Local state senator calls on DeWine to activate Ohio National Guard troops to Texas border

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January 27, 2024

Local state senator calls on DeWine to activate Ohio National Guard troops to Texas border

MIAMISBURG — A local state senator is calling on Governor Mike DeWine to activate the Ohio National Guard.

On Friday, Ohio Senator Niraj Antani (R-6) sent a letter to DeWine urging him to send thousands of Ohio National Guard members to the Texas border.

TODAY: I sent a letter to the Governor calling on him to activate the Ohio National Guard and send thousands of them to the Texas border to assist Governor @GregAbbott_TX & the Texas National Guard in securing the southern border. It’s time to stop the invasion. pic.twitter.com/R0tzljfs6m
— Niraj Antani (@NirajAntani) January 26, 2024

>> Ohio governor authorizes OSHP to Texas border

According to Antani’s letter, this week Texas Governor Greg Abbott activated Texas’ National Guard to “secure the United States border.”

“This followed President Biden’s failure to enforce the law and secure the border,” Antani wrote.

In the past, DeWine has deployed troops to the southwest border of Texas.

According to a social media post, Dewine said he deployed approximately 115 members of the Ohio National Guard to support southwest border operations in Texas.

In October 2023, he deployed 375 Ohio National Guard members to Texas, the post said.

DeWine also sent Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers to support local law enforcement with border security, according to the post.

Ohio has stepped up to assist and has had a continuous presence on the border since October 2020, when I deployed approximately 115 members of the Ohio National Guard to support the Southwest Border operations in Texas. I also deployed approximately 375 Ohio National Guard…
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) January 25, 2024

In the letter, Antani “strongly” urges DeWine to deploy the Ohio National Guard members to “repel invasion and promote the health safety and welfare of the citizens of the state.”

>> Texas National Guard blocking Border Patrol agents from accessing stretch of border: DOJ

Antani wants Ohio National Guard troops to go to Texas to “stop the invasion of the United States including Texas and Ohio,” the letter said.

On social media, DeWine posted “Ohio will continue to do our part to support Texas and support policies to secure our border.”

News Center 7 is working to learn if Texas has requested any Ohio troops to assist with border operations.

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Woman missing for more than 2 weeks found dead in Ohio

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July 8, 2026

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Woman missing for more than 2 weeks found dead in Ohio

July 8, 2026 / 7:40 PM EDT
/ CBS Pittsburgh

A Kentucky woman who had been missing for more than two weeks was found dead in her vehicle in Ohio, authorities said.

The body of Debra Wireman was found in her vehicle on July 3 in Clermont County, Ohio, the Flemingsburg Police Department in Kentucky said on Facebook on Wednesday. Investigators were called to the scene after a report identifying the vehicle as belonging to a missing person, police said. The remains were identified as Wireman’s by the Clermont County Coroner’s Office on July 7, according to law enforcement.

Debra Wireman, a Kentucky woman who had been missing for more than two weeks, was found dead in her vehicle in Ohio.

(Photo Credit: Flemingsburg Police Department)

Police in Kentucky said the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio is investigating the woman’s death. No additional information will be released by Flemingsburg police “out of respect for Debra’s family and the integrity of that investigation.”

“While this is not the outcome any of us hoped and prayed for, we are thankful that Debra has been found and that her family can now begin to receive the closure they deserve,” police added on Facebook.

Wireman, according to police, was last seen on June 17 at around 4:30 p.m. in Aberdeen, Ohio, while traveling toward Maysville, Kentucky. She was driving a white 2020 Kia Forte with front-end damage. Police said family and friends were “concerned for her welfare.”

“The overwhelming response from our community, neighboring agencies, the media, and countless individuals across the region demonstrated the very best of people coming together in the hope of bringing someone home safely,” Flemingsburg police said.

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Jeff’s Donuts opens first Ohio location, open 24 hours

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July 8, 2026

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Jeff’s Donuts opens first Ohio location, open 24 hours

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio has a new option for late-night sweets.

Jeff’s Donuts opened its first Ohio location Wednesday morning at 5717 N. Hamilton Road, between Gahanna and New Albany.

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The shop will be open 24 hours.

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Siders’ Ohio house of horrors: locals react to ‘den of evil’

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July 8, 2026

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Siders’ Ohio house of horrors: locals react to ‘den of evil’

Sixteen ‘almost feral’ children. Aged 18 months to 18 years. Hidden from sight in an Ohio house of horrors.

Until now.

It’s a situation difficult to fathom: Investigators found 16 kids living inside a 1,300-square-foot home in Vinton County, Ohio, confined in a 12-by-12 bedroom investigators say was covered in human waste. Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders, Gary Siders Sr., and Christina Siders were arrested on Tuesday, June 30th, and remain in jail after waiving their preliminary hearings today, Tuesday, July 7th.

Investigative reporter Anne Emerson goes beyond the headlines to understand the human impact in the developing Siders child abuse case. How did children live under these conditions for so long? We wanted to hear from the local community affected by this horrific story.

In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, we hear from those voices – from Captain Jeremiah Griffith who was a first responder to the shocking scene, to local Vinton County Pastor James Dimel who describes the community’s support of children who were trapped in a ‘den of evil’. Law enforcement and locals share their shock at the horror lurking in their own community. And Attorney Thomas Stolly, who represents Elizabeth Siders, says the case is more complicated than many believe, urging the public to remember that his client is presumed innocent.

Today, we react in real time to what we know so far in this developing story, and offer multiple perspectives of those closest to this case.

Subscribe to Criminally Obsessed for continuing coverage of the Siders investigation, true crime updates, courtroom developments, and exclusive interviews with the real people impacted by these cases.

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