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It appears voters in Truro Township, Reynoldsburg and the village of Brice have agreed to spend about $5.5 million on a new fire station.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Columbus voters have approved a $950 million bond package that sets the city up to resurface roads, install new water lines and complete other capital projects. The four bond issues were passing with 83 percent of precincts reporting. Winning percentages ranged from 63 percent for the safety bond package to 70 percent for the parks package.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Republicans held onto the two most competitive, and expensive, legislative races in Franklin County on their way to expanding what were already record majorities in the House and Senate.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The fourth time was the charm for Franklin Township, as its fire levy, which lost three times before, appeared to pass. With 83 percent of the vote in, 1,428 votes, or 60 percent, were for the levy and 934 votes, or 40 percent, were against it. The 5.89-mill, five-year levy for fire protection was proposed to raise $850,000 for each of the five years, or $4.25 million total.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Worthington voters decided council members can give themselves an unspecified raise as part of amendments to the city's charter on Tuesday's ballot. The proposed change that would give council the right to give itself a raise was part of proposed charter amendments voted on as a package. With 83 percent of the vote tallied Tuesday, about 63 percent of voters approved the charter amendment.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Pickaway County Sheriff Robert Radcliff won re-election Tuesday to earn a second term in office, beating challenger William Jason Lawless with 54 percent of the vote.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Republican Pat DeWine won election to the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday while the race for another seat remained too close to call. With 80 percent of the statewide vote counted, DeWine, an appellate judge from Cincinnati, was defeating Democrat Cynthia Westcott Rice, an appellate judge from the Warren area.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

NEWARK — Two familiar faces will lead law and order efforts in Licking County. With all precincts reporting Tuesday, Bill Hayes, who is wrapping up a third term as a state representative, beat out Democratic challenger Chis Shook in the race for Licking County prosecuting attorney, 64 to 36 percent. In the race for sheriff, incumbent Republican Randy Thorp won reelection over Democratic challenger Randy Morton 70 to 30 percent.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Newark residents threw their support behind what some called an unconventional proposal to eliminate penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. The measure was approved by 53 percent of voters Tuesday. There had never been a successful ballot initiative in Newark.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien turned back his first real electoral challenge in two decades, defeating Columbus City Council President Zach Klein in a close race.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};