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Vance draws boos at firefighter union event: ‘We got some fans and some haters’
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) received some heckling and boos Thursday while speaking at a firefighter union event in Boston. Vance delivered remarks at the International Association of Fire Fighters conference. Upon taking to the stage after Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-Fla.), a former firefighter, Vance drew some boos from the crowd. “Semper fi, guys,” Vance…
New COVID vaccines available now in Ohio: What to know as fall approaches
Though with record temps this past week calling autumn's arrival into question, fall is approaching — which means so are respiratory illnesses. Kids are also going back to school, meaning more time spent indoors for students to make friends, but also make plenty of germs to bring home and spread around. ...
As fracking continues to boom Ohio, some property owners may not have a say in their own land
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — While some landowners may see fracking within the gas and oil industry as a financial windfall, others may see it as invasive. In Ohio, these landowners may not have much of a say in whether or not the land under them is drilled. A Belmont County landowner learned her property’s fate […]
Ohio Congressman Max Miller, ex-Cuyahoga GOP Officer Emily Moreno Miller file for divorce
COLUMBUS, Ohio—U.S. Rep. Max Miller and Emily Moreno Miller, one of Northeast Ohio’s most prominent political power couples, are filing for divorce, according to court filings. Max Miller filed the divorce papers on Tuesday, two years to the day after Miller married Emily Moreno at Trump National Golf...
Democrats send malpractice charges at AG Yost
(The Center Square) — Democrats on the Ohio Ballot Board have leveled malpractice allegations against Attorney General Dave Yost and say Secretary of State Frank LaRose has acted overly partisan about a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The amendment would change how the state establishes congressional and statehouse districts, removing the process from the Ohio Redistricting Commission — a political group made up of five Republicans and two Democrats — and putting into the hands of a non-political citizen committee made up of...
Funding woes put Big Brothers Big Sisters' matches in jeopardy
After an unexpected funding cut, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio is struggling to fulfill its mission of providing mentoring services to local youths. The $1 million the association has received annually from the state of Ohio for more than a decade has been discontinued. “We found out actually in June that it is not going to be renewed,” said Marvin Whitfield, CEO and president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio. “The million dollars impacted 17 Big Brother/Sisters agencies throughout the state of Ohio,” he said. “So technically, as of June the 30th, we're no longer funded for mentoring.”
Ohio regulators: Marijuana sellers can't give out food from ice cream truck
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Handing out food and drinks from an ice cream truck is off limits for marijuana businesses in Ohio, according to state regulators. So is an online promotion saying, “Can you take me higher?” Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control has proposed fines totaling $212,000 against five businesses for violating the state’s advertising rules for marijuana sellers, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Thursday. Most of the fines involved promotions this summer ahead of the Aug. 6 beginning of recreational marijuana sales in the state. Some of the violations involved using signs that were too large or not approved by the state.
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