Tag: Ohio

Ohio Rustbelt Future Uncertain as Ford Mulls Taking $900M Expansion to Mexico

Just two years ago the United States economy was roaring, gas prices were low, and the global COVID-19 pandemic had not begun. November 2019 was the perfect time for a four-year contract to be ratified between the United Autoworkers Union and Ford Motor Company that would include a $900 million expansion of the Ohio assembly…


Ohio National Guard Mobilized to Help With Rising COVID Cases

Gov. Mike DeWine has mobilized 1,050 members of the Ohio National Guard, effective from Dec. 20, to help with staffing shortages at hospitals because of the increasing number of people with the CCP (Communist China Party) virus. In addition to the guard, the Department of Health is also working with a health care staffing company…


Ohio National Guard Mobilized to Help With Rising COVID-19 Cases

Gov. Mike DeWine has mobilized 1,050 members of the Ohio National Guard, effective from Dec. 20, to help with staffing shortages at hospitals because of the increasing number of people with the CCP (Communist China Party) virus. In addition to the guard, the Department of Health is also working with a health care staffing company…


Legal Sports Betting on Ohio’s Table in 2022

Legal sports betting is on the table in Ohio in 2022. Ohioans may be able to bet on sports as early as Major League Baseball’s opening day, but for now a bill that would legalize the activity is awaiting the signature of Gov. Mike DeWine (R). The Ohio General Assembly passed a bill on Dec….


Ohio Gov. DeWine Announces Water Grants Worth More Than $100 million

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Dec. 8 announced more than $100 million in grants for municipalities to improve water quality and infrastructure. The grants total $109 million for 101 drinking—and wastewater—infrastructure projects across the state, covering all 88 of the Buckeye State’s counties. They are part of the H2Ohio initiative that DeWine announced in October,…


Murder Charge for Ohio Deputy in Casey Goodson Jr. Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio sheriff’s deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged with murder Thursday, as Goodson’s family also filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and the now-retired deputy publicly shared details of what happened from his perspective for the first time. The December 2020 shooting of Goodson, who was…


New Law Will Allow Ohio Businesses to Stay Open in Health Emergencies

A law that allows businesses and industries to stay open in Ohio during a health emergency was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine on Dec. 1. House Bill 215 is regarded as another step forward in the push back against the China Communist Party (CCP) virus to help safeguard the Buckeye State’s economy. DeWine’s support of the…


Ohio TV Repair Shop Switching Off After 75 Years

A family-owned television repair shop that has been a regular haunt for customers in Dayton, Ohio, will soon will close its doors for the last time in 75 years. Situated in the city’s old West Side neighborhood, the shop even attracts people from out of state. Its owner, Joe Spanel, has worked for Dayton Electronics at 112…


Wright Brothers’ First Bicycle Shop Building to Be Demolished

A city zoning board’s decision to demolish an iconic building that is part of Dayton, Ohio’s aviation heritage has upset history buffs hoping it would be saved. The Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-1 during its meeting on Nov. 23 to overturn Preservation Dayton Inc.’s wishes to block its demolition slated for the 129-year-old…


CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Contributed to Opioid Crisis, Ohio Jury Finds

Three of the nation’s largest chain pharmacies, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, contributed to an opioid crisis in two Ohio counties, a federal jury found on Tuesday. The three pharmacy chains sold and dispensed large quantities of the pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties, and in doing so, helped fuel an opioid crisis, the jury…