Ohio's unemployment rate declined slightly last month after being steady for two months on the trot, according to state numbers released on Friday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that Lake Erie will witness patches of toxic algae again this summer. But this year's algae would be not that massive as it has been in 2011.

Diagnosis and treatment experts of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses will participate in a meeting next weekend during the 15th annual Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Conference of the Lyme Disease Association and the Columbia Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center.

Water samples taken from the Muskingum River last fall found the bighead carp's DNA. The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, researchers from Central Michigan University and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has come up with a report.

Public health officials have revealed on Monday that a mumps outbreak in central Ohio has affected more than 200 people. As of now, a total of 212 cases of the contagious viral illness have been confirmed. Of confirmed cases, 132 have been linked to Ohio State University, including 96 students and 13 staff members.

From the starting of the winter season, experts have been warning people about the weather conditions. They declared this season's weather conditions to be the coldest in past twenty years. Experts advise people to use their common sense and follow the precautions to protect themselves from bitter cold.

In a bid to create world-class arts district, Ohio State University has planned to invest as much as $200 million over the next decade. The art district will encapsulate arts, dance, music and performing-arts buildings.

As per the plans of the university, it wants to connect the district to the art galleries in the Short North and the museums, theaters and other artistic spaces Downtown.