Thursday, September 25, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1924, the former American Insurance Union offices in downtown Columbus were razed to make way for the construction of LeVeque Tower, the tallest building in Columbus until 1974.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best Colleges rankings. For how Ohio schools fared, check out Top Stories.

If you’ve been frustrated by nail fungus that just won’t go away, here’s the simple at-home solution from today’s sponsor, Pronail Complex. Thousands are using it to finally restore clear, healthy nails and smooth skin.

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Lordstown Chosen for OpenAI Expansion

Lordstown was one of five cities selected as sites for new OpenAI data centers to expand Stargate, the company’s new artificial intelligence infrastructure platform.

In Lordstown, OpenAI will operate at a SoftBank-owned complex previously owned by Foxconn. SoftBank has broken ground at the site and said operations are expected to begin next year.

The selections follow OpenAI and Oracle’s announcement in July that they would partner to develop up to 4.5 gigawatts of Stargate capacity, a multisite venture valued at more than $300 billion over five years.

The other sites chosen are in Milam County, Texas; Shackelford County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and a yet-to-be-named location in the Midwest.

Omnicare Files for Bankruptcy

Omnicare, a Cincinnati-based subsidiary of CVS Health, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy two months after a federal court ordered the company to pay $949 million for submitting fraudulent prescription drug claims.

Omnicare officials said the company will use the bankruptcy process to evaluate restructuring options and address challenges tied to the $949 million judgment, which the company’s president called “an extreme and, we believe, unconstitutional penalty.”

In its bankruptcy petition, Omnicare listed up to $500 million in assets and between $1 billion and $10 billion in debts. The company provides pharmacy services to long-term care and post-acute facilities.

The company said it expects to continue serving customers and does not anticipate employee wages being affected.

U.S. News College Rankings Out

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Colleges rankings. The Ohio State University ranked No. 15 among public universities, No. 41 overall, and No. 1 in the Buckeye State.

Case Western Reserve University ranked No. 2 in Ohio and No. 51 nationally. Miami University and the University of Dayton tied for No. 143, with the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University also landing inside the top 200.

Ohio Northern University ranked as the best regional college in the Midwest, while John Carroll University tied for No. 2 among regional universities.

You can view the full 2026 Best Colleges report here.

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➤ Clinton County: The Caesar Creek Flea Market will permanently close Nov. 30, ending nearly 50 years of operation. (More)

➤ Tuscarawas County: The replacement of a 100-year-old bridge over the Tuscarawas River was among five rail projects across the state awarded a combined $2.3 million by the Ohio Rail Development Commission. (More)

➤ Lake Erie: The U.S. Coast Guard plans to roll out Aqua Alerts, a phone-based notification system—modeled on Amber Alerts—to share information during water search-and-rescue operations. (More)

➤ Orange Village: University Hospitals Urgent Care will relocate from its Chagrin Highlands center to 27520 Chagrin Blvd. Services offered will include X-rays, EKGs, and walk-in care. (More)

➤ Cincinnati: Several downtown streets will remain closed through the weekend for the Kroger Wellness Festival, reopening at 5 a.m. Monday. (See Closures)

➤ Statewide: AAA urged caution about driving in darkness as days get shorter and reminded motorists to follow the state’s Move Over law, which requires slowing down or changing lanes when approaching stopped vehicles on the roadside. (More)

➤ Kyle Stahlberg, a South Euclid-Lyndhurst middle school teacher and the head baseball coach at Cuyahoga Community College, accepted a coaching role with MLB’s Miami Marlins. (More)

➤ Supporters of the Joe Nuxhall Hope Center for athletes with special needs raised funds for the center by walking 21 miles to deliver the Cincinnati Reds’ game ball to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. (More)

➤ Major League Baseball will adopt ball-and-strike challenges in 2026, allowing batters, pitchers, and catchers to appeal calls to an automated strike zone. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NHL | MLB | Soccer

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➤ More than 150,000 pounds of shrimp sold at Kroger stores in Ohio and other states were recalled because of possible contamination with a radioactive element. (More)

➤ Cleveland Hopkins International Airport announced a sponsorship agreement with the athletics departments at the University of Akron and Cleveland State University. (More)

➤ Upgrades at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s hospital in Westerville will improve the neonatal intensive care unit and create a Ronald McDonald House space for families with hospitalized newborns. (More)

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➤ Delaware, Warren, Summit, Hamilton, and Medina counties were ranked as the top Ohio counties to raise a family in a Stacker analysis examining cost of living, schools, health care, recreation, and weather data. (Rankings)

➤ Nine Ohio lakes were restocked with 20,000 muskies by the state Department of Natural Resources. (List)

➤ Three orphaned manatees were transported to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Center to recover from life-threatening incidents in Florida. (Photos)

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