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Ohio lawmakers pitch new ballot issue to limit property tax hikes
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (346+ words) Two Ohio lawmakers are pitching a constitutional amendment to limit property tax hikes when home values go up. The proposal from Reps. Jeff LaRe, R-Violet Township, and Kevin Miller, R-Newark, would tie increases in appraised value to inflation and cap…...
Columbus' estimated $1.87B water plant in limbo after no getting no bids
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (345+ words) Columbus' plans to officially break ground on a fourth water treatment plant this month are on hold after no contractors bid on the massive construction project. The project has already driven higher than normal water rate increases for customers in…...
Pierre Damas Bel lived a nightmare. Trump wants Haitian gangs to do the bloody work | Letters
4+ day, 22+ min ago (480+ words) Re "Haitian college student's death reveals a darkness in America," Aug. 6: I write in deep solidarity with Dispatch Opinion Editor Amelia Robinson and the views she expressed in her Sept. 6 column. I have watched as the darkness she cites has…...
Fairfield County Fiery Crash and Columbus Motorcycle Crash Turn Deadly
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (19+ words) Two central Ohio crashes turned deadly Sept. 6 The Columbus Dispatch Two central Ohio crashes turned deadly Sept. 6...
Mike DeWine wins national award for children's vision program OhioSEE
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (348+ words) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will receive a national award for his efforts to expand vision and eye care for children across the state. DeWine is set to receive the 2026 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award from the National Center…...
Protests erupt in Houston after fatal ICE shooting of Mexican national
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (14+ words) The Columbus Dispatch...
Witness describes attempted attack against Amy Acton: 'Looked very coordinated"
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (240+ words) The Democratic candidate for the 58th district said that several people were injured in an attempted attack against Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate in Ohio's heated governor race. The incident took place at the Canfield Fair on Sept. 6. Acton is…...
1 dead in Columbus house fire; hoarding conditions slowed rescue
1+ week, 1+ day ago (120+ words) Columbus firefighters found the victim dead inside a North Linden home where hoarding conditions complicated the search, a battalion chief said. 1 dead in Columbus house fire; hoarding conditions slowed rescue One person died in a Sept. 5 fire at a North…...
Watch Ohio State Marching Band's America 250 tribute at halftime
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (23+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Watch Ohio State Marching Band's America 250 tribute at halftime...
Pickerington man indicted in fatal June crash on Columbus' South Side
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (79+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Pickerington man indicted in fatal June crash on Columbus' South Side A Pickerington man has been indicted in a fatal vehicle crash that killed a 79-year-old man in June on Columbus' South Side. Edward Elliiot, 57, faces two…...