Isabel Nissley

2 weeks ago | statenews.org | Adriana Martinez-Smiley |Isabel Nissley |Zaria Johnson

Thursday, March 14, 2024 began as a normal day for many Logan County residents. But bad weather was brewing. Logan County Emergency Management Agency officials typically prepare for severe weather common to the region like floods and ice storms, director Helen Norris said. But storms stirring in Illinois and Indiana presented unusual conditions for Ohio, leaving Norris on alert. “I had it on radar, just laid beside my leg and I just kept refreshing it and monitoring that,” Norris said.

Jan 17, 2025 | wyso.org | Isabel Nissley

Plans for a 565-acre solar farm in Clermont County recently got the go-ahead from the state. The Ohio Power Siting Board approved the Clear Mountain Energy Center, which will be built in Batavia, Jackson, and Williamsburg townships. Public Information Officer Matt Butler says the solar arrays will generate 100 megawatts of electricity. “That's a substantial amount of power, certainly enough to power thousands of homes or businesses.

Jan 16, 2025 | ideastream.org | Isabel Nissley

The heavily polluting steel industry is taking steps to clean up operations, adopting technologies that produce fewer climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions. A new report finds that as producers decarbonize, steel-making states like Ohio will need to generate significantly more electricity. The Clean Energy Buyers Association quantifies the amount. By 2050, the U.S. steel industry will require 174 terawatt hours each year.

Dec 11, 2024 | wyso.org | Isabel Nissley

When she was 10 years old, Logan Cover caught a glimpse of her future at a wheelchair basketball camp at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. “From then on, I knew that was the first college I wanted to go to, and I wanted to play basketball for them,” Cover said. The Cincinnati native’s dedication to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s wheelchair basketball program was twofold.

Nov 18, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Isabel Nissley

Share Nine riverboats will make their way along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to reach the upcoming America’s River Roots Festival. The five-day long event is a celebration of river city cultures, from regional music to multicultural cuisine to steamboats. “The Anson and Betsey Northrop from St. Paul, Minnesota — this is the boat that wins the farthest distance to come to Cincinnati, right at 1,400 river miles,” Bernstein said.