BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Today The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee voted 8-3 to remove the hepatitis b vaccine from the recommended list of vaccines to give to newborns and infants. The move changed recommendations in place for nearly 30 years that had
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - ITServe Alliance, an organization that purports to be a nonprofit collection of IT companies, is coming under scrutiny once again. Newly acquired videos now circulating social media further the accusations many have been making about the organization; that it is far from a conglomerate of
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Springfield city commissioners heard their first official reporting over the upcoming 2026 budget in a hearing, prior to the main commission meeting, on December 2, presented by finance director Katie Eviston. Based on the reporting, the city appears to be staring down an incredibly lean
1. How might drones respond to 911 calls? Ohio will be the first in the nation to find out - Kendall Crawford, The Ohio Newsroom 2. See which Ohio counties opted for new ‘piggyback’ property tax relief - Molly Walsh, cleveland.com 3. Why are base electricity rates rising for
BY NICK ROGERS STATEWIDE - A $1.6 billion loan was approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) to upgrade approximately 5,000 miles of power lines through Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. American Electric Power (AEP) – the beneficiary of the loan – has vowed to pass on cost
BY JEFF SKINNER FINDLAY - Findlay city council met among a mire of controversy for their December 2 meeting where the absence of council member Brian Bauman was definitely felt. Council considered several controversial ordinances, including an anti-loitering provision designed to keep homeless individuals away from businesses. Council additionally erupted
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - In a memo recently released to the public over the Thanksgiving weekend, current FDA head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Dr. Vinay Prasad, has admitted there is a direct link between the Covid-19 injections and the death of children who received them,
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Ohio governor Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is set to be the keynote speaker at an upcoming ITServe Alliance event, Synergy 2025, set to take place December 4 and 5. The organization operates as a foreign lobbying group, whose account is managed out of India and whose
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Recent information has been obtained by TOR indicating that obtuse expenditures from the Springfield City administration are currently being reviewed by the State Auditors West Region office after complaints were filed regarding unspecified international trips to France and the resignation of a member of the
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - In October, Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order, declaring an Adulterated Consumer Product Emergency for consumable items containing intoxicating hemp. The order requires retailers to cease sale of any hemp product containing any trace amounts of THC, a compound found in the hemp plant
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Yesterday, the CDC launched a new webpage that contains and correlates multiple existing studies which have positively identified linkages between autism and vaccines. According to the webpage, the goal is for the current CDC to dispel misconceptions that there are no scientific studies which positively
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Springfield area students representing a local organization called BATS, Bringing Awareness To Students, provided input to the Springfield Commissioners at the November 18 meeting, where they advocated against Ohio House Bill 172, a bill which looks to specifically target a large revenue stream for the
Statewide
BY NICK ROGERS STATEWIDE - House Bill 96, the state’s 3,156-page budget, seeks to end a half century of citizen-led accountability efforts in a single pen stroke. Buried deep within the bill lies a provision to end Citizens’ and watchdog groups’ ability to report and litigate against air
Springfield
BY JEFF SKINNER Springfield - Historic Wittenberg University, first founded in 1845, is currently facing a crisis which could jeopardize its ability to stay open. The university has been put on probation with its very accreditation hanging in the balance. Located in the heart of Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg University has
Jeffrey Epstein
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - While many within the America First movement have continued to push for justice and accountability for the trafficking ring, facilitated by Leslie Wexner, and run by Jeff Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, an ongoing fight among the broader republican leadership and opportunistic Democrats has been unfolding.
Findlay
BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - The Findlay City Council chambers were filled to standing-room-only capacity at the November 5 council meeting. A group calling itself Findlay For All rallied community members to oppose a loitering ordinance proposed by the City of Findlay administration. During the meeting, several outbursts were heard
Property Tax
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - In the shadow of growing discourse over rising property taxes, Ohio Republicans have introduced a constitutional amendment which would potentially change property taxes, which generate tax revenue based on established properties constructed, to only taxing the land itself. Under the current Ohio constitution, schools and
Weekly News Roundup
Headlines handpicked from around the web to keep you informed 1. Republican senators approve bill requiring Ohio absentee ballots arrive by election day - Karen Kasler, he Statehouse News Bureau 2. Ohio bill would shield vaccine objectors from potential discrimination - Mary Frances McGowan, cleveland.com 3. Ohio's
Election
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Across the state many Ohioans attended the polls to cast their votes during a time when many are questioning the validity of the election process. While turnout was not on par with the general election last November, in most areas, the public outcries were largely
Springfield
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Commissioners met on Tuesday, October 3, to pass several resolutions related to curbing city spending and heard input from representatives of the Second Harvest Food bank which introduced a new resolution to contribute additional funds to help meet the need of residents no
Johnstown
BY LIZZIE MARGOLIUS JOHNSTOWN - Johnstown has been the center of much attention the last few years. With the arrival of Intel, came much public uncertainty, fear, and frustration. At the same time, Johnstown also moved from village to city status. Adding more fuel to the fire was a special
Statewide
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - Just as the Trump administration has announced they will investigate avenues to dip into emergency funding to keep the SNAP program funded as long as possible, Ohio has additionally announced emergency measures to ensure recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can still receive some
Vivek Ramaswamy
This article was originally posted on The Heartland Beat As areas across the state are still reeling from massive Haitian influxes and struggling to fight off the impending surveillance state via datacenters, another potential invading force is on the horizon, this time with the full backing of foreign governments seeking
News Roundup
Headlines handpicked from around the web to keep you informed. Ohio redistricting likely to drag into November, with new 'uncertainties' - Sarah Donaldson, The Statehouse News Bureau Ohio uncovers over 1,000 noncitizens 'appearing' registered to vote, sends cases to DOJ for prosecution - Anders Hagstrom