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Ohio County hosts 30th annual ‘Celebrate the Child’

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7 months ago

April 27, 2024

Ohio County hosts 30th annual ‘Celebrate the Child’

BEAVER DAM, Ky. (WBKO) – The Ohio County community gathered at Ohio County High School for ‘Celebrate the Child’.

It was their 30th annual ‘Celebrate the Child’ event at the school, which focuses on empowering the youth in their community.

“Because they are our future,” said Chairman of Celebrate the Child Melissa Palermino. “I have a daughter, and I give her self-esteem, and I want her to know that there are people in our community that will help her if she needs it.”

‘Celebrate the Child’ focuses on preparing children for their future by focusing on their 40 development assets.

“We have an asset that is religious communities,” said Palermino. “We have many different religious denominations in our community, and they do a lot of outreaches for our youth. We also have self-esteem which is really big in our community and school because there are a lot of students that need that.”

Today’s event brought local sponsors in to give children an inside look at those supporting that community and to see what opportunities may lie ahead.

One sponsor in attendance was the Ohio County Mounted Search and Rescue team. They were accompanied by their mascot, Favor, a horse that assists in the search and rescue efforts of missing persons in their area.

Another big sponsor of celebrate the child was Perdue, who donated 3,000 meals for the event.

“We’re local. We want kids to stay local,” said Perdue Administrative Assistant Erin Groves. “We’ve got jobs, of course, that these kids may be our future. These kids may be our future workers at the plant, they may be our future leaders and QA or just a bunch of different places that we have.”

To stay up to date with events from Celebrate the Child, you can visit their Facebook.

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Photos from Ohio State’s 38-15 Win over Indiana

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2 hours ago

November 23, 2024

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Photos from Ohio State’s 38-15 Win over Indiana

Ohio State has earned its second top-five win of the season.

The Buckeyes dominated Indiana on Saturday, taking down the Hoosiers 38-15 at Ohio Stadium.

Will Howard completed 22 of 26 passes for 201 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, while Caleb Downs made the play of the day and returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown.

Cody Simon had a terrific day defensively, finishing with 2.5 sacks on the afternoon.

Ohio State is back in action for its regular-season finale with a battle against Michigan next week in Columbus. But in the meantime, you can view our photo gallery from the day that has more than 100 photos of the action at the top of the page.

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315 south reopens near Ohio State campus before big game against Indiana

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10 hours ago

November 23, 2024

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315 south reopens near Ohio State campus before big game against Indiana

(This story has been updated to accurately reflect the most current information.)

Ohio State football fans should be in better shape driving to Saturday’s game after road crews cleared a major traffic crash near campus.

All southbound lanes on State Route 315 beyond North Broadway Street were closed for several hours Saturday morning due to a crash, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. A semitruck carrying fuel jack-knifed around 6:30 a.m., blocking traffic on the freeway just before the Gooddale Street exit.

The truck was moved from the freeway around 8 a.m., and the freeway reopened about 45 minutes later.

How to get to Ohio Stadium for Indiana game

Ohio State athletics suggests these alternate routes to get to Ohio Stadium:

Traveling from the North

I-71 South to Hudson Street or 17th Avenue exits

Traveling from the South

I-71 North to SR-315 North
Exit at Ackerman Road or Olentangy River Road

Traveling from the East

I-670 West to SR-315 North
Exit at Ackerman or Olentangy River Road
670 West to 71 North to 17th Avenue or Hudson Street

Traveling from the West

I-270 South to 70 East to I-670 to SR-315 North
Exit at Ackerman Road or Olentangy River Road
Fishinger Road to Kenny Road to Ackerman Road
Riverside Drive to Fishinger Road or Lane Avenue

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Ohio, Kentucky high school football teams look ahead to state semifinals Nov. 29

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November 23, 2024

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Ohio, Kentucky high school football teams look ahead to state semifinals Nov. 29

CINCINNATI — Thanksgiving week represents the state semifinals for high school football teams in Ohio and Kentucky.

In Division I, Moeller (13-1) is expected to take on Centerville (11-3) in a state semifinal to be played at Princeton Nov. 29. This will be Moeller’s fourth consecutive state semifinals after defeating St. Xavier 28-23.

Friday night’s sold-out game at Mason (7,000 capacity) was the second meeting between the Greater Catholic League South division rivals this season. Moeller defeated host St. X 45-37 Sept. 20. This was the first time the two teams had met in a regional final since 2014.

Moeller, Ohio’s No. 1-ranked team by MaxPreps, was the No. 1 seed in Region 4 this season. St. X, ranked No. 8 statewide by MaxPreps, is the No. 6 seed.

Region 8’s top seed, Anderson (14-0), will play Sunbury Big Walnut in a Division II state semifinal Nov. 29 at a location to be determined.

Unbeaten Anderson defeated No. 2 seed La Salle 28-21 in a regional final at Princeton.

Anderson is ranked No. 11 in the MaxPreps Ohio rankings (regardless of division) while La Salle was No. 18.

Friday was the fourth meeting between the two programs including the first matchup since a 2021 second-round playoff game in which the Lancers won 45-21, according to La Salle football broadcaster Jeff Bosse. The Lancers were also victorious in a 2020 regional semifinal and a 2007 regular-season game.

Anderson, winning its second straight regional title, now makes its fourth state Final Four appearance in program history. The Raptors were a 2023 state semifinalist, 2008 state runner-up and 2007 state champion — all in Division II.

Taft (12-2) is also heading to the state semifinals after a 26-12 win over Alter in the Division IV, Region 16 regional final at Monroe. The game was a rematch of a Week 3 game in which Taft won 36-7 over visiting Alter. That was part of the Senators’ three-game win streak to start the season.

Taft was in its first regional final since 2021, which was Tyler Williams’ first season as head coach.

The Senators have won the first Cincinnati Public Schools football regional championship since 1992, according to CPS athletics. Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education (CAPE) won the last of its three state championships in 1992 (Division IV). CAPE also won state titles in 1986 (Division III) and 1985 (Division IV).

Kentucky played its regional finals Friday night. Ryle defeated Central Hardin 43-14, getting their first regional championship since 2020.

In Class 5A, Cooper dominated at home against Southwestern, advancing after a 56-15 win. Highlands also won big, running away at the half to defeat Pulaski County 42-18.

In a rematch of last year’s Class 4A state championship, Covington Catholic defeated Boyle County 31-28.

Beechwood defeated Martin County 44-7 in Class 2A play.

Indiana was in the semi-state round Friday night. In Class 3A, Batesville lost on the road at Heritage Hills.

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