Today from The Ohio Newsroom

People incarcerated in Belmont Correctional Institution work hard each year to grow giant pumpkins for competitions. But growing pumpkins inside a prison comes with challenges.

Severe storms have dealt significant damage across parts of southern Ohio. Now, the region is recovering.

Starting Oct. 1, the federal government will give states less funding to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs. Ohio’s largest counties are losing millions.

A local pawpaw farmer says invasive ambrosia beetles have killed three-quarters of the trees in his southeast Ohio orchard.

More than a dozen citizenship ceremonies have been canceled in northeast Ohio this year as naturalization approvals fall and immigration backlogs increase.

In western Ohio, a school district is using hydroponic towers to grow food for their local food bank. They hope the effort will be the start of a regional collaboration.

Tuscarawas County in northeast Ohio is home to a sizable population of Guatemalan immigrants. They’ve found community in a local garden.

A statewide quarantine remains in place to prevent the insect from spreading, but there’s still no fool-proof solution. And since the spotted lanternfly prefers to feed on grapes, experts say, if we aren’t careful, Ohio’s vineyards may be at risk.

The 190-year-old newspaper says it will stop publishing at the end of this year if it can’t find a buyer.

Medications to treat opioid use disorder can reduce cravings and the risk of overdose. But primary care providers across Ohio are hesitant to prescribe them.

Seamstresses across Ohio are providing zippered shirts to cancer patients so they can more comfortably undergo chemotherapy treatments.

A dam removal project in southwest Ohio will restore the flow and habitat of Paint Creek and make the area safer for recreation. It’s one of several efforts to remove low-head dams across the state.

From 1959-1962, a Cincinnati company distributed thalidomide, which can cause limb deformities. Now, survivors want the federal government to acknowledge their existence.

The Ohio Pharmacy Association received millions of dollars to increase connectivity between rural pharmacists and other healthcare providers.

The American Legion post in Meigs County hosts a yearly bean dinner that’s been running since shortly after the Civil War.

As extreme weather becomes more common because of climate change, scientists say streamgages could help communities prepare for future floods.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has increased arrests and required ankle monitors for many Haitian residents in Springfield.

A judge says a diversion program helps homeless people avoid jail and start fresh. Though some experts question camping bans and other charges the participants often face, proponents say the court gives people a second chance.

“North Star” retells the story of one of the most well-known women of the 19th century and spotlights the Garst museum researchers keeping her legacy alive.

Thanks in part to a $90 million investment of COVID-relief funds, new behavioral health facilities are popping up across Ohio. Now, they need workers.

Fairfield County native Jacqueline Ratliff is sailing aboard the Nautilus, in hopes of documenting unexplored ocean habitats.

The state is investing money to help counties develop land use plans that prioritize agricultural land.

OhioHealth will close the labor and delivery unit at Grady Memorial Hospital in central Ohio’s Delaware County at the end of July. It’s the latest in a string of more than two dozen Ohio hospitals that have closed or consolidated maternity care since 2018.

Arm wrestling clubs are springing up all over the state. Now, Ohioans are representing Team USA at the world championships and rising through the international ranks.

Thousands of family farms raise beef cattle in Ohio. But the state has far fewer meat processing businesses. One southeast Ohio butchery’s humane approach has farmers traveling from all over.