Isaias Remnants To Soak Ohio Sunday

The remnants of Hurricane Isaias are expected to dump 1 to 3 inches of rain on parts of Ohio this weekend, raising the risk of localized flooding.

Isaias, the Atlantic season’s first hurricane, is forecast to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Friday night or early Saturday, bringing storm surge, high winds, and flooding from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.

Showers should reach the Ohio River by Saturday night ahead of waves of rain on Sunday, with southeastern Ohio currently in line for the heaviest totals.

Southwest Ohio could also see gusts up to 35 mph. It’s the Miami Valley’s first brush with hurricane remnants since Helene in 2024.

New Laws Target Traffic Stops, Fraud

Ohio drivers and passengers must now give police their name, address, and date of birth when asked during traffic stops under one of about a dozen new laws that took effect this week.

Refusing is a fourth-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine, though no one is required to answer other questions.

Another law makes it a crime to stay within 15 feet of first responders after receiving a warning while interfering with their work, which sponsor State Rep. Thomas Hall, R-Butler County, said will “allow our first responders the space to do their jobs.”

Other measures crack down on SNAP skimming, Medicaid fraud, and catalytic converter thefts. In the classroom, public schools must now teach the “success sequence” of finishing high school, working full time, and marrying before having children.

Buckeyes Host Badgers in Title Rematch

The No. 2 Ohio State women’s hockey team opens its home schedule this weekend against No. 1 Wisconsin, the team that beat the Buckeyes in last season’s title game.

The Buckeyes and Badgers have met in each of the last four national championship games, and currently sit just nine points apart in the USA Hockey College Hockey Poll.

Ohio State’s top line—seniors Joy Dunne and Jocelyn Amos, along with sophomore Hilda Svensson—all made an early watchlist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, women’s college hockey’s top individual honor.

This weekend’s games are set for 6 p.m. tonight and 3 p.m. Saturday at the OSU Ice Rink, where fans are encouraged to wear scarlet for Alumni Weekend.

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➤ Statewide: Secretary of State Frank LaRose launched a program that lets first-time voters scan a QR code at their polling place and request a personalized state proclamation honoring their first ballot. (More)

➤ Youngstown: A bomb threat put St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital on lockdown Thursday morning, but a search with law enforcement found no danger, and the lockdown lifted before 10:30 a.m. (More)

➤ Oregon: Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School will close at the end of December after 65 years, with enrollment down to just 69 students. Its pre-K through eighth-grade academy will stay open. (More)

➤ Cedarville: Cedarville University is adding an aerospace engineering concentration to its mechanical engineering degree, featuring hands-on build projects and faculty whose backgrounds include U.S. Air Force service. (More)

➤ West Chester: Three 18-year-olds and a 17-year-old face charges after police say a pineapple was hurled at a passing Tesla, causing about $1,500 in windshield damage. (More)

➤ Dayton: Montgomery County health officials are warning about cychlorphine, an opioid found in parts of Ohio that may be up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl and can’t be detected by test strips. (More)

➤ Canfield: City Council voted 3-2 to annex 11 acres from Canfield Township for 15 to 17 homes valued at $500,000 to $1 million, despite neighbors’ concerns about construction traffic. (More)

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➤ The Cleveland Guardians scored three runs in the fifth inning and six in the sixth to stave off elimination with a 9-5 win over the Chicago White Sox, forcing a decisive ALDS Game 5. José Ramírez went 2 for 5 with a home run, three RBIs, and two runs scored. (More)

➤ Former Ohio State safety Malcolm Jenkins, who went on to win Super Bowls with the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles, will ring the Victory Bell before Saturday’s homecoming game against Maryland. (More)

➤ Notable high school football matchups this weekend include Glenville at Archbishop Hoban, Keystone at Columbia, and Archbishop Moeller at St. Ignatius. (See Schedule)

➤ Bowling Green hockey enters this weekend’s Ice Breaker tournament as the only team in the field that has already played this season, having dropped two games to No. 2 Michigan. (More)

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➤ Babies born Thursday at Christ Hospital’s Mt. Auburn and Liberty birthing centers were to receive “Born To Shine” onesies inspired by the yellow-and-blue BLINK beam shining from the hospital’s historic cupola. (See Photos)

➤ Bidders can claim a Stark County estate with an indoor pool, a 7-acre ski lake, a boathouse, and a guest cottage at an Oct. 24 absolute auction with no minimum bid. (See Photos)

➤ Bobcat fans can now raise a glass of Rufus, a Jackie O’s brew named for Ohio University’s mascot and the school’s first officially licensed beer. It’ll be available at Saturday’s homecoming game before going statewide next month. (More)

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