Local
Kristin Barker has been named new superintendent of the Trimble Local School District, and said she aims to lead its recovery and growth from a fiscal emergency. (WOUB)
After nearly two decades on its namesake street, Union Street Diner is relocating to the former China Fortune restaurant space on Stimson Avenue. The diner plans to hold a contest to rename the restaurant. (Athens Messenger)
Regional
A baby bison was born at Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area in McConnelsville last month, the first born to a herd introduced to the area in April. Visitors are welcome to observe the group from a safe distance Wednesday through Sunday. (NBC4)
State
Leading Senate candidates Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Jon Husted have expressed their positions on data centers in Ohio. Both support requiring data centers to pay the full cost of their electricity, but they differ on how Ohio should approach new development. Current senator and former lieutenant governor Husted has promoted data centers for the jobs and economic benefits. Brown has criticized tax breaks for developers that Husted has supported and called for greater local control over whether new projects are built. (Ohio Capital Journal)
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said the state’s future governor will decide on data center tax breaks. A statewide freeze on a large sales and use tax break for new data center construction has been in place since May, and the freeze will continue into next year. (Statehouse News Bureau)
Ohio’s ban on processed forms of kratom remains in place after a judge on Tuesday rejected a preliminary injunction from sellers of the drug. (Signal Ohio)
Breaking with Ohio Democrats, governor candidate Amy Acton said she supports Issue 3 on the November ballot, which would add the state’s photo ID requirement for in-person voting to its constitution. (Signal Ohio)
