ASHLAND, Ohio, March 29 -- Ashland University issued the following news: Ashland University's Environmental Lecture Series will conclude its 2023-24 programming with a presentation by Jennifer Grieser, director of natural resources at Cleveland Metroparks, on Thursday, April 4. This talk will take place at Ronk Lecture Hall inside AU's Dwight Schar College of Education, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. There is also an option to attend via a webinar. Participant  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 29 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: Cedarville University's forensics team continues to stand out among the competition. In its competition at the Novice National Tournament in early March just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cedarville's team won the national championship in debate. One week later at the National Christian College Forensics Championship in Nashville, Tennessee, Cedarville placed third overall but came home with several individual  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 29 -- The Cleveland Institute of Music issued the following news: Not long from now, CIM's students, faculty, audiences, and valued community partners will have a grand concert hall equal to their highest ambitions. Starting in late May, CIM will launch a $22 million transformation of its iconic Kulas Hall, one of Cleveland's treasured spaces, a project that will result in a glorious and highly flexible venue fully suited to CIM and Northeast Ohio in the 21st century. "  more

KENT, Ohio, March 29 -- Wright State University issued the following news: Clint Sargent has been named the 10th men's basketball head coach in program history at Wright State University. "Clint Sargent is everything we look for in our head coaches," said Joylynn Brown, interim director of athletics. "His passion, his character and his excitement to lead our student-athletes - along with his knowledge of our program and what it takes to win in the Horizon League - are all evident. Coach Sargen  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 29 -- Cuyahoga County issued the following news release: Cuyahoga County is allocating more than $2.2 million to support community development and infrastructure projects in sixteen municipalities across the county. The grants, from the Cuyahoga County Community Development Block Grant Program, will help to improve roads, bolster public safety, and enhance city services. "We are proud to invest in our municipalities and support projects that strengthen our communities,"   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans issued the following news release: State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) is supporting constituents in Senate District 42 to call for the cancellation of the Link 101 Corridor Project in Southeast Indiana. The project would create a continuous north-south connection (called State Road 101) between U.S. 50 and the Markland Dam Bridge on the Ohio River, impacting Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn and Ripley counties. "I have attended m  more

AKRON, Ohio, March 29 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has upgraded 16 miles of two high-voltage power lines in Ohio's Lake and Geauga counties, stringing new wires with increased capacity for carrying electricity. The project is expected to strengthen the regional transmission system and enhance service reliability for nearly 5,000 customers of The Illuminating Company, a FirstEnergy comp  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 29 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on March 28, 2024: Bernie Moreno has relied on "dubious" claims that he came to the United States from Colombia to "escape" socialism to "form a central part of [his] campaign message," but new reporting today finds that Moreno is lying and his statements "do not withstand historical scrutiny." Read more: The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/28/republican-bernie-moreno-questionable-campaign-c  more

KENT, Ohio, March 29 (TNSres) -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Kris Sproles The Festival of Research, hosted by Wright State University's College of Science and Mathematics, provided dozens of students a chance to compete for prizes and showcase their research on March 22 in the Student Union. Almost 80 undergraduate and graduate students presented their research to faculty, staff and classmates during a series of podium presentations and two poster sessions. In additi  more