Jun 12, 2026
Gahanna's $59 million civic center is delayed again after the electrical work had to be ripped out. The contractor says it'll cover the cost — but not who hired the out-of-state firm in the first place
Jun 11, 2026
As America marks its 250th birthday, the summer of 1976 offers a reminder that a divided country once chose, briefly, to celebrate what it shared
Jun 10, 2026
From the Sports Broadcasting Act to a $5 million quarterback with a gambling ban, pro and college sports are telling fans the same thing: pay up or get out.
Measure speeds up union contracts; most Ohio construction workers are nonunion
Jun 9, 2026
On Monday, the Small Business Administration suspended 27,486 Ohio borrowers tied to about $1.1 billion in suspected fraudulent pandemic loans.
Jun 3, 2026
Three Ohio outlets covered the same bill. They quoted roughly a dozen opponents and two supporters. That's not a coincidence — it's a pattern.
Jun 2, 2026
Seniors are getting priced out of homes they already own. Ohio's governor candidates aren't talking about it. Florida is.
Jun 1, 2026
Voters Reject Most School Funding Requests, Triggering Layoffs and Program Cuts Statewide
May 27, 2026
Your electric bill didn't go up because of AI. Here's what's actually happening.
May 26, 2026
A sitting school board member sent out a year-end note. We read it so you don't have to.
May 20, 2026
Memorial Day didn't start with mattress sales. It grew out of grief.
Walk into almost any factory, hospital, or construction site in Ohio right now, and you'll hear the same thing from employers: we can't find enough workers.
May 18, 2026
$79 Million Can Buy a Lot of Ads. Can It Buy Ohio?
May 15, 2026
Put Down the Screen. Pick Up a Book.
May 14, 2026
Summer is here, and that means one thing: it is time to stand over something hot and make questionable decisions about 80/20 ground chuck.
May 13, 2026
Several Ohio news outlets covered last week's EdChoice voucher hearing before the 10th District Court of Appeals. Most of the stories followed the same basic shape — and most of them had the same problems.
May 12, 2026
When a gambling company starts picking Republicans, it's time to pay attention
May 11, 2026
Two-thirds of Ohio school levies failed in the May primary, and the numbers tell a story that school boards cannot afford to ignore heading into November.
May 8, 2026
A musical celebrating accused murderer Luigi Mangione is coming.
May 7, 2026
Van Wert City Council votes Monday, May 11, on whether to rezone nearly 900 acres of the city's long-designated Mega Site for a proposed $10 billion data center.
May 6, 2026
Ohio has a gubernatorial race and two candidates that the Pennant editorial team isn't particularly excited about.
May 5, 2026
Ohio gas prices hit $5 a gallon in Columbus last week. That is not a minor inconvenience. That is a crisis.
May 1, 2026
The state is trimming universities while the trades go begging
Apr 29, 2026
Old factories, mills, and empty lots — known as "brownfields" — have been sitting unused for years, and some people think they could be the perfect spot to build data centers.
From Picatinny Arsenal to a Dover warehouse, New Jersey's drone story isn't as closed as the government would like you to think.
