Black residents have called Columbus home since its beginning, author, tour guide and Columbus historian Rita Fuller-Yates said in a recent interview. At first, they lived in tight-knit communities in Downtown Columbus, residing in alleyways while white residents lived along the city's main thoroughfares.

Highly decorated Marine commando Maj. James Capers will visit Ohio on Friday. His service is also being recognized in an effort to award him the Medal of Honor.

A portion of an Ohio highway will be dedicated to fallen Darke County, Ohio, Vietnam War hero Gerald F. Subler, who was killed in action on Sept. 30, 1968.