHP: 6-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Vehicle in Southwest Ohio
  • ‘Feels Unimaginable’: Mason School Community Mourning Deaths of 2 Students in a Week
  • Mason HS Student Dies After Wrong-Way Crash With Tractor-Trailer on I-71
• Physical Abuse
  • 11-year-old ‘innocent bystander’ in good condition after shot in Warren
  • Eleven-year-old wounded in Warren
  • OSP: 17-year-old motorcyclist dead after being hit by semi in Warren County
  • One juvenile shot, another juvenile arrested in Warren
  • Teen taken to hospital with ‘serious’ injuries after river rescue in Warren County
  • Driver guilty in 107 mph crash that killed 2 young Springboro HS grads
  • Mother, children dive for cover after house shot up in Warren
  • Suspect in Deadly Warren Arson Expected to Take Plea Deal Monday
  • Appeals Court Upholds Warren Man’s Conviction for a Shooting Incident that Wounded 9-Year-old Girl
  • Warren County Grandmother to Spend at Least 7 Years in Prison for Scalding 2-Year-Old
• Sexual Abuse
  • Predator Accused of Mimicking Mother’s Knock to Lure Girl Into Five Below Bathroom Assault
  • Man accused of Sexually Abusing A child in a Business Restroom in Ohio
  • Ex-Reality TV Couple Charged in Drugged Child Sexual Abuse
  • Man gets prison for soliciting sex from 10-year-old Warren County girl
  • Franklin man gets up to 13 years for using cellphone to secretly photograph girl
  • Warren prosecutor weighs more serious charges in child enticement case
  • Butler Tech educator convicted of possession of 3-year-olds engaging in sexual acts
  • 2 area men arrested in FBI sting targeting child sex predators
  • Franklin man accused of using cellphone to secretly photograph girl
  • Man accused of soliciting sex from 10-year-old Warren County girl
• Sports
  • Mason High School Senior Madison Parrish Announces Commitment to West Virginia
  • ‘A Positive Role Model’: Mason Boys Cross Country Coach to Retire at End of Season
  • State champion Mason High School Baseball Team Ranked No. 12 Nationally by MaxPreps
  • Mason High School Baseball Team Clinches State Title
  • Lebanon 2026 Forward Anthony Thompson Transferring to Northeast Ohio Program
  • Mason Names Gideon Dudgeon as new Girls Basketball Coach, Pending Board Approval
• Strong Room
  • SNAP cuts could impact more than 4,000 children in Warren
  • Ohio’s 18th baby box to be dedicated in Deerfield Township
  • Fall at Hidden Valley Orchards includes new food, more children’s activities
  • Baby box to be installed at fire station in Springboro
  • A Kid Again raises money at Kings Island with annual event

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Washington County

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• Education
  • Belpre Rotary Club Gathers School supplies at Homecoming
  • Back-to-School: Setting Your Student up for Success with the Right Supplies
  • Marietta City Schools Board Votes to Lock up Middle School Student Cell Phones
  • Waterford, Fort Frye Students Conduct Car Washes
  • Three Frontier High School Students Achieve Perfect Test Scores
  • This is Home: Principal Retires After 56 Years
• Missing Children
  • Marietta Teen ran Away, Sheriff’s Office asks Public’s Help
• Sexual Abuse
  • Man Jailed After Trying to Hide Teenage Girl in Backseat During Traffic Stop

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Wayne County

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• Child Sexual Abuse
  • Sentencing for Wayne County man guilty of sex crimes involving children
  • Hearing for Wayne County man facing 15+ sex charges, including rape of child under 8
  • Authorities looking for man who reportedly exposed himself at Wood County bus stop
• Children and Family Support Service
  • Strengthening Child Safety at Home: Wayne County Model Helps Take Parenting Support Statewide
  • Kress Selected to Lead Wayne County Children Services Following Exit of Nichols-Stika
• Education
  • Second year in a row! Doylestown teen heads back to Scripps National Spelling Bee
  • 25% of Wooster Christian School is sick, so they canceled school
  • Triway schools new pre-K through grade 12 building open house draws a large crowd
  • New Wooster Preschool to Address Behavioral, Mental Health Challenges of Students
  • Former Wayne County Educator Working to Open STEAM PlayLab
  • New Name, New school: Waynedale Local Schools Begins a New Era
  • NAACP Scholarships Awarded to Area Students
  • Doylestown Teen Heads to National Spelling Bee, Just Like His Older Brother Did Last Year
  • Chippewa Students Triumph at National Robotics Challenge
  • CHIPPEWA LOCAL SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES THE HIRING OF TWO NEW ADMINISTRATORS
• Health
  • Pregnancy Center Expands Medical Wing to Meet High Demand For Services
• Missing Children
  • Wayne Co. Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 14-year-old girl from Wooster
  • Deputies Searching For Missing 17-Year-Old in Wayne Co.
• Neglect
  • Norwayne Schools Honor Life of 8th Grader Killed in a Crash
• Physical Abuse
  • 16-year-old girl in critical condition after Wayne Township crash
  • Parents renew calls for rope safety after teen’s death in icy pond
  • 16-year-old falls into icy pond in Wayne County; later pronounced dead
• Sports
  • Rootstown Senior Aiden Rodstrom ‘Put it All on the Line,’ Earns First State Berth
• Strong Room
  • The community is invited to cheer children on this week during an adaptive field day

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Weather

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• Chances low for seeing a white Christmas in the Mid-Ohio Valley

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Weather Report

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• National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down in Wayne County
• Chances low for seeing a white Christmas in the Mid-Ohio Valley

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Williams County

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• Education
  • Bryan students find their voices through Golden Bears Sports Network
  • Spelling Bee winners
• Neglect
  • 9-Month-Old Ejected From Van During Police Chase
  • One Teen Killed, Another Seriously Injured in Williams County Crash
• Physical Abuse
  • Police Arrest man who Fled Officers, Injured Infant in Williams County
• Sexual Abuse
  • Montpelier Man Pleads Guilty to Raping Minor, Faces Possible Life Sentence
• Sports
  • Athlete of the Week: Thea Staten of Bryan
• Weather Report
  • Rural Village of Montpelier suffers storm damage

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Wood County

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• Arts and Entertainment
  • BG High, Owens Theater Productions School Audiences in Teen Drama
• Celebration of Children
  • Bowling Green High School students earn top honors at Ohio Thespian Expo
  • Local teen to be featured in National Down Syndrome Society’s Times Square video
  • Hull Prairie Intermediate wins EcoSchools Green Flag Award
• Child Care
  • Allegations against Bowling Green child care center substantiated by state inspection
• Children In Conflict With The Law
  • Juvenile arrested for domestic violence
  • Student arrested for allegedly bringing weapons to Penta Career Center for after-school situation
  • RPD: 18-Year-Old, Juvenile Arrested After Reports of Someone Pointing Gun at Another Person Near Rossford High School
  • Online Comments Lead to Arrest of BGHS Student
  • BG juvenile arrested for aggravated menacing
• Drug Abuse
  • Social Media Challenge Sends Two Children to Hospital After Drug Overdose
• Education
  • Otsego Local Schools reports investigation into threatening student ‘lists’
  • Venezuelan man who posed as teenager at Perrysburg High School indicted by Wood County grand jury
  • Perrysburg community reacts to passage of school levy
  • Voters overwhelmingly pass Perrysburg Schools levy
  • ‘You can’t cut math’: Perrysburg Schools face significant cuts should Nov. 4 levy fail
  • Perrysburg students rally to support school levy as millions in cuts loom
  • A look at the cuts that could be coming to Perrysburg Schools if levy fails in November
  • Perrysburg Schools earns a 5-star rating for Ohio Report Cards
  • BGSU cuts World Language Education Program
  • Former Washington Local superintendent takes interim role with Perrsyburg Schools
• Health Matters
  • Eastwood kindergarten teacher in ICU after suffering brain aneurysm at school
• Missing Children
  • Police searching for missing person in Ohio
  • Missing child in Bowling Green found safe
  • Teen Reported Missing From Wood County
  • Police Searching for Missing BG Teen Who May be in Toledo
• Neglect
  • 7-Year-Old Survives Fall From High Dive onto Concrete With Scratches
• Physical Abuse
  • Lake High School football player recovering after suffering injury during game
  • Otsego school bus involved in crash; 3 students treated for headaches, dizziness
  • 14-year-old hospitalized with serious injuries following Wood Co. crash
  • Lake Township crash sends adult, 5 children to the hospital Thursday
  • Father accused of killing his infant in Wood County
  • Mom Says Her 1-Year-Old Daughter was Bitten Twice at Daycare
• Sexual Abuse
  • Perrysburg man facing more than a dozen charges for alleged crimes against children
  • Perrysburg man indicted on 13 counts of criminal offenses involving children
  • Wood County grand jury indicts man on charges of rape, pandering obscenity involving a child
  • Parents sue Bowling Green City Schools, claiming district could have prevented child’s sexual assault
  • Two Wood Co. men sentenced to prison for child sex crimes
  • More charges added for former local officer accused of exchanging nude images with underage girl
  • Bowling Green Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Raping Minor After Consecutive Life Sentences Thrown Out
  • Ottawa Man Sentenced to Jail for Attempted Sexual Monduct with minor
  • Wood County man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Children
  • Former Wood County Personal Trainer Sentenced to More Than 6 Decades for Child Sex Crimes
• Sport
  • Athlete of the Week: Emma Ogdahl of Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg HS junior to represent US at Under-17 World Wrestling Championships
  • Athlete of the Week: Luke Steep of Lake
  • Athlete of the Week: Mazie Zepeda of Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg Girls Soccer Coach Says Team has Unfinished Business, Aiming for 2024 State Run
  • Bowling Green High School Homecoming is a win for the Whole Community
  • ‘He’s Literally Part of the Team’ | Eastwood Student Leads Off Broadcasting Career Calling Baseball Games
• Strong Room
  • Teaching young entrepreneurs about business and giving back through a lemonade stand
  • Young athletes rally behind teen with cancer, raising thousands of dollars during in ‘Hit-A-Thon’
  • There’s a full slate of family-friendly activities at the W.W. Knight Preserve this summer
  • Children can pick up free bike helmets during “Put a Lid on It!” event
  • Local school district shows up for students by providing free lunches during closures due to extreme cold
• Weather Report
  • Chances low for seeing a white Christmas in the Mid-Ohio Valley

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Wyandot County

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• Education
  • Quest Announces Wyandot County Teacher of the Years Winners
• Strong Room
  • Carey opens new inclusive playground
  • Rising Star: Giving back to his community

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