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Ohio Village vintage ‘base ball’ players in a league of their own
The Columbus Dispatch - Ohio
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The Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 30-31 at the Westerville Sports Complex. About 30 teams playing 1860s "base ball" will include the Ohio Village Muffins and the Ohio Village Diamonds. The festival...
Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown makes it official. He'll vie to unseat Trump-backed Sen. Jon Husted
Yahoo News
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown officially launched his campaign Monday to return to the U.S. Senate next year, brushing aside his bitter loss to Republican Bernie Moreno last fall and expressing confidence his pro-working class...
Ohio unveils $7.1M Career Pathway investment to expand student access to in-demand careers
The Times Leader - Ohio
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COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin recently announced a $7.1 million investment to enhance career-connected learning and career planning statewide through the Career Pathway...
Religious march for justice in Dearborn draws the faithful
Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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Twenty-one years ago, Imam Husham Al-Husainy led a group of worshippers from his Dearborn mosque in a procession to a park about two miles away to mark Arbaeen, a holiday that recalls the death of a leader in the 7th century. Since 2004, the...
Sherrod Brown launches Ohio Senate campaign against Sen. Jon Husted
The Daily Jeffersonian - Ohio
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Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown announced he will run for Senate in 2026 against incumbent Sen. Jon Husted. Brown lost his seat to Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024 but believes he has a better chance in 2026 due to changing political tides. Husted,...
Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown officially launches comeback bid for Senate seat
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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August 18, 2025
Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown officially launched his campaign Monday to return to the U.S. Senate next year, brushing aside his bitter loss to Republican Bernie Moreno last fall and expressing confidence his pro-working class message can continue...
State bill proposed to address growing transportation issue in Ohio
ABC 5 Cleveland - Ohio
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August 18, 2025
OHIO — Chair of the Senate Education Committee Andrew Brenner says too many public school districts are refusing to bus charter and private school kids when they're required to by law. Brenner said he is in communication with the House Education...
Nearly 70% of Ohio Counties Face Service Deserts, Report Finds
Columbus Navigator
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August 18, 2025
The newest State of Poverty in Ohio report is out, and while the state’s poverty rate nudged down to 13.3% this year, it’s still the 15th highest in the country, and higher than the national average, as it’s been since 2007. But the number that...
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown kicks off his bid for Vance's old Senate seat in Ohio
NBC News
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August 18, 2025
CLEVELAND — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, launched a comeback campaign Monday, setting the stage for a 2026 special election that could decide partisan control of the Senate. Brown will challenge Sen. Jon Husted, the Republican whom Ohio Gov....
Who’s not paying property tax in Ohio? The Wake Up for Monday, Aug. 18, 2025
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 18, 2025
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Ohioans are so angry about rising property taxes that they want to create a crisis and abolish them all together. A grassroots group...
Fredericktown Board of Education to discuss donations and policy updates
Mount Vernon News - Ohio
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August 18, 2025
The Fredericktown Board of Education is set to convene on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 5:30 PM. The meeting will include a period for public participation, allowing community members three minutes each to address the board. During the meeting,...
Sherrod Brown launches comeback bid for Ohio Senate seat
Washington Examiner
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August 18, 2025
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) launched his 2026 Senate campaign on Monday, setting up a high-stakes battle for a pivotal Ohio seat against Republican Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH), who was appointed to replace Vice President J.D. Vance.Brown framed...
Sherrod Brown launches Senate comeback bid in Ohio for 2026
CBS News
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Washington — Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown announced a bid to once again represent Ohio in the Senate on Monday, nearly a year after his reelection effort in 2024 fell short. "I didn't plan to run for office again. But when I see what's...
German cultural festival coming to Mansfield
Mansfield News Journal - Ohio
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Mansfield Liederkranz will host Treffen2025, a German cultural festival, during Labor Day weekend. The event, formally known as Landenstreffen der Donauschwaben, will take place Aug. 29-31, according to a community announcement. The festival will...
What Cincinnati Open finals mean for the tennis world No. 1 race on ATP and WTA tours
Yahoo Sports
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Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Cincinnati Open blew the race to be the best in the world wide open, the tournament saw a string...
Ohio Unveils $7.1M Career Pathway Investment to Expand Student Access to In-Demand Careers Ohio
The NBXpress - Ohio
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August 18, 2025
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) Director Stephen D. Dackin today announced a $7.1 million investment to enhance career-connected learning and career planning statewide through the Career Pathway...
Baumgartner ‘paints it red’ with re-election fundraiser alongside guest speaker, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The din of 200 protesters outside was imperceptible in the Davenport Grand event room, where hundreds of Republican lawmakers and key supporters gathered for the biggest re-election fundraiser yet for freshman Congressman Michael Baumgartner. The...
Bill would integrate character curriculum into Ohio schools
Toledo Legal News - Ohio
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Lawmakers in the House Education Committee are mulling a bill that would integrate character curriculum into the education of Ohio school students in grades 7 through 12. The model curriculum must include the value of finishing high school,...
Hector Falcon places first in Half Marathon race
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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St. Albans’ Hector Falcon, who competed at Saturday’s 37th running of the News and Sentinel Half Marathon for the first time, got out to a quick start and never looked back as he topped the field with a clocking of 1 hour, 10 minutes and 29...
West Virginia, Ohio governors commit National Guard troops to D.C. policing
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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A first sergeant with the District of Columbia National Guard watches as activists protest President Donald Trump's federal takeover of policing of the District of Columbia, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)...