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BY NICK ROGERS CLEVELAND - A transformer explosion at Cleveland’s 41st St. substation left more than 1,000 residents without power in January. The flashes and smoke from this “dramatic electrical event” were visible for miles around, while those who lived adjacent to the substation experienced a virtual fireworks
News Roundup
Headlines handpicked by TOR contributors to keep you informed 1. Ohio Democratic attorney general candidate faces backlash for post about killing Trump Avery Kreemer, Dayton Daily News 2. Trial underway for 2 former FirstEnergy executives charged in HB6 bribery scandal Julia Thyret, Chanel 19 Cleveland 3. Lubrizol to invest millions
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Prior to the city commission meeting, the Springfield City Service Department presented an update for how the city is progressing along the path of SMART meter upgrades to the water meters across the city. The report was noted for containing misleading information pertaining to EMF
Letters to the Editor
The following was constructed originally as a comment to City Council and has been presented to TOR to be published as a Letter to the Editor. BY SHAUN MASON FINDLAY - This comment is not about the merits of the Heartland Forward partnership. Reasonable people can support or oppose that
Great Reset
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - As a rare and improbable ice and snow storm event takes place across the county, Ohio has itself seen record snowfall pairing with frigid temperatures which has many wondering just how natural Winter Storm Fern may be. Just a few short days ago, James O’
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Headlines handpicked from around the web to keep you informed 1. Ohio Republicans propose second bill on child care fraud, saying state efforts aren't enough - Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau 2. Ohio ends post-Election Day grace period for mail ballots after DeWine ‘reluctantly’ signs bill -
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FINDLAY - Findlay city council met for their regular session on January 20, with some contention and additional hand-waving among the new administration, when confronted with several public conflicts surrounding how business is being conducted with at least one new contract with a controversial company few seem to be asking
Healthcare
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Yesterday, January 21, Children’s Health Defense, the organization founded by Robert F Kennedy jr, along with several other plaintiffs, filed a RICO lawsuit against American Academy of Pediatrics for what they say was a decades long criminal racketeering scheme to defraud American families and,
2026 primary
STRONGVILLE - Amid the deafening sounds of libations and recreation, the Strongsville GOP hosted Republican candidates for Governor Casey Putsch and running mate Kim Georgeton at The Local Bar, located in Strongsville. Despite arctic temperatures spreading outside, temperatures inside were anything but, as rhetoric heated up in what has already
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By Nick Rogers STATEWIDE - A large committee of about 70 vulture corpses were found sprawled across the campus of St. Bernadette School in Amelia, Ohio last month. Initial hypothesis from local health officials pinpointed H5N1 – the “current strain” of bird flu – as the culprit. A national lab confirmed the
STATEWIDE - A live panel discussion exploring alternative funding solutions has been scheduled by a joint partnership between Ohio Political News and The Ohio Roundtable. The event will be held at Auburn Career Center, located at 8221 Auburn road in Concord township on Monday, January 26 and will feature speakers
By: Molly Pitcher What do you get when you take two vastly different ideological parties and corrupt them with bribes, special interests, power, and money? You have the Uniparty: two parties who pretend to be vastly different, but are actually driving rapidly towards the same goals. What happens when neither
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield city commissioners met on Tuesday, January 13, for a session that was nearly half-filled with public comments urging government officials to refrain from full cooperation with ICE, yet ironically punctuated by a closing statement on housing availability and the lack of affordable options
BY JEFF SKINNER CLARK COUNTY - After two parties claiming legitimacy have proceeded with their own nominations for who will sit in the Clark County Commissioner seat, vacated by Melanie Flax Wilt, it has been confirmed the county board of elections will proceed with both nominations. The Clark County board
STATEWIDE - Recently resurging documents circulating social media reveal Ohio Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is currently involved in a racketeering case stemming from civil charges filed in 2024. According to court documents, Vivek Ramaswamy and Peter Thiel are among several defendants named in a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
STATEWIDE - According to a press release issued by The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the committee voted to issue subpoenas to ‘co-conspirators’ in the Epstein and Maxwell financial and trafficking operations, including Les Wexner, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. The move comes after recent emails have been
CLARK COUNTY - Due to the recent vacancy of Clark County Commissioner Melanie Flax Wilt, The republican party in Clark County should nominate a temporary replacement to the seat. However in Clark County, there are currently two parties claiming to have that authority, with each now submitting a different nomination
BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - A new Findlay City Council was seated on January 6 in Findlay City Council Chambers. While several new members took their seats, familiar divisions quickly emerged through early votes, comments, and committee appointments. Many residents had hoped the new council would be less contentious. However
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Despite many Ohioans either being unaware that there is a contested Republican Primary or have consigned to a fatalistic view of the cooptation of the electoral process by billionaires, The Republican Primary is indeed moving forward. At least three candidates are currently vying for the
BY LIZZIE MARGOLIUS Researching an article on homelessness is a bit like researching an article on the best sourdough bread recipe. Everyone has their own data and experience, though I would argue that my neighbor’s bread recipe is the best. The data in this article is pulled mostly from
STATEWIDE - In another unprecedented move, the Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy has just issued information stating it will be removing four vaccines from the recommendations for the Childhood Immunization schedule. According to HHS, the department is moving vaccines for rotavirus, influenza, meningococcal disease, and
