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Ohioans canvass to spread word about Issue 1 ballot initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio voters will start heading to the polls in 42 days for early voting and Election Day is now only 70 days away, which means campaigns are ramping up to be full speed ahead after Labor Day. There is only one state issue on the ballot this fall, called Issue 1, […]
Galion defense stifles Carey for 14-8 victory
CAREY — Galion’s offense took center stage in last week’s season opening win over Wynford. But it was the Tigers defense’s turn this week as Galion (2-0) held Carey to 164 yards of total offense in a 14-8 non-conference win here Friday night. “Hats off to...
Ohio's top elections official suggests eliminating ballot drop boxes
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s top elections official has asked Republican legislative leaders to consider banning the use of drop boxes altogether for returning absentee ballots after a federal court blocked a law limiting who may assist the disabled in voting. Secretary of State Frank LaRose also wants to require proof of U.S. citizenship on state-issued voter registration forms and require registered voters to cast provisional ballots when information in the Bureau of Motor Vehicles doesn’t match that on the registration rolls. READ MR. LAROSE’S LETTER TO SENATE PRESIDENT, HOUSE SPEAKER Current law allows for a single drop box for returning absentee ballots outside county boards of election. Mr. LaRose suggested getting rid of that box is one answer to a July judge’s ruling in a case brought by the League of Women Voters of Ohio and a disabled voter.
Ohio death row inmate found too incompetent to be executed
Thursday, a hearing was held before Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge Sean O'Brien regarding the murder conviction and death sentence of Sean Carter. During that hearing, evidence was submitted that three doctors who evaluated Carter found that his mental condition deteriorated while in custody, according to a news release from the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office.
Ohio used car dealership allegedly sells family with sick daughter $11,000 faulty van
TALLMADGE, Ohio (WKRC) - An Ohio used car dealership allegedly sold a family, whose daughter has stage 4 renal failure, a $11,000 2010 Chrysler Town & Country that reportedly broke down before they got home. According to CBS News, a family from Butler County, Pennsylvania reached out to KDKA after...
20-year-old dead after motorcycle crash in Sandusky County
SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio — A Fremont man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in Sandusky County on Saturday evening. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Timothy Spradlin was riding east on East State Street in Ballville Township approaching a red light at Smith Road. At the same time a car being driven by a 27-year-old Fremont man was driving west on East State Street approaching Smith Road with a green turn arrow.
Ohioans can now have same-day abortions: The Wake Up for Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Since 1991, Ohio has required a 24-hour waiting period to schedule an abortion. In 1998, the law was updated to require an in-person visit before the period began. If you purchase a...
Large tree falls on west Toledo 62+ apartment building
TOLEDO, Ohio — A large tree has fallen on one of the buildings at Hope Manor Apartments in west Toledo on Saturday afternoon displacing residents. At least one of the residents at the senior living apartment complex was trapped in her unit after the tree fell on the building but has since been extricated from the apartment by Toledo Fire and Rescue who had to cut a hole in the wall.
Armed robber steals purse from woman: TPD
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Police are looking for the person who robbed a woman at gunpoint and took her purse Friday night, according to officials. The thief pulled a gun on a woman and demanded her purse just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Toledo police said. The suspect then ran...
Swamp Sounds: Local group among diverse music acts coming to Black Swamp Arts Festival
BOWLING GREEN — Carmen Cano loves Bowling Green and the coming of the Black Swamp Arts Festival is one of her favorite times of the year. “Last year we started doing the interactive sculptures that people can help build and this year were doing that again,” said Cano, who is once again one of the 31-year-old festival’s marketing chairs. “A lot of our juried artists from last year will return this year, there will be a couple new food vendors out on the main strip.” Cano is especially excited about the music lineup at this year’s festival, which begins Friday and includes both national and local acts. “We have a couple really good bands this year,” said Cano. “I’ve heard really good things about Daniel Donato. I’m not really a big country music fan, but just listening to his stuff, I thought it was really cool. It kind of gives me that old school rock ‘n’ roll vibe.”
Findlay manufacturing plant closing, laying off over 200 employees
FINDLAY, Ohio — The Findlay plant of a German technology manufacturer is permanently closing and laying off approximately 235 employees, according to a notice on Friday. The notice, filed per the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, does not say why the ZF Active Safety US Inc plant on Production Drive in Findlay is closing.
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