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Oct 27, 2026

Record Early Voting, Campaigns Make Final Push, and What the Blade’s Closing Says About News

With Election Day a week away, more than 527,000 Ohioans had cast ballots through Oct. 23, the Secretary of State reported.

Oct 26, 2026

Data Center Poll, School Levies Without Emergency Options, and An EdChoice Appeal

Ohio voters will decide 131 school tax issues Nov. 3, and 68 ask for new money.

Oct 23, 2026

How a Bill Gets the Old Yeller Treatment

When people say they hate politics, they usually can’t tell you why. So, as a public service, the editorial board will explain it with a real-life example.

Oct 23, 2026

Toledo Chemical Leak Update, Intel Milestone, and Acton Ad Controversy

At least 60 people were treated for symptoms possibly tied to a chemical leak at MC Tank Transport in North Toledo.

Oct 22, 2026

Want to Write for the Peach Section?

We’re always looking for non-AI, semi-human writers who can find humor in a 148-page township packet. If you’ve got newsroom experience (or watched “Anchorman”) and haven’t had your sense of humor beaten out of your soul, The Pennant’s Peach Section might be for you.

Oct 22, 2026

Early Voting Surge, Kroger’s Price Plan, and North Toledo Chemical Leak

Ohioans are turning out early in big numbers. More than 235,000 voted in person through Oct. 13, and first-week turnout ran nearly four times the 2022 pace.

Oct 21, 2026

Acton and Brown Up 6 in New Poll, Teens Charged Over School Threats, and Property Tax Relief Meets 131 Levies

Another day, another poll showing Democrats ahead in Ohio.

Oct 20, 2026

EDITORIAL: NBC4 Columbus Commits an Act of Journalism on Grove City’s Issue 28

NBC4 found a law professor with no skin in the game and asked her to read Issue 28. What she found wasn’t in the ballot language.

Oct 20, 2026

Unemployment Rises, Party Labels Stay on Ballots, and Columbus-Frankfurt Flights

Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in September, its first increase in more than a year, as employers cut 5,000 jobs.