Find the local stories important to you, news stories occurring in your backyard that the mainstream media may not be covering
Local
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO - Thanks in no small part to the actions of President Trump at the most recent debate, the small town of Springfield, Ohio has been thrust into the spotlight. From allegations of wildlife being illegally hunted, to the sharp rise in crime and disease, many in the town
Local
BY NICK ROGERS Ohio Freedom Action Network defines itself as a "team of teams," seeking to reestablish liberty in the heartland. The groups founder, Thomas Hach, has offered to speak about the experience of starting the organization and the lessons learned since its inception. TOR: My guest today
Great Reset
Originally posted on The Heartland Beat There are many ways to kill a town and over the years Springfield, Ohio has endured through nearly all of them. Once a blossoming manufacturing town set to outpace one of the Three C’s, and star of Newsweek’s 50th Anniversary edition cover,
Local
AKRON - A large chemical fire erupted at the SMB Products building located at 1081 Rosemary Blvd. in East Akron leading to an evacuation of the surrounding area. Concerned citizens have made comparisons to the chemical fires that polluted East Palestine, Ohio. At around 1:00 p.m., Akron fire
Statewide
Find stories below that have been hand-selected by citizen journalists to keep you up to date on State News from around the web. Ohio Bulletin Issued for New, Deadly Drug Combinations - By J.D. Davidson, Ohio Star by way of Center Square Republicans want stay of order that stops
Local
BY PATTY KLEIN Photos by Patty Klein The Mayor of Findlay has released drawings for a new vision of Emery Adams park. Many adults and kids made great memories at “the castle park,” as the Emory Adams playscape is affectionately called. It is officially known as Fort Findlay. The current
Local
BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - On Monday, the Findlay City Council Ad Hoc committee held, what was supposed to be, their final meeting. The Ad Hoc committee was formed to review the rules of oral comments at city council meetings and presented new restrictions on public communication at their July
Local
By: Sandie Zimmerman Black Fork Strategies is an Ohio organization whose mission, as stated on their website, is "Building Long-Term Progressive Power." One of their initiatives include voter registration canvassing, where they pay canvassers to register voters in Ohio and they may have recently been caught with their
Local
BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - Findlay City Council met Tuesday, June 18 with a mixed bag of items. Council accepted liquor license requests, letters and committee reports. Councilman Russell asked for a correction to a water and sewer report that incorrectly stated that there was a vote regarding a water
Newsletter
BY NICK ROGERS CHARDON, OHIO - Ohio Citizens whose properties lie above rich oil and gas deposits are facing stringent legal pressure from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in the form of a long-existing-but-only-recently-common legal process called “unitization.” Contrary to wind and solar projects which are regularly stalling
Newsletter
This Article was originally published on The Heartland Beat. TOLEDO - Greg Allan is a family man, the kind that comes from a long line of hard workers birthed in the American Dream. A dream that told us all that if we worked hard enough and followed the rules we
Newsletter
Patty Klein FINDLAY - What exactly happened that prompted Findlay City Council to create an Ad Hoc committee to change city council rules? According to leadership within the city council, the possible rule change came about due to “a few” whose comments were seen as disruptive personal attacks. Who are