Still processing the 2024 election? Here are the highlights of Ohio local levy passages and failures
Last week, communities across the state voted on whether to raise property taxes to support public services and facilities. Here’s a look at how some of those local issues fared.
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Geri Maples is executive director of the SW Ohio chapter of Blue Star Families, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families by connecting them with resources.
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The Fort Gower Resolves, signed by soldiers in November 250 years ago, was one of the first documents to express support for American independence.
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Ohio’s infant mortality rate has improved slightly in the past decade. But Black babies in the state are dying at a rate more than twice as high as white infants.
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For the first time in decades, small towns – not large metros – are the top destination for young people moving within the U.S.
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Pumpkin the cat has become a beloved local icon in Athens, where he lives at the County Board of Elections.
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