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No one will soon forget this unique Ohio high school football season. The Ohio High School Athletic Association conducted the remaining six state football finals this past weekend in Massillon. Those games moved to Stark County from Franklin County after a health advisory was issued by the Franklin County Department of Health and the Columbus Department of Health about the COVID-19 pandemic. items.[0].image.alt High School Insider 16x9 2020 FS LogoPorter.jpg By: Mike DyerPosted at 2:45 PM, Nov 24, 2020 and last updated 2:45 PM, Nov 24, 2020 No one will soon forget this unique Ohio high school football season. The Ohio High School Athletic Association conducted the remaining six state football finals this past weekend in Massillon. Those games moved to Stark County from Franklin County after a health advisory was issued by the Franklin County Department of Health and the Columbus Department of Health about the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent Stories from wcpo.com The pandemic has also significantly impacted college football recruiting. The NCAA Division I Council recently extended the dead period to April 15. ScoutingOhio.com director Mark Porter joined the WCPO High School Insider to discuss this memorable season and how recruiting has been impacted as the NCAA early signing period draws near on Dec. 16. More at wcpo.com/highschoolinsider

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, police Chief Eliot Isaac and federal authorities Thursday afternoon unveiled new efforts to curb a recent rise in gun violence.

"Madi's House of Hope" will air and stream Thursday evening at 7:30 on WCPO 9. Phone lines will be open to accept donations from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

President Joe Biden visited United Performance Metals in Hamilton to promote the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which has been championed by Ohio Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown.

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Celebrate the history of a Tri-State landmark all of us hold dear. The 43-minute documentary tells the story of Union Terminal from its rise as a railroad station, fall as a shopping mall and vacant "white elephant" to its reopening as the Cincinnati Museum Center and $224 million restoration.

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High school football has returned to Northern Kentucky this month. Members of the Beechwood football program, the defending Class 2A state champions, were the special guests of the WCPO High School Insider on Tuesday afternoon at the Fort Wright Chick-fil-A (3436 Madison Pike Route 17). Beechwood coach Noel Rash along with senior offensive lineman/defensive lineman Luke Slusher (Western Kentucky University verbal commit) and senior slot receiver/defensive back Parker Mason discussed the upcoming season for the Tigers. Rash also discussed reigning quarterback and reigning Kentucky Mr. Football Cameron Hergott (Eastern Kentucky University commit) after Hergott reclassified to the 2022 class. Rash, Slusher and Mason discussed the tradition at Beechwood and how significant the 15 state titles are for the history of the program.

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