1+ hour, 4+ min ago (133+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio " The Powerball lottery has selected winning numbers in its drawing on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, for a jackpot estimated at $654 million. The winning numbers are 8-16-26-30-58 Powerball 14 Power Play 2x. The Classic Lotto numbers are 2-5-14-28-29-33 Kicker 585835. The jackpot is $11 million for the drawing on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Tuesday, Nov. 25 Mega Millions jackpot is $70 million. Monday's winning Ohio Lottery numbers are: Pick 3 evening: 104 (midday, 653) Pick 4 evening: 4598 (midday, 4234) Pick 5 evening: 58719 (midday, 97836) Rolling Cash 5: 12-17-18-32-33 The Rolling Cash 5 jackpot for the next drawing is $110,000 for hitting all five numbers and the odds of winning are 1-in-575,757....

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (990+ words) PEPPER PIKE, Ohio -- Rebecca Fredmonsky, coordinator of gifted services for the Orange City School District, provided an update on new operating standards in Ohio for gifted students to the Orange Board of Education. "While not many standard revisions have a large impact on our services here at Orange, some shifts had to be made in order to comply with our new operating standards," Fredmonsky told the board Monday (Nov. 24). Fredmonsky said the latest revisions to the operating standards for identifying and serving students who are gifted went into effect July 1. She noted that there were three major categories of changes: identification, services and professional development. In terms of identification, whole-grade screening -- a process in which a district tests all students in a specific grade to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to be identified for gifted programs -- no longer requires…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago (214+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " Ohio State football coach Ryan Day provided a bit of an update Monday on receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate as the Buckeyes prepare to face Michigan this weekend. While appearing on 97.1 The Fan, Day was asked if the two receivers were trending in the right direction as they look to return from injury. "They are," Day said. "They're going to continue to get some rest tonight. They had a good day of rehab, so we'll wake up in the morning and see how they're doing. Nobody wants to play more than those two guys." Day has been cautious in discussing their injuries, noting after Saturday's win against Rutgers that the receivers are considered "day-to-day." "I'm feeling good," Smith said in the clip. "Dealing with a little situation injury-wise, but I should be good to go Saturday." Smith…...

6+ hour ago (439+ words) Ringing off: After speculation swirled that Usha Vance's ringless public appearances signaled marital trouble with her husband, Vice President JD Vance, a spokeswoman for the second lady told USA TODAY that she is "a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes." The Vances have three children: Ewan, 8, Vivek, 5, and Mirabel, 3. Here are five things we learned from the May 9, 2025 ethics disclosure form filed by Ohio House Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore Phil Plummer, a Dayton Republican, about his 2024 finances: 1. Besides Plummer's 2024 legislative salary of $78,598.92, last year the former Montgomery County sheriff reported receiving somewhere between $50,000 and $99,999 in retirement income from the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) and somewhere between $10,000 and $24,999 in rental income. 2. Plummer also made somewhere between $1,000 and $9,999 last year from serving as the wrestling coach…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago (1103+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When coaches around the nation visited Lebanon High School to recruit Nick Lautar, a 6-foot-5, 230 pound tight end that was rapidly gaining interest from more and more schools, it wasn't just his football talent that had them intrigued. Lautar, a 2026 prospect, is also an accomplished wrestler. He was a Hawaii state champion as a fifth grader and grew up expecting to wrestle in college. In fact, it wasn't until his junior season of high school when he said he fully committed to playing football long-term. That paid off, as Lautar committed to Ohio State on Nov. 16, just one day after he received an offer from the Buckeyes. He became the lone tight end pledge in the 2026 class. But that wrestling background never went away, and it's part of the reason why the Buckeyes -- and so many other programs…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago (729+ words) The 2025 Ohio high school boys soccer season is in the books, and All-State teams are out. Cleveland.com contacted boys soccer coaches across the state and asked them to fill out a survey requesting information about their top players. We started by featuring the top forwards highlighted by coaches, followed by the best defenders and goalkeepers. Now it's the midfielders' turn. If you are an Ohio high school boys soccer coach who did not receive the survey, email [email protected]. At the bottom is a list of the All-State midfielders in all divisions in 2025. Beskid is a four-year letterman and two-year captain for Brunswick who earned postseason honors across the board as a senior. "His pace, ball control and passing ability are at the highest of levels," coach Ben Dotson said of the Ashland University signee. Carnie is a playmaking midfielder…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago (760+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio has officially stepped into the era of Name, Image, and Likeness, allowing high school athletes across the state to make money from the use of their personal brand. On Monday, OHSAA member schools approved new bylaws that allow high school athletes to be paid for their name, image and likeness (NIL) and build their personal brands. Ohio is the 45th state to approve NIL. While the new bylaws allow high school athletes to get paid from their NIL, they specifically prohibit athletes from being paid to play. To think of this policy in simpler terms, the OHSAA treats a student-athlete's sports career like a house built on two separate foundations: The new OHSAA rules state that high school athletes can only be paid based on the Personal Foundation, and cannot cross over or reinforce the School Foundation. If…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago (563+ words) BEREA, Ohio -- Michelle Park Lazette started her writing career as a journalist. In fact, she spent some time as a reporter for the Sun Newspapers. After a decade at newspapers across the country, she stepped into the corporate world. Now, after 20 years as a professional writer, Lazette has debuted her first novel -- "The Descended." "Fiction can get much closer and I can get inside someone's head," she said. "Covering school boards, the only thing that gets into the paper is the facts." Lazette said someone once advised her that fiction looks deeper. "People don't stay for the story; they stay for the characters," she recalled. "The Descended" is a post-apocalyptic urban fantasy set in Northeast Ohio, with some rather interesting characters. The main character is journalist Audrey Kelly. Lazette admits that Audrey is "inspired by my life and my experiences....

8+ hour, 48+ min ago (179+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " Ohio State football's Bo Jackson was named freshman of the week by the Big Ten for his performance in Saturday's win over Rutgers. Jackson, a true freshman running back, had 110 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the victory. That was his fifth outing this season with at least 100 rushing yards. Quarterback Julian Sayin, a redshirt freshman, is the only other Buckeye to earn freshman of the week honors this season. He's earned the weekly honor four times while also being named offensive player of the week on Oct. 20. Jackson is a product of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland. He was a four-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Jackson didn't play in Ohio State's season-opening win against Texas. Since then, he's appeared in every game, averaging 6.5 yards per carry. Jackson is the…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago (207+ words) In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader's question about an ornate lobster dish prompting a discussion of historical serving pieces and their intended purposes in formal Victorian dining. Miss Manners: What fancy lobster recipes require a divided dish? DEAR MISS MANNERS: I recently came across a Victorian-era serving piece described as a "Victorian lobster dish." I had not previously seen dishes designated for lobster, nor had I seen any that had a lobster figure as the handle of the divided dish, as this one does. What recipe for lobster would use a fancy, divided serving dish? GENTLE READER: Lobster and dressing? Lobster salad? Lobster risotto? This is not the food department, but Miss Manners, who maintains that one does not need elaborate equipment to entertain, is nevertheless charmed by the Victorian craze for specialization....