Governor DeWine Issues Reprieves

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following reprieves of execution: Stanley Adams, who was scheduled to be executed on February 19, 2025. The new date of execution has been moved to February 16, 2028.

Five Ohio counties declared primary natural disaster area due to drought, contiguous counties eligible

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to farm operators in primary counties and contiguous counties through FSA emergency loan assistance. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts.