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Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidates visit Miami Valley ahead of election
Both candidates running for the U.S. Senate in Ohio made stops in the Miami Valley this weekend.
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As reported Sunday on News Center 7 at 11:00, people in the community came out to both campaigns to show support.
News Center 7′s Malik Patterson spoke with voters about how they feel about this tight Senate race.
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The incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown and Republican Bernie Moreno have raised a total of $98 million this election cycle.
Patterson was inside the Montgomery County Board of Elections on the final day of early voting. But voters he spoke with had questions about the Senate race and the funding.
“I would like to know how did they raise it? What type of fundraiser did they do to come up with that type of money?” asked Vonda Ford of Moraine.
She was shocked when Patterson told her about how much money both parties raised.
Senator Brown raised $76 million while Moreno raised $22 million.
Ford wants to know.
“Where is the money going towards?” she asked.
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This weekend, News Center 7 went to both rallies where both candidates convinced their supporters to encourage more people to get out and vote.
Mr. Moreno was in Brookville on Saturday.
“It’s almost all done but the game is on the line,” he said.
Senator Brown was in on Sunday.
“I’m never going to say if we win, I’m always going to say when we win,” he told his supporters.
With the commercials and campaigning, some voters are tired of seeing the back and forth.
“It reminds me of a fifth-grade debate,” said Lisa Bigsgard.
She thinks the money raised could be used for other issues.
“I believe that the money should have gone to the vets that went and tried to save us. Now it’s time for us to save them,” she told Patterson.
Ford says Ohio has other problems that need to be addressed by whoever wins.
“The homeless shelters, the homeless people. I think it should be put towards there,” she said.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Central Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against a Hilliard funeral home after their mother was accidentally cremated, despite plans for her to be buried.
According to court documents, Tidd Funeral Home cremated Nancy Anders in June of last year against the family’s wishes. The lawsuit states Anders died a week earlier in May.
The family says Anders had planned and prepaid for funeral arrangements two years before her death to be buried with her late husband. The arrangements did not include cremation because, the family says, she did not believe in the concept.
The lawsuit says the family was told a week after her death that she had been accidentally cremated. It also accuses Tidd Funeral Home of cremating her even though the proper authorization form was never signed.
The family says they have suffered physical illness and emotional trauma and are seeking $25,000 in damages. They are also asking for the case to be decided by a jury.
ABC 6 reached out to the funeral home for comment but had not heard back.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested online political writer D.J. Byrnes, also known as The Rooster, at the statehouse on June 1 on a misdemeanor warrant.
A patrol spokesman said Byrnes, who posts his stories to his Substack subscribers, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. He was booked into the Franklin County Jail, records show. The patrol did not provide further details.
Byrnes’ colleague, Max Littman, said he believes the arrest is related to Byrnes texting photos of cartoon character Shrek’s penis to a state senator. “If that is in fact true, that he was arrested over that, then it’s blatant targeting a political opponent and journalist,” Littman said.
The arrest warrant for telecommunications harassment came from the city of Kirtland in Lake County. The warrant alleges that Byrnes sent two photos on May 6 to “J.C.” with the intent to harass.
State Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, did not return messages seeking comment.
Byrnes routinely works the halls power at Columbus City Hall, Ohio State University and the Ohio Statehouse, looking for tips and ambushing officeholders for his Substack reports. He can be both charming and confrontational.
Recently, he posted a story based on one anonymous source who told him that Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy tried to get into the New York Knicks locker room after the Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA playoffs.
The story, and its spread, so bothered Ramaswamy that he posted a lengthy refute on X, calling it 100% fake.
State government reporter Laura Bischoff can be reached at lbischoff@usatodayco.com and @lbischoff on X.
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