After 25 years at Lake Snowden, the Ohio Paw Paw Festival will see a new venue this summer at Snow Fork Events Center in Nelsonville.
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After 25 years at Lake Snowden, the Ohio Paw Paw Festival will see a new venue this summer at Snow Fork Events Center in Nelsonville.
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A report last year showing Ohio’s population was projected to decline 5.7% while the US population would go up by 17.3% in the next 25 years got attention.
The state agency that put out that report said it has new numbers that indicate those forecasts may have been off.
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Ohio fell flat in the second half and lost to Kent State 86-75.
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Miami and Akron lead the way as favorites for the tournament, but the conference has eight teams fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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Ohio rode into Cleveland hot and with potential to catch lightning in a bottle.
That started with outlasting Central Michigan 89-88 in a back-and-forth quarterfinal that could go down as one of the most chaotic finishes of the 2026 MAC Tournament.
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The college and Alexandra Perry are named as defendants.
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The Tourism Impact Emergency Services grant used lodging tax funds to provide 13 $25,000 grants to organizations in the county that support public safety.
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