Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt warned union leaders in a telegram that a strike involving nearly 50,000 Akron rubber workers was “a blow against the effective prosecution of the war.” Strikers returned to work the next day.

This is an abbreviated edition of The Ohio Flyover, so that our staff could spend Memorial Day with family and friends. We’ll return tomorrow with our full lineup.

After President Trump warned the Iranian World Cup team to steer clear of American soil “for their own life and safety,” Iran has now found a new country willing to host them instead. On The Flyover Podcast, Ayla Brown shares the surprise nation stepping in to take the team, plus what Iran has to say about the world’s sporting event being held in America. Tune in here!

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WWII Soldier Brought Home

More than 80 years after U.S. Army Pfc. John A. Walko was killed on a German battlefield, his remains were finally brought home and laid to rest in Commodore, Pennsylvania, in a ceremony attended by his 96-year-old sister, Sally Gaydosh, a resident of Twinsburg, Ohio.

Walko was killed by mortar fire during the Battle of Aachen on Oct. 20, 1944. His body was interred as an unknown soldier at the U.S. Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle alongside a crucifix, rosary, and Miraculous Medal.

“It’s kind of sweet,” Gaydosh said. “They thought it was him because of his religious beliefs.”

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification on May 1, citing DNA testing and forensic analysis conducted after Walko’s remains were exhumed in 2023.

Ohio Schools Seeking Baseball, Softball Titles

The NCAA Division III College World Series is set to open this week at Classic Auto Group Park in Eastlake, with two Ohio programs among the eight teams competing in the double-elimination bracket.

No. 1 Denison extended its record-tying winning streak to 44 consecutive games over the weekend, securing its berth in Eastlake, while Baldwin Wallace punched its ticket with an 11-2 rout of Messiah.

The tournament runs May 29 through June 4, with opening-round action beginning Friday when No. 4 Johns Hopkins squares off against No. 5 Baldwin Wallace. Top-seeded Denison opens against No. 8 East Texas Baptist. View the bracket here.

Mount Union’s softball program also made history, sweeping UMass Dartmouth in the Alliance Super Regional to reach the NCAA Division III Women’s College World Series for the first time. You can find the WCWS bracket here.

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Buffett’s ‘Phone’ Rule Could Make This Company Soar

Warren Buffett famously said that “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.”

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That’s exactly what Mode Mobile has created: technology that turns idle phone time into passive income. With 490M+ users in their ecosystem and $1B+ in earnings and savings, their EarnPhone is being called the Uber of smartphones.

With 32,481% revenue growth, they were named the fastest-growing software company in 2023 by Deloitte, and with 7 billion smartphones worldwide their market could be significantly larger than Uber’s.

They’ve just secured their Nasdaq stock ticker $MODE, and you have until Friday to invest in their pre-IPO offering at $0.50/share.

🚨 Last chance to invest. Price changes on 5/29.

➤ The Cleveland Cavaliers were swept out of the NBA Eastern Conference finals, falling to the New York Knicks 130-93 in a lopsided Game 4 loss at Rocket Arena. (More)

➤ Ohio gas prices climbed 13 cents over the past week to reach $4.73 per gallon, with Lawrence County recording the state’s highest prices and Lima the lowest. (See Prices)

➤ Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has been awarded a $10 million federal grant to fund terminal and concourse upgrades, including new elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. (More)

➤ Federal authorities charged an uncle and nephew from southwest Ohio with possession of 716 pounds of cocaine valued at nearly $6 million. (More)

➤ The Ohio Department of Transportation announced that the Blaine Hill Bridge in Belmont County will reopen on July 1 following structural repairs part of the U.S. Route 40 Rehabilitation Project. (More)

➤ NASA Glenn Research Center has sent its IVGen Mini—a compact device designed to generate intravenous fluids in space—to the International Space Station, where experts say such fluids could address roughly 30% of medical conditions astronauts may face. (More)

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The next Uber? One Shark Tank Investor thinks so

Imagine turning down Uber at a valuation of $10 million, only to watch it go public at over $80 billion. That’s exactly what happened to Mark Cuban.

But fellow Shark Tank investor Kevin Harrington may have learned from Cuban’s mistake, investing early in what investors are calling the Uber of Smartphones.

That company is Mode Mobile, and like Uber did with cars, they’re turning smartphones into income-generating assets. They’ve generated $115M in revenue and helped users earn and save +$1B. And investors have one final opportunity to invest in their pre-IPO offering before their share price changes on Friday.

⚠️ Last chance to invest alongside Kevin Harrington at $0.50/share.

This is a paid advertisement for Mode Mobile Regulation A+ offering. Please read the offering circular at https://invest.modemobile.com/ *Mode Mobile recently received their ticker reservation with Nasdaq ($MODE), indicating an intent to IPO in the next 24 months. An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur. *Mode cumulative revenue includes full year revenue of businesses acquired in 2025.