Cecil Thomas News

Speaker of the Ohio House Matt Huffman (R-Lima) today announced that State Representative Andrea White (R-Kettering) will serve as co-chair of the Study Committee to Evaluate the Placement of Delinquent Children in Residential Facilities, which will begin meeting next week.

COLUMBUS –State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) is pleased to announce that the Village of Beverly was recently awarded grant funding from the Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) program to support infrastructure projects designed to increase safety for K-12 students walking and biking to and from school. 

State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that the Ohio Controlling Board on Monday released $1,075,000 for the French Creek Sports Complex in Lorain County. The City of Avon will extend and construct a 1.6-mile multi-use trail along French Creek Road in Avon.

State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) today applauded the release of $454,800 through the Ohio Controlling Board to support a loan request from Micro Machine Works in Washington County. The funding is facilitated through the Regional 166 Direct Loan Program via the Ohio Department of Development. 

COLUMBUS, OH – State Representative Riordan McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) today announced his opposition to the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) proposed Route 23 Improvement Program in Morrow and Marion Counties, citing the significant impact the project would have on local farmers, homeowners and communities.

COLUMBUS –Speaker Pro Tempore Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) is pleased to announce that Lorain County was recently awarded grant funding from the Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) program to support infrastructure projects designed to increase safety for K-12 students walking and biking to and from school. 

State Representative Adam Bird (R-New Richmond) today released a statement regarding information included in a recent article related to state public pension systems: