One of the most joyful tasks we have each year is with helping — and chronicling — the efforts of the Bishop Darrell Cummings as he works to improve life in our community on both sides of the Ohio River. The latest such example came Saturday when the Bishop, dozens of community members ...

During an age in which a universe of information is at most people’s fingertips, it is no surprise some are changing how they consume what they consider to be news. Pew Research Center analysts, with funding from the Knight Foundation, reported last week a study showing approximately 20% of ...

CHEERS to all the winners and others recognized at the Best of the Ohio Valley Readers’ Choice Awards, presented Wednesday evening. JEERS to the need for schools and first responders to conduct annual “active shooter drills” to help students, staff and emergency personnel prepare for an ...

Letter writers to The Columbus Dispatch were spot on earlier this week with a response to a neo-Nazi march in the Short North neighborhood of our state’s capital Nov. 16. City and state officials rightly jumped to denounce the tiny gathering of those so covered in clothing and masks it was ...

We’re solidly into November, and, while the weather has not really offered much to indicate it, the calendar reminds us that the spirit of the holiday season is ready to shine brightly in communities throughout the Tri-State Area. For those who enjoy being outdoors, the Rink at Franciscan ...

Though our region includes a range of start dates for various hunting categories, for many local hunters, the big date on the calendar is the start of deer gun season on Dec. 2 in Ohio. For many, that date is about more than hunting. It’s about tradition, family — maybe time alone in the ...