November 18, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Emergency Management Agency: Columbus, OH – As part of the 2025 Severe Weather Awareness campaign, the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness (OCSWA), in cooperation with the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA), are announcing that the annual Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest is open for submissions. This contest is open to all Ohio students in kindergarten through eighth grade including individualized instruction (special education), public, private, and home school classes.

August 23, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of State Fire Marshal: COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) invites elementary school students across Ohio to participate in its Fire Safety Poster Contest. The contest is held annually to engage young minds, emphasize various issues related to fire safety education, and recognize those who have shown the ability to visually demonstrate that knowledge. This year’s theme is “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!”

May 20, 2024, Press Release from by the Ohio State Fair: COLUMBUS – A grand champion has been announced in the first ever Ohio State Fair Poster Contest. Many fairs around the country host a poster competition for local artists to demonstrate their talents through an art piece that represents the fair. This year, for the first time, the Ohio State Fair hosted its own poster contest and the winning poster embodies many of the great things that fairgoers love about the Ohio State Fair.

Every journey has a story, and you can read about some history making ones in Auglaize County. The Historical Society opened the Wapakoneta Mu…