Opinion

Ohio Gov. John Kasich missed the boat this week in signing House Bill 473, which sets water withdrawal limits from Lake Erie and its tributaries. He vetoed a supremely industry-friendly, ecologically insensitive version a year

Sure environmental groups are trying to make hay out of efforts to expand the practice of fracking within the Grand River watershed. Still, such groups as the American Rivers are spot on in determining that

Columbus – Hunters wanting to participate in Ohio’s fall controlled deer and waterfowl hunts have until July 31 to submit permit applications for a random drawing. These special hunts are held on selected public areas

Failing to wear or carry a life preserver while boating can be costly — and deadly. That’s the message the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) emphasizes as Ohio’s recreational boating season gets underway. “Our

Few of us here in the Buckeye State would admit that anything good could cross the northern border from WolverineLand, at least when college football tensions are strung high. But it says here that the

There are signs the U.S. economy is improving as retail sales for recreational boats and accessories increased by 6 percent in 2011,according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. The recreational boating industry has not seen

Columbus – The Ohio General Assembly is getting ready to pass a bill that would satisfy terms of the Great Lakes Compact for water withdrawals. But, the bill that has already passed the Ohio House

Five members of the Cincinnati Youth Bass Club finished among the top anglers in the Ohio Bass Federation Nation tournament, held May 6 at Indian Lake in Logan County, according to club advisor Angela Poling.

Selected goose hunters will be left to their own devices at the Mosquito Creek Waterfowl Refuge in Trumbull County. With the exception of maintaining two blinds for disabled hunters, the DNR Division of Wildlife will