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Elementary schoolers across Ohio couldn’t vote this week, but in southeast Ohio's Guernsey County, they're learning all about civics engagement through a new video series, "Voices of Kindness." Alisha Colon, a social-emotional learning teacher at Cambridge City Schools, produces the series. In the videos, she asks kindergarten through second...
LANCASTER, Ohio — The Fairfield County Courthouse will glow green from Wednesday, November 4, through Wednesday, November 11, as Fairfield County joins Operation Green Light for Veterans, a nationwide effort recognizing military veterans and their families in the week leading up to Veterans Day. The county is participating to raise awareness of the challenges veterans […]
Republican incumbent Thaddeus Claggett won re-election for a third term in the Ohio State House District 68 seat, defeating first-time candidate Democrat Mason Blankenship. Claggett earned 25,383 votes – or 51.9% of the vote – and Blankenship earned 23,499 votes, according to preliminary election results from the Associated Press.
Perry County voters backed Republican candidates in the top statewide races on Tuesday, November 3, even as Democrats won those same contests across Ohio, according to unofficial returns from the November 3, 2026 general election. In Perry County’s unofficial totals, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy received 7,913 votes for governor to 3,960 for Democrat Amy Acton, while […]
OSU Extension Coshocton County will hold a pesticide and fertilizer exam through the Ohio Department of Agriculture. To get a new license, you will need to pass the core exam and at least one other category exam. Preregistration is strongly encouraged due to limited seating. The exam will be held...
The Violet Township Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the Violet Township Administrative Offices, located at 10190 Blacklick Eastern Road, Pickerington to consider a Motion adopted by the Violet Township Zoning Commission which is proposed as an amendment to the Violet Township Zoning Resolution. The proposed amendment is designated as Violet Township Zoning Amendment Case No. ZAMD-26-2, and would if adopted, would expand the area of the Planned 33 Corridor Overlay District (PCOD); create subareas, permitted uses and development standards for the subareas; create requirements for perimeter buffering and requirements for landscaping materials, fencing, landscaping maintenance, architectural standards, lighting requirements; signage plan requirements; design standards including sound levels, laydown yard requirements, standards for food trucks; and other miscellaneous standards and requirements.
Eighteen Muskingum County organizations — fire departments, food pantries, youth baseball leagues, animal shelters and a child advocacy center among them — are sharing $200,000 in new grants from the J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation, the Zanesville Times Recorder reported. The awards came through the foundation’s August 2026 small grant cycle, and demand far […]
ZANESVILLE, Ohio – This week’s dog of the week is a survivor, a sweet heart, and is looking for a foster home. Cardi is a 1-year-old terrier mix and weighs about 45 pounds. Cardi does well with other dogs and Robin McQuaid, a K-9 Adoption Center volunteer, tells...
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Muskingum County backed Republicans in the statewide races on Nov. 3 even as Democrats won Ohio’s top offices, according to the county’s unofficial election results published by the Muskingum County Board of Elections. The board’s unofficial summary reported 29,129 ballots cast out of 53,143 registered voters, for turnout of 54.81%, with all 68 precincts reporting. […]
Knox County Sheriff Dan Weckesser told county commissioners Oct. 29 that staffing shortages at the Knox County Jail continue to create overtime demands, though the return of three newly trained corrections officers is helping ease the burden. Weckesser said the jail remains four employees short, resulting in overtime and occasional...
Former Licking County Commissioner and Harrison Township Trustee Mark A. Van Buren will return as a county commissioner after nearly two decades, based on preliminary results from the Licking County Board of Elections. Van Buren, a registered Republican, will fill the seat held by commissioner Rick Black, who is retiring...
Deborah Lang will maintain her judgeship in the Licking County Probate-Juvenile Court for another six-year term, according to preliminary results from the Licking County Board of Elections. Lang earned 34,157 votes – or 54.95% – from Licking County voters in a race against lawyer and teacher Michael DalSanto, who earned...
Voters in five central Ohio communities delivered a sweeping rebuke to large data centers on Tuesday, November 3, approving every local restriction before them, according to unofficial county returns reported Wednesday, November 4. Sunbury, Pataskala and Granville amended their charters to ban large facilities outright, Grove City adopted a voter-consent rule for major industrial development, […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The Pickerington Local School District has issued a statement after Tuesday's election outcomes. On the ballot included a proposed school income tax increase as well as a public library property tax. Both levies failed by narrow margins. A representative of Pickerington Local Schools shared the...
Bans on large data centers in the city of Pataskala and the village of Granville received heavy support in the November election, final unofficial election results show. In Pataskala, more than 5,400, or 74%, of voters supported the ban, while nearly 2,000 had voted against it after all precincts reported, according to the unofficial results. The issue in Granville had 82% support, with 2,015 voters favoring the amendment and 429 against it. The results remain unofficial until the Licking County Board of Elections certifies them. Citizen organizers secured enough signatures in recent months to place the issues on the November ballot. "I'm thrilled that it passed," Granville organizer Tracee Laing told The Advocate. "Obviously, it has a lot of support, and hopefully that reflects support that is going to come across the state in the next election ... Hopefully it's going to reflect on Heath and Johnstown in January." The proposed amendments for each municipality will prohibit building data centers that use more than 25 megawatts of power per month, which is enough energy to power around 20,000 homes. Citizen opponents in each area spent several weeks collecting signatures after sharing concerns over the water and electricity the facilities require
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Nelsonville’s former State Representative Jay Edwards, a Republican, not only lost the race for Ohio treasurer statewide, but also each precinct in his hometown. Ohio Treasurer of State-elect Seth Walsh, a Democrat, received just around 50,000 votes more than Edwards in the state treasurer’s race,...