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Mayor Gary Manier is temporarily acting as city manager, including supervising Police Chief Mike McCoy, whose wife donated to Manier's reelection.

Letters to the Editor First responders jeopardized by vote This week, 63 Ohio legislators led by Rep. Jay Edwards, R-Nelsonville, voted to jeopardize the lives of firefighters, paramedics, and the citizens we serve in cities of all sizes across the state of Ohio.  True to form for one of the most corrupt legislative bodies in American history, the Ohio House of Representatives voted to shut down the very municipalities they are now trying to retroactively defund. Ohio firefighters, EMTs and paramedics cannot fight fires, reverse overdoses, or care for gunshot victims on a zoom call. Put si...

Local pools have concerns because staffing is down, expenses are up and pandemic gathering mitigations are still in place.

At issue is a campaign donation from Mike McCoy's family to Mayor Gary Manier, who won narrow re-election and is also acting city administrator

An accurate figure for the number of Columbus police officers, firefighters, or any other city employees who have received a COVID-19 vaccination is not available, according to the city's Department of Public Safety. In an article published Sunday about vaccination rates at police departments nationwide, The Washington Post reported that 28% of Columbus police officers had reported getting a COVID vaccine. The newspaper said the data it used was listed as having been disclosed by departments. Libby Wetherholt, a member of the Clintonville Area Commission, wrote a letter to The Dispatch foll...