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SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Commission heard a pointed public comment period that highlighted resident frustrations over local governance, resource sales and city salaries which spearheaded the ongoing controversy surrounding the organized fire department ‘brownouts’ throughout the city and whether the commission is practicing sound financial management. During the informal public
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BY JEFF SKINNER FINDLAY — Findlay City Council approved a 12-month moratorium on new data centers Tuesday night, giving city officials time to study federal, state and local regulations amid resident concerns over power demands, water use and infrastructure strain. The 9-1 vote on Ordinance 2026-42 came after a public comment
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This Article was originally published on The Heartland Beat In the high-stakes arena of state governance, certain resumes seem almost predestined for the “crosshairs of history.” For Dr. Amy Acton, the path to becoming the face of Ohio’s COVID-19 response was paved not by typical political maneuvering, but by
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In December 2025, The Ohio Register reported about Ohio grassroot efforts to stop HR 2289 from advancing in Congress. Today an urgent update was released by Environmental Health Sciences: next Monday this bill is advancing to a full House vote! Scroll down to learn more about how you can quickly
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By Bernard J. Mutz Across the country, states are recognizing a simple truth: when a veteran returns home with a 100 percent service-connected disability, that sacrifice deserves meaningful recognition. One of the most common ways states do this is through relief from the property taxes on the home that veteran
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PERRY - After a public records request by The Ohio Register (TOR), The Village of Perry has released the nondisclosure agreement between the village mayor, James Gessic, and Newport Equities LLC, the legal arm of Province Group, developer at the heart of the data center controversy in the village. TOR
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BY STAFF CONTRIBUTOR COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new volunteer-driven effort called the Liberator List is aiming to help conservative candidates win Republican primaries in Ohio by creating a consistent, low-cost endorsement tool that builds name recognition among GOP voters. The Liberator List is designed as “an effective and low cost way
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BY JEFF SKINNER FINDLAY - A local coward in Findlay mailed a nameless letter to a concerned citizen who spoke out against the closed-door data center meeting that council member Dan DeArment attended. Local Findlay resident Sarah Pugh, who previously ran a write-in campaign for Findlay’s fourth ward, spoke
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PERRY, Ohio — Thursday night’s Village Hall meeting in this Lake County village of about 1,600 turned into a standing-room-only reckoning over a proposed data center that’s exposing just how lopsided these deals can get. The project wasn’t even on the April 9 agenda, yet public comment
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The following has been compiled and given to TOR to provide information on general hazards of Data Centers for citizen reference. Data Centers Increase Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Exposure from power lines and electrical infrastructure such as substations necessary for powering data centers is associated with childhood leukemia and several other
This article was originally published on The Heartland Beat In what has become a trope of late, city government officials have been rushing to avoid responsibility for selling out their constituents to data center development by shifting responsibilities to other parties. Whether through pushing decisions to ‘committee’ discussions or attempting
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - City officials heard an update Tuesday, April 7, on the Field Trips on-demand micro transit service operated by VIA Transportation, which replaced the traditional fixed-route Springfield City Area Transit system last July, citing improved coverage, ridership and efficiency. However, skepticism remains surrounding the WEF tied
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - With a packed city council chamber, several citizens spoke to voice their objections to data centers in Findlay. Concerns included potential environmental damage, health risks, and the often secretive nature of how data center projects develop. Findlay City Council held a lengthy discussion during the
GEAUGA - Despite controversy surrounding the Geauga county commissioners, Walter “Skip” Claypool’s 209-page complaint filing doesn’t just allege Sunshine Law violations by Commissioners Jim Dvorak and Carolyn Brakey; it may prove them with the commissioners’ own records and sworn statements. Ohio’s Open Meetings Act (R.C. 121.
FINDLAY - Facebook User Lyn Cox has recently posted the video to TOR's Facebook page taken by a citizen of Findlay, allegedly showing city council member Dan DeArment attempt to assault a citizen as they film him entering a closed door meeting on Data Centers. The video is
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - In a surprise report, Councilman Dan DeArment has been accused of striking a camera held by a citizen who was documenting a special meeting attended by elected officials. The closed meeting in Archbold, Ohio, was intended to inform officials about data centers. Tyler Schmid alleges
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - A grassroots effort to ban construction of large data centers in Ohio cleared a significant hurdle Thursday when Attorney General Dave Yost certified a petition for a proposed constitutional amendment, moving the measure closer to a potential vote this fall. The amendment would prohibit new
How Leslie Wexner, Jeffrey Epstein, and Vivek Ramaswamy Are Privatizing Ohio’s Government, and Violating the Social Contract This Article Originally posted on The Heartland Beat: The social contract is supposed to be ironclad: we the people hand over our taxes, our votes, and a slice of our freedoms so
BY ANNE COLE I am writing you today as a concerned citizen of Findlay and Hancock County. I have become disheartened with the way many things in our community are being handled and I feel called to express my feelings – primarly in regard to the underhanded, shady ways that decisions
BY JEFF SKINNER FINDLAY - Speculation is growing that a major data center could soon rise just outside Findlay’s city limits in Allen Township, with some observers questioning whether the project might eventually be folded into the city through annexation as local leaders sidestep calls for a development pause.
In this interview I sit down with Republican primary candidate Case Putsch. Putsch has undergone significant criticism recently in social media campaign attacks, yet despite these, he has beaten the odds and secured his name on the ballot against Vivek Ramaswamy. Over the next hour we touch on topics including
