COLUMBUS, Ohio – Thirty-six new roadway signs welcoming people to the state, or thanking them for visiting as they leave, are not being welcomed by some online critics who are heaping a good ...

Some Ohio small cities are seeing a surge in Haitian immigration to their communities. Churches and local nonprofits are creating the infrastructure to welcome them.

The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Sign Shop in Columbus manufactured all 36 new signs in three weeks, according to Joshua Wilson, ODOT sign shop administrator. The signs cost nearly ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the new brand on May 10, Ohio Tourism Day. The slogan was previously used from 1984-2001. The total cost of the signs is $59,990.12.

The new signs were installed along the state border on Tuesday morning, reading "Welcome to Ohio, The Heart of it All." Officials said the goal is to have these signs installed by December.

But, in these smaller Ohio communities, a lack of immigration services means it’s up to local nonprofits and churches, like St. Rose, to handle an influx of new Americans. A sudden surge. Ohio’s ...