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Antarctic Iceberg Reveals Underwater Utopia to Researchers

Bri Brown, Editor April 12, 2025

In late January 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula. This large break was unfortunately due to climate change. The glacier George VI has...

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Senator Cory Booker Speaks on Senate Floor for 25 Hours During Record-Breaking Speech

Clayton Wiegele, Writer April 9, 2025

     Without eating, sleeping, drinking, sitting, or even using the restroom, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke on the Senate floor for a whopping 25 hours and four minutes straight. Booker took the...

Caught in Crossfire: Journalist Accidentally Added to National Security Group Chat

Caught in Crossfire: Journalist Accidentally Added to National Security Group Chat

Clayton Wiegele, Writer March 31, 2025

       A text chain containing top security advisors for the US Military was leaked by Jeffery Goldberg, a political journalist with The Atlantic. Goldberg is believed to have been accidentally...

First Storm System of 2025 Ravages South: 39 Confirmed Dead

First Storm System of 2025 Ravages South: 39 Confirmed Dead

Clayton Wiegele, Writer March 21, 2025

The National Weather Service has warned that the 2025 severe-weather season may be comparable to the infamous 2011 outbreak, wherein the Joplin Tornado, the deadliest tornado in recorded history, claimed...

Eggnapped: $40,000 of Eggs Stolen in Pennsylvania Amid Bird Flu Outbreak

Eggnapped: $40,000 of Eggs Stolen in Pennsylvania Amid Bird Flu Outbreak

Clayton Wiegele, Writer February 14, 2025

   On Saturday morning, a whopping 100,000 eggs went missing from Pete and Gerry’s Organic Farms in Greencastle, PA; one of the largest farms for free-range and organic eggs in New England. The extremely...

Influencer or Hippo: The Animal That Took the World by Storm

Influencer or Hippo: The Animal That Took the World by Storm

Addison Childs, Writer February 7, 2025

On January 24th, 2017, premature and weighing only 24 pounds, Fiona the hippo was born at Cincinnati Zoo and has been an icon since birth. Weighing 24 pounds less than the lowest recorded weight for her...

The Gulf of Confusion: Renaming History

The Gulf of Confusion: Renaming History

Clayton Wiegele, Writer February 7, 2025

On January 20th, 2025, President Donald Trump signed 26 executive orders to start his second term. For reference, President Trump signed only 33 executive orders during the first 100 days of his first...

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Jimmy Carter: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Addison Childs, Writer January 24, 2025

US President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, trusted man, and leader to many, Jimmy Carter is well-respected in politics and social welfare. Born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, GA, Carter was one of four children...

27 Dead and Many Missing as Six Fires Devastate Los Angeles County

27 Dead and Many Missing as Six Fires Devastate Los Angeles County

Clayton Wiegele, Writer January 24, 2025

As it stands, almost 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes, with another 84,000 evacuation orders expected to be made (NBC News). These fires are ranked as the most destructive and costliest...

OHHS, No Phones Allowed!

OHHS, No Phones Allowed!

Nathan Niehaus, Writer September 24, 2024

On August 5, 2024 the Oak Hills Board of Education adopted a new cell phone policy in compliance with Ohio’s House Bill 250, which requires all schools in the state to have an official cell phone policy....

Oak Hills Local School District and Two Others Dismiss Early Due to High Heat Index

Clayton Wiegele, Writer September 17, 2024

Oak Hills Local School District along with Finneytown and Lockland announced early dismissal for students in buildings without air conditioning on Aug. 27th. This comes after temperatures reach as high...

Oak Hills High School Cell Phone Ban: The Art Program Dilemma

Evelyn Dann, Editor September 17, 2024

In May of 2024, Ohio Governor signed House Bill 250 which mandated Ohio schools develop a cell phone policy to restrict phone usage in school. In response, Oak Hills banned the use of cell phones during...

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