LIMA, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday brought his re-election campaign to Ohio — a state essential to his 2020 strategy — touring a military tank plant and telling many of its cheering workers: “You better love me. I kept this place open.” Trump also used the visit to criticize John McCain, saying the late senator “didn’t get …

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An anguished mother, naked and bleeding, banged on the door of the house across the street and screamed for help in a fruitless plea to save her five children as a late-night fire swallowed their Ohio home, a neighbor said Monday. Fire officials in Youngstown said the woman jumped from a second-story window and was the …

The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) has been selected to receive a federal Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) grant award focused on providing mental health training and promoting awareness of mental health services to Ohio veterans, service members, and national guardsmen/women.

COLUMBUS – With the approach of flu season, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is recommending all Ohioans 6 months and older get a flu shot as soon as possible. The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging vaccination by the end of October.

COLUMBUS – Brandi and Nick Anderson of Mechanics-burg have been named winners of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer award. The contest helps young farmers strengthen their business skills, develop marketing opportunities and receive recognition for their accomplishments.

COLUMBUS – Adam and Jess Campbell of Waynesville are winners of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 Excellence in Agriculture Award. The award recognizes successful young agricultural professionals who are actively contributing to and growing through their involvement with Farm Bureau and agriculture.

XENIA, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff says an inmate escaped from the county jail’s outdoor recreation area with help from other inmates and was captured about a half-hour later. Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer says inmate David Suarez broke straps at the bottom of a fence   surrounding the recreation area on top of the jail in Xenia on Thursday.    …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican governor on Wednesday helped open the Ohio State Fair by blasting President Donald Trump’s trade battles, which have left some farmers feeling less than festive amid the funnel cakes and butter sculptures. Farmers at the 12-day fair filled with livestock, games, rides and other entertainment said they understand the need for balanced trade but …

MARION — A Mt. Gilead child was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Ohio 95 in Marion County on Tuesday afternoon. Braylen Louderback, age 6, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash by the Marion County Coroner’s Office. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Louderback, who was in the rear-right seat, and the vehicle’s …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials and amusement industry executives worked to reassure visitors Monday that the 2018 Ohio State Fair will be safe a year after a catastrophic ride failure left an 18-year-old dead and seven others injured. The effort came ahead of Wednesday’s opening day, when thousands of adults and children will begin returning to the fairgrounds where …