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CHESTER TWP - After a November election which solidified infrastructure and police funding for the small township of Chester, the trustees have voted to approve a not insignificant expenditure which would install Flock Cameras throughout the area, setting up an unregulated surveillance system to monitor the quiet town. While Police
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BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - A Findlay Parks and Recreation meeting was held on October 3. Mayor Muryn presented committee members with digital renditions from park designer, Human Nature, Inc that detailed several ideas for the controversial Findlay Downtown Recreation Area which includes many elaborate park structures. The park has
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GATES MILLS - The Village of Gates Mills endured some controversy in 2023 when they proceeded to go live with a controversial revenue stream with speed cameras on the State Route 322 hill that cuts between Mayfield Heights and Geauga county. The Village had argued the move was strictly for
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BY PATTY KLEINFINDLAY - A recent FOIA request has revealed that members of the Findlay city council have failed to utilize communication forms which were recently redesigned to track whether or not council members are responding to concerns of their constituents. In March of 2024, Findlay City Council launched an
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BY NICK ROGERS WARRENSVILLE - As the Biden administration pushes forward with its goals of greatly increasing electric vehicle (EV) production by 2030, the issue has quickly become one of party line division. Formerly flourishing auto plants producing gas-powered cars have steadily shuttered their Ohio doors since the 1970s, tearing
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LOCKLAND - The Small town of Lockland Ohio, located in Hamilton county, has just seen their population double thanks to the Biden-Harris administration. The small town of 3500 has seen their population double and natives put into a minority by an estimated 3000 immigrants from the nation of Mauritania, located
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COLUMBUS - Ohio Democrats, led by minority leader Allison Russo, issued a letter on Friday, asking Governor Mike DeWine to investigate the total expenditures and costs associated with misinformation surrounding Springfield, Ohio. According to Russo, the state government only mobilized aid to the strangled and crippled town due to allegations
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Originally posted on The Heartland Beat SPRINGFIELD - Recently, former failed presidential nominee John Kerry spoke at the World Economic Forum to lament how difficult governing is due to the first amendment. During a panel segment, Kerry decried the difficulty of governing a populace that no longer has to depend
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BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn publicly acknowledged the city’s connection to First Diversity staffing at the October 1 meeting of Findlay City Council. First Diversity has been highlighted by some news organizations for being associated with human trafficking. Reports from the Jewish Journal publication have
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BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - On Monday, September 30, Ohio House candidates for the 83rd district faced each other in a debate hosted by Findlay’s WFIN radio. Candidates Ty Mathews (Republican) and Sheila Coressel (Democrat) answered questions from WFIN radio personality, Chris Oaks. During the debate, Oaks probed both
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HAMILTON COUNTY - An evacuation has been in effect in Whitewater Township after a train car containing styrene sprung a leak, leading to a potentially deadly situation in the heartland. The major uses for styrene are in plastics, latex paints and coatings, synthetic rubbers, polyesters and styrene-alkyd coatings. The gas
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BY PATTY KLEIN A group of Findlay constituents have been attending the Findlay city council meetings regularly for about a year. More people in Findlay have been wondering how they can become involved in participating in their city government. The Regulars, as they have been called by some councilmen, show