Geauga County Commissioners Approve Library Building Purchase for Senior Center Despite Cost Concerns

CHARDON— Geauga County commissioners voted Tuesday to purchase the county library's administrative building for $3.2 million to house a new permanent senior center, advancing a long-delayed project amid questions about the price, taxpayer costs and timing. The 2-1 vote on resolution 26-066 authorizes the purchase of the

The Hantavirus Special: Ohio Is About To Become Ground Zero For the Medical Surveillance Machine.

This Article was originally published on The Heartland Beat Just a few days ago a cruise ship containing passengers making poor life choices started popping up everywhere all at once. The reason? Two passengers decided to stand in a rat nest to bird watch before boarding, contracting a funny little

With Yost’s Departure, Newly appointed Ohio Attorney General Faces Crossroads In Final Months

STATEWIDE - On Thursday, without much notification, AG Dave Yost gave notice to the Governor’s office of his resignation to join the Alliance Defending Freedom as its Vice President of Strategic Research and Innovation. Now, DeWine has appointed an interim position that many are wondering could tie into state

Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Annexation and rezoning of the Shady Grove property in Marion Township remained a primary focus at the May 6 Findlay city council meeting. The project involves annexing approximately 45.9 acres and rezoning it to M2 (multifamily high-density) zoning to facilitate large-scale apartment development. While

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

BY NICK ROGERS TOR: Jensen Silvis, an Akron-based attorney specializing in property law, estate planning, contracts, civil litigation, landlord-tenant, business formation, and criminal defense joins The Ohio Register for a second time. In our first interview, we discussed two Smart meter mandate cases he has taken on in collaboration with

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Monday, The Springfield commissioners met to hear an update from representatives from the newly minted ‘public-private’ partnership administration for Springfield 2051, a think-tank operation designed to guide city development, facilitated by contracted organization Future IQ.  During the update, representatives Kevin Rose and Marta Wojcik

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

CLARK COUNTY - As Clark County voters prepare for the May 5 Republican primary for an unexpired seat on the Board of Commissioners, the four candidates — Daren Cotter, Greg Koffenbarger, Mark Sanders and Victoria Sorg — are outlining distinct platforms on economic development, public safety, infrastructure and long-term resource management. Residents

All Eyes on Licking County Commissioner Race

BY LIZZIE MARGOLIUS LICKING COUNTY - Licking County has five Republican candidates and one Democrat candidate running in the primary for county commissioner. County commissioner has long been one of those government positions that was highly overlooked until recently, with the expansion of things like data centers, solar fields, rapid

FDA Officials Rejected Superior Statistical Tool for Detecting COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals in VAERS, Documents Show

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Federal health officials at the Food and Drug Administration knew of a more advanced statistical method to detect potential safety problems with COVID-19 vaccines in the nation’s primary adverse event reporting system but directed researchers to stop using it, according to internal emails and

Will House Resurrect the American Broadband Deployment Act?

This article originally posted on Substack of Patricia Burke Carter ‘Confident’ House Will Resurrect American Broadband Deployment Act This Congress On April 22, 2026 Communications Daily ran an article on H.R. 2289 with the headline” Carter ‘Confident’ House Will Resurrect American Broadband Deployment Act This Congress” stating that Rep.

Perry Protest Activated: Residents Plan to Gather for 'Emergency Protest' in Lake County

PERRY VILLAGE, Ohio — Residents of Perry Village and Lake County are escalating their opposition to a massive seven-building data center campus proposed for a 215-acre site off Route 20, citing concerns over economic strain, environmental degradation, and a lack of transparency.  The grassroots organization Conserve Ohio has organized a protest

Springfield Commission On Hotseat with Fire Department

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