Weekly News Roundup
Headlines handpicked from around the web to keep you informed. 1. How Les Wexner’s congressional testimony compares with the Epstein files – Katie Millard, NBC4i 2. Ohio among states experiencing most exhaustion in 2026, study suggests - Ava Boldizar, NBC4i 3. Miami (Ohio) vs. Bowling Green: College basketball betting odds,
FOIA
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - On February 18, Ohio House Bill 314 had its first hearing in the House Judiciary. The bill, proposed by Representative Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Representative Sharon A. Ray (R-Wadsworth), would bring sweeping changes to citizens' ability to request transparency from their government and allow
Election
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Sources have informed TOR that members of the endorsement committee in the Ohio Republican State Central Committee for the GOP are planning on meeting this Friday to push for an early endorsement of candidates in two highly contested primaries in a move allegedly aimed at
Findlay
FINDLAY - After weeks of increased scrutiny over the Heartland Forward 30 by 2030 initiative shook the foundations of the city's agenda, the city council has moved to postpone the vote until the next council meeting, calling into question if the initiative has the possibility to pass under
Springfield
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - It was a whirlwind affair last week when information leaked online that assistant mayor Tracey Tackett, a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, may have used her government email to access the StopIce App. In response to a recent FOIA request, the Law department
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Headlines handpicked from around the web to keep you informed 1. Key senator backs bill to allow Ohio to hold back money if schools sue over funding - Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau 2. Tuesday snapped Cleveland’s longest streak of freezing weather since 2015 - Justin Dennis, Fox
Local
BY JEFF SKINNER UPDATE: This article has been updated as of 2/11/2026 9:17 p.m. to reflect breaking information pertinent to the story SPRINGFIELD - During the regular session of the Springfield city commission, Mayor Rob Rue spoke regarding public comments he received on the city’s
Local
SPRINGFIELD - Days after a federal judge unconstitutionally issued a pause on the Federal Government's planned deportation of thousands of Haitian migrants from the city, and said administration’s baffling adherence to it, more bomb threats have been received by the city, leading to widespread shutdowns and still
Weekly News Roundup
Headlines handpicked from around the web to keep you informed. Sen. Moreno says Haitians in Ohio should have self-deported already - Sarah Donaldson, The Statehouse News Bureau Case Western Reserve Univeristy and Ohio State University among best in world, per Time ranking - Chad Murphy, Columbus Dispatch 8 Ohio natives
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FINDLAY - In a heated debate during the Tuesday, February 3 city council meeting, members of the public and council argued that the ongoing ‘restriction’ on South Cory street has been a significant safety and logistical hurdle for citizens of Findlay and the 'temporary' closure needed to end.
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
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
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
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
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’
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 -
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
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,
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
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
