The complex world of Shale
There are two sides to every story. But in the world of fracking those two sides may not always be clear-cut.
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Business is good, getting better in Carroll County
The oil and gas industry is bringing economic benefits to the oil-and-gas-rich areas in Ohio. Chris Davdison tells us how the industry is affecting businesses in one boom-town, Carrollton.
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Fracking success can be measured in sack lunches
The gas and oil industry boom brings, people, trucks and rigs to Carroll County, but for one local business, prosperity is measured by brown bag lunches. Here’s reporter, Chris Davidson.
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New York’s fracking ban has its neighbors worried
When it comes to fracking, one state’s action – or inaction – can affect its bordering states.
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First responders get help from industry for gas, oil emergencies
Susan Allison of Dungannon still remembers the night in 2011 when she had to evacuate her home because of a gas explosion a half-mile away.
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Mishandled accident leads to gas, oil emergency training program
An accident 15 years ago directly led to the formation of a program in Ohio to train first responders in how to handle oil and gas emergencies.
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Fracking boom can also lead to an eventual bust
Booms, busts and rushes. American history is filled with them. During the Gold Rush, thousands went West in search of riches. Now, people are looking for wealth in a new direction – down. What’s in those shale deposits below our feet may change rural communities forever. Rachel Lundberg brings us the story.
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A little bit of spring lands in Lake Glacier
Every year, around the first week of April or so, some people call off work, change their regular activates or alter their schedule. It’s not like they caught a flu bug, it’s more like they’re getting ready to catch something else. Chris Davidson talked with some of people who played hooky this past Thursday.
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Well-paid roustabouts work long days, face dangers
As the natural gas industry expands throughout Ohio, it brings workers from across the country looking for their share of the profit. The News Outlet’s Christopher Kochera brings us the story of one of those workers.
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Life as a roustabout pays well, but comes with risks
On a brisk March morning in a field off Route 172 in Lisbon, OH, the air is filled with the rumble of machinery and the smell of diesel fuel. Combine that with the gray skies, the bare trees and drilling equipment, and the scene it creates isn’t exactly picturesque.
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Brown: I have experience to move Youngstown forward
Mayoral candidate Jamael Tito Brown’s slogan is “Youngstown Forward.” Brown shares the course he’d plot for the city’s future with News Outlet reporter Andrew Donofrio.
Read MoreCity council to discuss planner position April 3
Youngstown City Council will make a vague idea a reality next week when they vote on whether to begin the search for a city planner. Here’s Rachel Lundberg with the story.
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McNally plans to better handle blight, planning, jobs for Youngstown
Voters will go to the polls May 7 to elect the democrat candidate for mayor of Youngstown. The News Outlet brings you an interview with each of the candidates. This is the second in our series. Candidate John McNally IV shares his plans for the city with News Outlet reporter Andrew Donofrio.
Read MoreWith fracking prosperity comes fracking traffic
The oil and gas industry is bringing change to Ohio and other oil-and-gas-rich states. Chris Davidson tells us about just one of the transformations taking place in the heart of Carroll County.
Read MoreEnterprise to open rental car office at airport
There is another sign that the local economy is improving. Chris Kochera tells us we will have another choice of rental cars at the regional airport.
Read MoreAppeals court denies payday lenders use of loophole
When it comes to payday lending businesses and their practices, voters and judges like to just say, “No.”
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Despite possible increase in Ohio taxes, Pennsylvania Fears Drilling May Move West
Even with Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to increase the severance tax on gas and oil production, the Buckeye State remains one of the cheapest states for the industry to do business in.
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