Dozens of Republican leaders in Ohio are mounting a last-minute effort to urge former President Donald Trump not to endorse JD Vance in the crowded upcoming primary for an open Senate seat. A draft letter, circulating among Republicans…calls on Trump to remain neutral in the race. It was written following …
Read More »No, GOP…No.
A divided Ohio Supreme Court issues a now fourth rebuke of the state’s Republican-controlled redistricting panel…declaring mapmakers’ latest maps for Statehouse districts were yet another partisan gerrymander. The court set a May 6 deadline for completing the next plan. Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, a moderate Republican, again joined the court’s …
Read More »OH Rioter In Court
An Ohio man, charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack…testified Wednesday that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump. Dustin Thompson, 38, of Columbus, says he took to websites after being …
Read More »DJT In OH
Former President, Donald Trump is returning to Ohio to try to boost Republican candidates and turnout ahead of the May 3 primary. Trump will headline an evening rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, north of Columbus, on April 23…certainly to stump for U.S. House candidate Max Miller, his pick for …
Read More »Fatal Crash On 6
Near Ridgeville Corners…a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 6 kills a Bryan woman. Officials tell reporters Jamie Nester, 26, was eastbound…when her car ran into the back of a tractor trailer driven by Michael White, of Spring Grove, Ill. He was stopped to make a southbound turn into a driveway. Most …
Read More »More Flap News
A federal judicial panel declines to grant an order…temporarily blocking certification of 2022 U.S. House races that have gone forward in Ohio, under a disputed congressional map. Ruling on largely technical grounds, the bench advised a group of Black voters from Youngstown…claiming to be disenfranchised by the map…that their issue …
Read More »A Shining Distinction
The Ohio Department of Education announces that the Four County Career Center received Purple Star designation for the class of 2022. Purple Star schools show a significant commitment to serving students and families connected to the nation’s armed forces. Ninety-four Ohio schools received the esteemed award for the first time, …
Read More »The Flap Isn’t Over Yet
A federal judicial panel in Ohio says it will decide by today whether to temporarily block the results of U.S. House races in Ohio that have gone forward…under an unresolved congressional map. Side parties in a federal lawsuit over the state’s unresolved maps of legislative districts have raised issues with …
Read More »From Ohio To Kyiv
Gov., DeWine says the state of Ohio will collect hundreds of donated helmets, protective vests and other surplus police equipment for the civilian defense of Ukraine. Distribution of the equipment will be coordinated by the Fund to Aid Ukraine, a nonprofit organization based in Parma, which has a large Ukrainian-American …
Read More »Some Light On The Subject
The Fountain City Amphitheater in Bryan is getting a little more radiant courtesy of the Bryan Area Foundation. The City council approved the acceptance of a $50,000 grant from BAF last Monday, with the money going toward a lighted marquee sign and ambient lighting in the trees surrounding the theatre…next …
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