Ohio
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for central Ohio
A number of central Ohio counties are under a severe thunderstorm watch issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday afternoon.
Franklin, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union counties, along with 23 other Ohio counties, are in the watch area. It is set to expire at 8 p.m.
The storms are expected to start this afternoon and return overnight. The main threat is damaging winds, but large hail, tornadoes and flash flooding caused by rain are possible, according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by NWS Wilmington.
The chance of precipitation during the day is 80% and rises to 90% overnight. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected during the day, but rainfall between a quarter and a half of an inch is possible overnight, according to NWS Wilmington’s forecast.
The chance for a thunderstorm continues into Memorial Day on Monday.
Columbus forecast for the week of May 26
There is to be a stormy start to the week before clearing up.
- Memorial Day: Showers and thunderstorms are likely, primarily before 1 p.m. Otherwise, it’s to be partly sunny with a high near 78. Winds could gust up to 25 miles per hour. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible, except it could be higher if it storms.
- Monday night: Partly cloudy with a low around 60.
- Tuesday: There is a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Though, it is to be sunny with a high near 75. The chance of precipitation is 40% and less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall is expected.
- Tuesday night: There’s a chance of showers before 8 p.m. It’s to be partly cloudy with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%, and less than a tenth of an inch is expected.
- Wednesday: There’s a chance of showers. Otherwise, it’s to be mostly sunny with a high near 71. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday night: Mostly clear with a low around 49.
- Thursday: Sunny with a high near 72.
- Thursday night: It’s to be clear with a low around 48.
- Friday: Sunny with a high near 76.
- Friday night It’s to be mostly clear with a low around 52.
- Saturday: It’s to be mostly sunny with a high near 81.
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Ohio
330 Ohio school districts rally against revised bill targeting EdChoice funding
According to the Vouchers Hurt Ohio website, several Mahoning Valley school districts have been members for one or more years since 2021, including Poland, Liberty, Springfield Local, South Range and Youngstown City.
“Rep. Callender presents his proposed legislation as though the coalition is somehow wasting school funds, using it on frivolous litigation. Our lawsuit uncovered a blatant problem in the way state lawmakers continue to inadequately and inequitably fund our public schools. Judge Page has already found this program, EdChoice, to be unconstitutional. State lawmakers should be appreciative that we have uncovered this unconstitutional issue so they can fix it,” William L. Phillis, with Vouchers Hurt Ohio and the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding, stated.
Ohio
No. 20 Maryland rallies from 19-point deficit to defeat No. 8 Ohio State 76-75
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oluchi Okananwa had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Yarden Garzon added 17 points and No. 20 Maryland rallied from a 19-point deficit in the first half to beat eighth-ranked Ohio State 76-75 on Sunday.
It is the Terrapins largest comeback since Nov. 13, 2019, when they were down 19 in the fourth quarter at James Madison before posting a 70-68 victory.
Addi Mack had 14 points and Saylor Poffenbarger 13 for Maryland (21-6, 9-6 Big Ten), which beat a Top 10 team for the first time since it defeated Ohio State in the Big Ten quarterfinals two years ago.
It is also Maryland’s first win over a Top 10 team on the road since 2022 against Notre Dame.
Jaloni Cambridge had 29 points and Chance Gray a season-high 25 for the Buckeyes (22-4, 11-3), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Ohio State extended its lead to 38-19 on a 3-pointer by Gray before Maryland started to rally back.
The Terrapins trailed 46-31 at halftime, but got back in it in the third quarter, outscoring the Buckeyes 26-14. That included a 20-7 run at the beginning of the period that included six points by Garzon and five apiece by Okananwa and Mack.
Maryland took the lead by scoring the first 12 points of the fourth quarter. Mack’s 3-pointer with 8:17 remaining put the Terrapins up 62-60. They extended it to 69-60 before Ohio State made its comeback.
Ohio State had a 5:04 scoring drought when Maryland made its comeback.
The Buckeyes had a chance to win it after Maryland’s Kyndal Walker missed a free throw with 4 seconds remaining. Jaloni Cambridge got the rebound and Ohio State called timeout.
Cambridge tried a potential, game-winning 26-foot 3-pointer, but it went off the glass to give Maryland the win.
Up next
Maryland: Hosts Purdue on Feb. 22.
Ohio State: At Minnesota on Wednesday.
Ohio
3 killed in head-on crash on State Route 60 in Muskingum County
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WSYX) — A two-vehicle collision on State Route 60 claimed three lives, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred just after 3 p.m. Saturday in Wayne Township. Investigators report that 18-year-old Adam Cornelison, of Duncan Falls, was driving a 2010 Mercury Milan southbound when his vehicle traveled left of center. The Mercury struck a northbound 2025 Honda CR-V operated by Bradley Stanley, 53, of Newark.
Cornelison was pronounced dead at the scene. The Highway Patrol noted he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the impact.
Two passengers in the Honda CR-V, Mackenzie Lawrence, 29, and Brooklyn Stanley, 22, both of Newark, were taken to Genesis Hospital. Both later succumbed to their injuries.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and fire and EMS crews from Harrison Township, Zanesville, and Duncan Falls.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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