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Meet Ohio’s master mandolin maker

The walls in Don MacRostie’s studio in Athens County are covered in tools. Screwdrivers and scissors hang above tin cans full of markers and brushes. Piles of wood line tabletops and everything is covered in a light layer of sawdust.

Meet Ohio’s master mandolin maker

The walls in Don MacRostie’s studio in Athens County are covered in tools. Screwdrivers and scissors hang above tin cans full of markers and brushes. Piles of wood line tabletops and everything is covered in a light layer of sawdust.

These Ohio groups are working to prevent extremist violence

Jamie Small works for the University of Dayton's Human Rights Center as part of a project funded in 2022 by the Department of Homeland Security called PREVENTS Ohio. It works with individuals and community groups to convene conversations on difficult issues.

Why are diabetes rates in southeast Ohio twice the national average?

The diabetes rate in southeast Ohio is more than double the national average. Nearly 20% of the region’s adults have the chronic disease.

New research is providing insight about why.

Ohio purchases ‘shoot houses’ to use for armed teacher training

Ohio has approved the purchase of so-called “shoot houses” to train school staff who are permitted to carry guns on school grounds.

How has extremism in Ohio changed since Jan. 6?

Ohioans played a sizable part of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

A new book shares the experiences of those deported, after decades of living in Ohio

Ibrahima Keita said Ohio felt like home from the start. He first came to the U.S. in 1990, fleeing from persecution in Mali.

When coal plants operate at a loss, Ohioans have to pay. Now, some want a refund

Ohio electric customers don’t just pay for the electricity they use: They are also charged subsidies to keep power plants in business.

In 2020, for instance, they paid more than $100 million to subsidize two unprofitable coal plants.

Could 3D printed homes help Ohio’s affordable housing shortage?

In the small northwest Ohio city of Wapakoneta, one house stands apart. While it looks like those that surround it, its construction is different. Instead of being built brick by brick, it was 3D printed.