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Sixteenth “super load” heads out August 22
COLUMBUS — The sixteenth of nearly two dozen “super loads” will depart the dock site in Adams County on Thursday, August 22. The convoy will head to New Albany to deliver the load to the site of the new Intel plant in Licking County. The 16th load is a tank. It measures 19’1” tall, 16’1” wide, and 197’ long. It weighs 395,450 pounds. It will stop in Chillicothe on Thursday and at Rickenbacker in Franklin County on Friday before being delivered to New Albany on...
Proof That Ohio is Full of Bad Drivers
According to a recent study, Ohio drivers have the 2nd most speeding tickets in the United States. Insurify crunched numbers of Ohio drivers in each state with speeding tickets on their driver records over the last 7 years compared to those without,. The Insurify data team compared the number of...
Ohio man completes 10,000 mile motorcycle challenge to help fellow veterans
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio man has completed a 10,000 mile motorcycle challenge — and he did it all with the goal of helping veterans. Patrick Romeo, who is a veteran himself, first completed the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge in 2020. After completing it once, he did not think he would do it […]
Language confirmed for Issue 1, the proposed redistricting amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After a two-hour long meeting, the Ohio Ballot Board approved language for Issue 1, the sole statewide initiative that will be on the ballot this November. Issue 1 is a proposed constitutional amendment to give citizens, instead of politicians, the power of the pen when it comes to redistricting. The final […]
'A proactive approach': One possible answer to Ohio's sky-high school absenteeism issue
CINCINNATI (WKRC) -25% of Ohio's K-12 students are considered chronically absent, meaning that they miss one of every 10 days of school. But a Miami University study has found good results in positive interactions with students, and it appears to be turning the tide on school absenteeism. Ohio's absenteeism has...
Real estate value hikes leading to increased taxes to counties
Aug. 16—LIMA — As property values have been on the rise in recent years, counties have begun seeing an impact in property tax revenue, an increase county officials say they are working to keep as low as possible for taxpayers. The state of Ohio mandates that counties reappraise real property values every six years, with those values updated in the third year of that cycle. With that cycle ...
Politicians address ongoing energy issue, bribery scandal with conflicting plans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Making reforms following the state’s biggest bribery scandal has been a slow path forward, but Ohio lawmakers are working to close that chapter and move forward with new energy legislation. “It’s a balancing act when you look at moving forward with trying to decarbonize and how we achieve that, while at […]
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