/the-ohio-newsroom The Ohio Newsroom en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:29:00 GMT /2024-12-27/youngstowns-kwanzaa-celebration-brings-people-together-with-dance The Harambee Youth Organization celebrates Kwanzaa through traditional African dances. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:29:00 GMT /2024-12-27/youngstowns-kwanzaa-celebration-brings-people-together-with-dance Kendall Crawford /2024-12-26/meet-ohios-master-mandolin-maker Don MacRostie has been hand crafting mandolins in southeast Ohio for nearly 50 years. Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:15:00 GMT /2024-12-26/meet-ohios-master-mandolin-maker Erin Gottsacker /2024-12-24/ohio-doesnt-have-enough-dentists-it-causes-a-lot-more-than-bad-breath In southeast Ohio, the dental professional shortage hits the hardest. Many residents in the state’s Appalachian counties aren’t able to get the preventative oral health care they need. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:15:00 GMT /2024-12-24/ohio-doesnt-have-enough-dentists-it-causes-a-lot-more-than-bad-breath Kendall Crawford /2024-12-23/a-service-for-youth-in-crisis-is-expanding-across-ohio When a child or young adult is having a crisis, parents and teachers often turn to institutions, like psych wards or the police, for help. But an increasing number of Ohioans now have another option. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:00 GMT /2024-12-23/a-service-for-youth-in-crisis-is-expanding-across-ohio Erin Gottsacker /2024-12-20/the-ultimate-underground-holiday-christmas-in-a-cave A once abandoned underground mine in southern Ohio’s Scioto County now has a new purpose. A local couple decorates the cavern each Christmas to tell the story of Jesus’s birth. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:29:00 GMT /2024-12-20/the-ultimate-underground-holiday-christmas-in-a-cave Erin Gottsacker /2024-12-19/what-trumps-win-could-mean-for-solar-manufacturing-in-ohio Foreign investment in American plants may prove trickier under the new administration. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:30:00 GMT /2024-12-19/what-trumps-win-could-mean-for-solar-manufacturing-in-ohio Leila Goldstein /2024-12-18/southeast-asian-solar-manufacturers-look-elsewhere-to-escape-tariffs An Ohio-founded solar company advocated hard for the duties. Now, the global market is changing. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:01:00 GMT /2024-12-18/southeast-asian-solar-manufacturers-look-elsewhere-to-escape-tariffs Leila Goldstein /2024-12-17/tariffs-are-changing-the-global-solar-market-an-ohio-company-played-a-role First Solar employs thousands in Ohio. New tariffs on solar panels from Southeast Asia will benefit American manufacturers like them. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:38:00 GMT /2024-12-17/tariffs-are-changing-the-global-solar-market-an-ohio-company-played-a-role Leila Goldstein /2024-12-16/as-ohios-opioid-settlement-funds-get-dispersed-families-who-lost-loved-ones-feel-left-behind Keys 2 Serenity, a Summit County nonprofit, is one of hundreds of grant applicants who didn’t get funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation this round. The group wants to build a support group for teens and young adults who lost a parent to the opioid crisis. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:33:15 GMT /2024-12-16/as-ohios-opioid-settlement-funds-get-dispersed-families-who-lost-loved-ones-feel-left-behind George Shillcock /2024-12-13/outside-the-north-pole-ohio-was-once-the-center-of-toy-making-magic Ohio manufacturers are responsible for some of the most popular toys from Christmases past. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:36:00 GMT /2024-12-13/outside-the-north-pole-ohio-was-once-the-center-of-toy-making-magic Kendall Crawford