Local Headlines in the Top Stories Feed
Columbus Dispatch: Local News opens around a familiar newsroom flow: Top Stories sits beside News, Sports, Business, and Entertainment tabs, so readers can scan the day before choosing a section. The main feed is useful for quick breaks because headline browsing starts from one screen and the bottom navigation keeps For You, Sections, eNewspaper, and Obituaries close at hand.
Readers can move from a headline list toward the stories that shape life in Columbus and central Ohio, including weather, investigations, government, and community reporting. The layout also leaves room for richer coverage such as photographs, videos, and podcasts, making the app a practical daily reading hub rather than a single-topic alert tool.
Follow Columbus Topics and Breaking Alerts
Personalization starts during onboarding, where readers can choose what deserves attention. Topic controls include local news, politics, Ohio State sports, high school sports, pro sports, food and drink, entertainment, health and wellness, business, real estate, and other interests. Selecting topics gives the For You area a clearer starting point when a general feed feels too broad.
Notification choices add a second way to stay current. Breaking News and Top Stories can be enabled as alerts, while eNewspaper notifications are handled as a separate option for readers who want an edition reminder. This combination suits people who want important headlines pushed to them but still prefer to browse the rest of the news at their own pace.
Sports, Business, and Community Sections
The Sections area turns the publication into a set of focused reading lanes. Readers can jump from general Columbus coverage to politics, business, entertainment, weather, food, or sports without repeatedly searching the home feed. Sports coverage is especially local, with room for Blue Jackets, Crew, Ohio State, and high school stories that help fans follow several levels of competition.
Topic names and navigation labels keep recurring interests easy to find, while the For You page can bring selected subjects together. That mix works for a reader who checks one beat every morning and another who wants a broad local scan. It also gives the app a useful rhythm: browse headlines, open a section, then return to personalized recommendations.
eNewspaper Access and Subscriber Reading
Subscribers get a deeper reading path through the eNewspaper, a digital replica of the print edition that sits in the app’s bottom navigation. The edition experience is suited to readers who prefer page-by-page browsing, saved articles, past issues, puzzles, or audio storytelling alongside the regular feed. A subscriber account links that access to the reader’s preferences and entitlements.
The app also presents podcasts, community features, and entertainment coverage for readers who want more than headline scanning. Free access can cover selected articles, while subscription access expands the reading range. The visible Subscribe and Sign In controls make the distinction clear without stopping the initial feed, so casual readers and paying subscribers can use the same app in different ways.
