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BY TOR Contributor FINDLAY - Concerns about the cost and safety of the Findlay Downtown Recreation area continued at the Findlay city council meeting on Tuesday, June 17. While concerns are still looming from residents over the cost, environmental condition and general need, more residents are speaking out about potential
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - At the June 17 Springfield City Commissioners meeting, local government officials listened to a startling tax report which indicated income tax in the city had effectively flattened. The news comes on the heels of the announcement of Springfield City government attempting to buy out employees
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BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - According to files leaked on filesharing website GitHub, The Trump Administration is planning a new AI government infrastructure launch, which will take place on July 4, 2025. The new AI.gov website will allow government agencies to tap into AI infrastructure from Google and more.
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BY THE OHIO REGISTER CONTRIBUTOR For most of us, March 23, 2020 will be remembered as the the day things changed in Ohio. That day, Gov. Mike DeWine issued a “State of Emergency” order, which banned public gatherings of greater than 10, closed K-12 schools for rest of the 2019-20
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BY NICK ROGERS On May 13, 2025, Ohio State representatives Justin Pizzulli, District 90, and Monica Robb, District 79, introduced House Bill 272, the “Protecting Utility and Resources for Enhanced Living, Improved Food, and Environment Act,” the 31st bill in the US containing language to ban future action on geoengineering
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STATEWIDE - In February, Fairfield County joined many others in the state in bringing in an AI driven tracking system to better facilitate 9-1-1 calls. The system, according to company owner Carbyne, is called Carbyne Apex, and allows operators to get real-time images and tracking information by hijacking callers phones
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6/11/2025 Headlines handpicked by TOR contributors to keep you in the know 1. Find your summer fun in Ohio: Take a look! - Staff writers, Cincinnati Enquirer 2. Anti-Trump protests planned June 14. Here's what Ohio protesters can, can't do under the law -
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FINDLAY, OH — A grassroots group, Findlay Citizens for a Safe City, has filed an initiative petition aimed at giving voters the final say on the future of the proposed Downtown North River Development Project, which could cost taxpayers over $30 million. The ordinance would prevent the city from moving forward
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Headlines hand-selected from TOR writers 1. National Donut Day: Friday, June 6: These are the 50 best donut shops in the US, including Ohio - Addy Bink, Fox 8 News Cleveland 2. Ohio Residents Take Lead on Scrapping Property Tax - Giulia Carbonaro. Newsweek.com 3. Ohio Fraternal Order of
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BY JEFF SKINNER FINDLAY - City council member Holly Frische continues to illustrate the importance of opposition to the status quo at the June 3 city council meeting, being one of the only council members to ask any questions regarding multiple agenda items. While most, if not all, members of
BY JEFF SKINNER A new investigative report from independent journalists indicates that city officials in Springfield, Ohio may have attempted to hide the cities true murder rate by almost 40%. The report comes after a massive propaganda push, further propagated from the Springfield News-Sun, has listed the city in the
Headlines hand-selected from TOR writers 1. South-Western City School board joins groups denouncing gender identity, DEI and non-English languages - Katie Millard, NBC4i.com Columbus 2. Shocking Claim: FEMA and Biden White House Covered Up Extent of Dangers to East Palestine Residents Following Train Derailment - Margaret Flavin, The Gateway
BY NICK ROGERS CHARDON - An unfortunate theme has developed at a Claridon Township intersection; that of recurring automobile collisions; some ending in tragedy. The time has come (and perhaps long-since passed) for updated safety measures at the location, and the Chardon Fire Department – which includes Claridon Township as part
Youth services across the state are currently panicking over the Department of Labor pausing all operations related to Job Corps programming. The move comes after a transparency report showing concerning data over the effectiveness of the program, which has been in existence for 60 years.According to a recent press
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - A jury trial, which was previously scheduled for May 13 has been postponed and subpoenas have been issued for witness testimony in the criminal case of Haitian community pillar Jacob Payen, who allegedly brought a firearm into a courthouse in Clark County. The criminal case
This article was originally posted on The Heartland Beat. For decades, we have all heard the same tired and beaten down sentiments echoed by those of lesser standards, ‘if we do not make some compromise, the other side will win’. Often these compromises come down to supporting candidates that have
BY NICK ROGERS TOR: Jensen E. Silvis is an Akron based attorney specializing in property law, estate planning, contracts, civil litigation, landlord-tenant, business formation, and criminal defense. He has teamed up with attorneys from Mendenhall Law Group to take on forced Smart meter installation (water and electric) without informed consent
BY LIZZIE MARGOLIUS When my husband and I bought our first home we had the privilege of having wonderful neighbors. One day, as I was walking to my mailbox, my neighbor, Tom, was walking to his and we were both standing at our respective mailboxes rifling through all the campaign
Headlines handpicked from around the web for TOR readers 1. Obama-Backed Ohio Glass Factory Has Deep Ties to Chinese Government - Warner Todd Huston, Breitbart.com 2. Frustrated over soaring rates, homeowners vow to end Ohio's property tax - Giacomo Luca, WLWT.com 3. Ohio bill with COVID-era
BY TOM HACH While conducting research for this series, it was quickly evident that unbiased sources and data on the origins of COVID-19 are difficult to find. Also apparent from the research is that medical-related research at universities, hospitals and elsewhere is a big business. From 2018 to 2024, a
BY JEFF SKINNER A recent study published through MDPI by Turkish researchers has indicated that mRNA Covid-19 injections negatively impacted fertility in an experimental, placebo-controlled study. In the study, thirty female Wistar albino rats, aged 16–24 weeks, were randomly divided into three groups, a control, mRNA vaccine, and inactivated
