09/26/2024

Here's How Officials Put Safety First when Building Roads and Bridges in Yellowstone National Park

As you drive through Yellowstone National Park, have you ever wondered how roads are safely built through and near hydrothermal areas?

While roads are usually not constructed through major thermal features, the hydrothermal activity is so pervasive throughout the park that building roads through and near hydrothermal areas is sometimes unavoidable — like the road that passes near Beryl Spring and proved to be a major engineering challenge, and the road that crosses thermal ground in Lower Geyser Basin and is the source of the “melting roads of Yellowstone” story.

09/25/2024

Ohio Veterans Find New Roads in Civilian Life through Trucking

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — It’s a different view for Billy Taylor as he climbs up into the cab of his semi-truck. He sits up proudly, preparing to join the bustle of the interstate.

“They say you're the captain of your own ship in the truck,” says Taylor. “You're responsible for things.”

After more than 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, he’s trading in the open water for the open road.

09/24/2024

Ohio Counties Under Quarantine for Spotted Lanternfly

(WJW) – The spread of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) in Ohio has prompted the state to issue quarantines in areas seeing infestations of the invasive bug.

The pest, originally from Asia, poses a significant threat to agriculture and forestry due to its destructive feeding habits.

Quarantines are in effect in 12 Ohio counties, 4 of them in Northeast Ohio: Cuyahoga, Lorain, Columbiana and Mahoning.

09/20/2024

Grant Helps Lucas County Engineer's Office Improve Safety, Efficiency on Roads

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Lucas County Engineer Mike Pniewski talk about the funding coming to northwest Ohio.

09/20/2024

Affordable Housing Approved for Delaware Engineering Office Site

DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A proposal is moving forward to bulldoze a Delaware building that previously housed the county’s engineering office to make way for an affordable housing complex.

The Delaware Planning Commission recommended approval on Sept. 4 of Columbus-based developer Homeport’s plan to transform the site at 50 Channing St. into a residential complex with 44 rental properties and eight single-family homes without income restrictions.