Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first female Speaker of the House, died at 97
Jo Ann Davidson, the first female Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, died on Friday. She was 97. She served in the Ohio House from 1980 to 2001 and was the speaker from 1995 to 2000. “Jo Ann dedicated her life to public service and the people of Ohio, a model public servant who […]
Mary Ann Armstrong, 85, Jasper
Mary Ann Armstrong, 85, of Jasper, passed away at home surrounded by family at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Mary Ann was born in Jasper, Indiana, on February 2, 1939, to Joseph and Theresa (Schnell) Herzog. She married Charles L. “Pete” Armstrong on September 27, 1958, at Holy...
Flags lowered to honor former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine ordered that flags of the United States and state of Ohio be lowered at public grounds in honor of former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, who passed away Friday. Davidson was the first woman elected speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives...