News Roundup

TOR Weekly News Roundup 12-3-25

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 Illuminating Company customers but decreasing elsewhere? - Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com

4. Bill cutting grace period to return absentee ballots in Ohio headed to DeWine - Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau

5. BUSTED: Ohio Dems Caught Cherry-Picking Thanksgiving Price Hikes to Slam Husted - Jack Windsor, The Ohio Press Network

6. A new report put one Ohio city among America’s most fun. Here’s what stood out - Chris Pugh, cleveland.com

7. Sen. Moreno wants to end dual citizenship; renounce the other nation or lose your U.S. status - Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com

8. Ohio House passes program piloting community energy. What is it? - The Statehouse News Bureau | By Sarah Donaldson

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Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

Findlay Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Shady Grove Annexation and High-Density M2 Zoning

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Annexation and rezoning of the Shady Grove property in Marion Township remained a primary focus at the May 6 Findlay city council meeting. The project involves annexing approximately 45.9 acres and rezoning it to M2 (multifamily high-density) zoning to facilitate large-scale apartment development. While

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

TOR Interviews Attorney Jensen Silvis on SMART Meters

BY NICK ROGERS TOR: Jensen Silvis, an Akron-based attorney specializing in property law, estate planning, contracts, civil litigation, landlord-tenant, business formation, and criminal defense joins The Ohio Register for a second time. In our first interview, we discussed two Smart meter mandate cases he has taken on in collaboration with

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

Public Private Partnership Gives Update on Springfield 2051 Project, Leading to New Questions

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Monday, The Springfield commissioners met to hear an update from representatives from the newly minted ‘public-private’ partnership administration for Springfield 2051, a think-tank operation designed to guide city development, facilitated by contracted organization Future IQ. During the update, representatives Kevin Rose and Marta Wojcik

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

Clark County Commissioner Race Comes To A Head

CLARK COUNTY - As Clark County voters prepare for the May 5 Republican primary for an unexpired seat on the Board of Commissioners, the four candidates — Daren Cotter, Greg Koffenbarger, Mark Sanders and Victoria Sorg — are outlining distinct platforms on economic development, public safety, infrastructure and long-term resource management. Residents