Kendall Crawford

Cincinnati

Western Iowa Reporter at WVXU-FM (Cincinnati, OH)

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An Ohio city banned sleeping outside. Now it's helping those charged find housing

3 days ago | wosu.org | Allie Vugrincic |Kendall Crawford

Ohio communities across the state have placed bans on sleeping outside, making unsheltered homelessness illegal. Newark, in Licking County, was one of the first towns to institute an encampment ban last fall. At that time, the city promised to come up with a system to help connect those charged with the misdemeanor crime to permanent housing.
Getting up there: the Goodyear Blimp turns 100

4 days ago | statenews.org | Kendall Crawford

A century ago, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company decided to take their advertising to the next level. To the skies, to be more exact. The Ohio company posted their name on a 100 ft. long helium airship. “It's one of the biggest recognized symbols that there is,” said Goodyear airship pilot Adam Basaran. “We're the only tire company that has a blimp typically flying around.”The first Goodyear Blimp, “The Pilgrim”, took off from Wingfoot Lake, outside of Akron in Suffield, in 1925.
Nature invented the tomato. An Ohioan perfected it

1 week ago | statenews.org | Kendall Crawford

It’s not quite yet tomato season in Ohio, but there’s still a small variety at the Smith Farm Market in Columbus. Heirloom tomatoes of all sizes, with purplish and yellow hues, pile atop one another. A row of seed packets offer potential for even more variety. “This is a variety called Black Crim, which is called that because the outside is a little bit purple,” said Ohio State University horticulture and food science associate professor Jessica Cooperstone, grabbing a seed packet from the rack.
Ohio archive will take Catholic sisters’ faith out of the footnotes

1 week ago | statenews.org | Kendall Crawford

A groundbreaking Catholic archive center will soon make its home in Ohio. The Women Religious Archives Collaborative (WRAC) Heritage Center in Cleveland will document the history of an oft-ignored part of the church: Catholic sisters. The center will preserve the stories of sisters from more than 75 congregations who dedicated their lives to service across the country. The organization plans to break ground on the multi-million dollar repository within the next month.
Ohio jails are helping Trump’s mission of mass deportation

2 weeks ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

Outside the Butler County Jail, a neon yellow sign reads ‘Illegal Aliens Here’ with an arrow pointing at the facility. Sheriff Richard Jones put it on display shortly after he was first elected to his role in 2004. He said it still holds true today. “Everybody is a border state right now,” Jones said.
All that and a bag of chips: Ohio’s long history of potato chip production

3 weeks ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

Potatoes, salt, and oil. That’s all it takes to make the perfect potato chip, according to Paul LaGuardia, owner of Hartville Potato Chips. That, he said, and an acceptance of a certain occupational hazard. “Always watch your clothes cause things are a little greasy around here,” LaGuardia said, as he opened the gate into the chip production floor. LaGuardia founded the Akron chip company with his brother, Anthony, and his cousin, Ted Robb.
Toledo Blade investigation reveals radioactivity in rural Ohio village’s water

3 weeks ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

For decades, a massive Cold War-era plant created weapons next to the small northwest Ohio village of Luckey. Residents of the rural community have long wondered how the former toxic plant might still impact them today. Now, thanks to an investigation by the Toledo Blade, the community has some answers. The northwest Ohio newspaper collected 39 samples of well water in Luckey from homes, businesses and schools. They sent the samples to an accredited lab for testing.
Ohio rural libraries struggle to plan, amid federal and state funding uncertainty

3 weeks ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

Beside shelves of nonfiction and mystery novels, Chloe Gauthier tapped on the screen of a smartphone. She wasn’t just scrolling – she was coaching. As Ada Public Library’s technology trainer, she showed visitor Tom Reams how to get rid of unwanted apps on his phone. Thanks to sessions like these, Reams knows how to better connect with family over social media and how to use his computer to keep track of medical information. “I had a heart failure.
Ohio bet big on career technical education. Advocates say it’s just the start

1 month ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

In recent years, Ohio has made career and technical education a priority funding item. During his 2023 State of the State Address, Gov. Mike DeWine talked about the benefits of young people learning trades like welding, carpentry and construction. The state invested $300 million in the expansion of these career technical education programs in Ohio high schools in its biennial budget.
Tariffs leave a bitter aftertaste for Ohio brewers

1 month ago | ideastream.org | Kendall Crawford |Anna Huntsman

President Donald Trump’s trade war has led to higher costs for certain goods in the U.S. Products like aluminum, steel and barley have all faced tariffs in recent months – three key components in producing a can of beer. That’s led uncertainty to brew among Ohio’s craft beer makers. Dave Satula, head brewer at Royal Docks in Canton, sells cans of beer to stores and small businesses. With tariffs on aluminum and steel in place, he’s struggling to plan for his brewery’s future.