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Date change and “Deeply discounted” tickets available for HOMEARAMA
Loveland, Ohio – The Besl, Baden & Christy Jones Team has “deeply discounted” tickets available for the 2022 Homerama Tour. Contact them HERE. The 59th annual HOMEARAMA has been rescheduled to Sept. 3-18, 2022. The show was previously scheduled for Aug. 6-21. The full show, featuring six fully decorated and landscaped homes in a variety of architectural styles, will…
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Local election workers tell secretary of state they can’t be ‘complicit in illegitimate elections’
BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal A group of election precinct officials have sent a letter to the Ohio Secretary of State say they “cannot defend democracy” when the Ohio Redistricting Commission, including Secretary of State Frank LaRose, aren’t doing the same, they say. Election workers in 23 counties signed on to a letter asking the commission and LaRose…
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“Tornado Watch” vs “Tornado Warning.”
Tornado season in Ohio typically lasts from April through July. It may be important that everyone understand the difference between a “tornado watch” and a “tornado warning.” Tornado Watch: Tornadoes are possible. Remain alert for approaching storms. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio or television for information. Tornado Warning: A tornado has been…
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GOP passes bill aiming to root out ‘suspected’ transgender female athletes with genital inspection
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioBY: MORGAN TRAU – Ohio Capital Journal The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. House Republican lawmakers in Ohio passed a bill at 11:15…
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Ohio pediatric doctors decry government control of gender-affirming care
Getty images BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal Doctors in Ohio’s major children’s hospitals say a bill that would regulate and restrict gender-affirming care puts both the patients and the doctors at risk, and brings government overreach into medical decisions. House Bill 454 had its fourth hearing in the Ohio House Families, Aging and Human Services Committee on…
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Clermont County announces Water Resources plans with many improvements
Clermont County, Ohio – Clermont County Water Resources’ 5-year Capital Improvement Plan calls for 63 waterworks projects totaling $42 million and 55 wastewater projects estimated at $72.7 million. Water Resources Director Lyle Bloom reviewed the plan with the Board of County Commissioners on May 9. Commissioners approved the plan May 11. Waterworks projects include 32…
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Jean Schmidt’s newest ‘divisive concepts’ bill enters Ohio House
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioProhibits all Ohio schools from “teaching or providing training that promotes or endorses divisive or inherently racist concepts.” BY: SUSAN TEBBEN – Ohio Capital Journal The newest bill to regulate school curriculums and keep out what legislators see as “divisive concepts” entered the Ohio House on Tuesday. State Reps. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, and Mike Loychik, R-Bazetta, brought…
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After Uvalde massacre, Ohio GOP hurtles toward arming state’s teachers
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioBY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Senate advanced fast-tracked legislation Tuesday that would allow local boards of education to permit teachers to carry guns in classrooms. Passage would eviscerate current law in Ohio that allows teachers to arm themselves only after completing more than 700 hours of police training and receiving approval from their…
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Federal court implements Statehouse maps twice declared unconstitutional by Ohio Supreme Court
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amul R. Thapar and U.S. Western District of Kentucky Judge Benjamin J. Beaton, both appointed by former President Donald Trump, formed the majority in the federal court’s decision to implement Statehouse district maps for the 2022 election twice declared unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court. Official photos from…
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Clermont Library debuts School Readiness Kits
The Clermont County Public Library has introduced new School Readiness Kits for parents with children ages 0 to 5. The kits are designed to help children develop a love for reading. Each kit has five age-appropriate books, a toy, and instructions on how to use the toy to help children understand the importance of things…
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