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Incumbent Marcy Kaptur (D) and Derek Merrin (R) are running in the general election in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
Incumbent Marcy Kaptur (D) and Derek Merrin (R) are running in the general election on Nov. 5, 2024, to represent Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. Kaptur has represented the district since 1983 and is the longest-serving woman in Congress. Merrin serves in the Ohio House of Representatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) and Donald Trump (R) endorsed Merrin in the primary. The Sandusky Register’s Tom Jackson said Kaptur “may be facing the toughest race of her career as she seeks re-election in a northern Ohio district that both sides believe they can win.” Erie County Republican Party chair Caleb Stidham said, “I think the worst mistake Republicans can make is underestimating Marcy Kaptur,” adding, “She’s a fierce competitor. She’s been around for 40 years for a reason. She knows how to campaign.”
Grimm wins state photo contest
Urbana resident Andrew Grimm won the grand prize in the Ohio State Parks photo contest this year. The photo was created in February of 2019 at Buck Creek State Park in Clark County. Grimm was a Clark County resident before moving to Urbana after recovering from a shooting incident. “It...
LL Flooring to close Ohio stores after bankruptcy filing
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — LL Flooring, a specialty flooring company formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, is closing several central Ohio stores after filing for bankruptcy. The Virginia-based company filed for Chapter 11 on Sunday and announced it will shutter 94 of its more than 300 locations nationwide. Charles Tyson, president of LL Flooring, said the […]
Country singer Sam Hunt discusses music impact, return to Ohio, and Bengals in radio interview
CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Country singer Sam Hunt sat down Sunday before headlining the Voices of America Music Festival with FOX19 NOW’s Ken Baker and our radio partner B105 to discuss his music’s impact, his return to Ohio and his thoughts on the Bengals. Baker has more with the superstar.
Coalition pushes to bring universal free lunch program to Ohio schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Thousands of Ohio students come from a food insecure household, and a coalition is trying to help alleviate that struggle. “We know that hunger is a really big issue in our classrooms,” co-founder of Hunger Free Schools Ohio Katherine Ungar said. Ungar’s coalition is pushing for the creation of a free […]
Ohio economic developer JobsOhio loans $2 million to company headed by insider
When JobsOhio was formed in 2011, the state’s Republican leadership placed tens of millions from the state liquor franchise in the hands of a newly formed “private” corporation. Even though the corporation was formed by the state, its assets were placed beyond the transparency required of the public money it previously had been. It was […]
Illuminate USA Continues Growth in Licking County, Ohio
Company Celebrates One Thousand Illuminators and One Million Solar Panels in less than One Year. Illuminate USA, an American leader in advanced solar panel manufacturing, this week announced the hiring of its one thousandth Ohioan associate (or ‘Illuminator’) and the production of its one millionth solar panel at its state-of-the-art facility in Pataskala, Ohio. These dual milestones were achieved less than six months since the start of production—a testament to the quality of the Ohio workforce and the speed with which Illuminate USA is onshoring American solar manufacturing.
Federal money to help Michigan begin slow work of rare turtle counts
State wildlife agencies in Michigan and Ohio have received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to study rare turtles. The grant is part of more than $7 million distributed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to benefit rare and declining fish and wildlife and their habitats across the country. Other states receiving funding under the program this year include Minnesota, Iowa, Hawaii and North and South Carolina.
Divorced couple's fight over IVF-created embryos heads to Ohio Supreme Court
She wants their frozen embryos so she can get pregnant. Her ex-husband wants the IVF-created embryos donated to other couples who want children. After a couple divorces, what should happen to their yet-to-be implanted embryos? That question is before the Ohio Supreme Court in a case that could shed light on how justices...
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