STATEHOUSE NEWS

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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Governor DeWine ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Belmont, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble, and Washington counties as well as at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower in honor of the life and service of former state Representative Jack Cera. The flags will be lowered from sunrise to sunset on the day of his funeral, July 19, 2025.

All other public buildings and grounds throughout the state may fly the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio at half-staff at their discretion for the same time period.

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Friday, July 11, there will be an electrical shutdown from 8 p.m. to midnight, which will affect various areas throughout the Statehouse. The Statehouse will not be accessible to tenants or the public during this time.

The evening of Friday, July 11 until the afternoon of Saturday, July 12, the planning, and execution of a helicopter lift for mechanical work will take place and will include the Statehouse, garage, grounds and road closures. The closures are expected to return to normal by Noon on Saturday, 7/12.

Parking garage access on Friday, July 11 after 6 p.m. will be restricted to the Broad St. entrance and exit. At 8 p.m. the Broad St. entrance will close, and the exit will close at 6 a.m. the following morning. The garage will not be accessible to pedestrians or vehicles until after the conclusion of the
flight, with Broad St. being the first entrance to open, followed by State St. and then Third St.


Fencing on the south side of the grounds will restrict pedestrian access beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, July 11.


The South Penthouse (corner of High and State) will be made accessible until midnight, Friday, July 11.


The fencing closures are as follows:

State St. from High St. to Third St.
High St. from McKinley Monument to South Penthouse
Third St. from South Veterans Plaza to State St.


Beginning Friday, 7/11, at 6 p.m., street closures are as follows:

State St. from High St. to Fourth St., westbound
State St. from Third St. to Fourth St., eastbound
Third St. from Broad St. to State St., southbound


Saturday, 7/12, around 12 a.m.
State St. from High St. to Third St., eastbound


See attached map for more details or visit https://www.ohiostatehouse.org/announcements.

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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— In honor of the life and service of Scioto County Commissioner Cathy Coleman, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that U.S. and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Scioto County and at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus. This order will remain in effect until sunset on the day of her funeral, July 11, 2025.

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(Columbus, OH)- In honor of the life and service of Morrow County Deputy Sheriff Daniel Sherrer, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that the flags of the U.S. and the state of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Morrow County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower today, and will remain in effect until sunset on the day of his funeral, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

updated 6/2/2025 CSRAB

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In honor of Memorial Day, Governor DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Ohio from 12:01 a.m. until noon on May 26, 2025.

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As part of the Governor’s annual Wreath Laying Ceremony in honor of Memorial Day, military aircraft will conduct a flyover of downtown Columbus and the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, May 21 between 11 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. The flyover will be conducted by the U.S. Air Force through Wright Patterson Air Force Base’s 445th Airlift Wing.

The public event will include a rifle salute at the Ohio Statehouse on the Third Street Veterans Plaza. The rifle salute is provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Since these sounds and the low flying aircraft can be startling, we wish to give advance notice to our Statehouse residents and neighbors on Capitol Square.

This event is part of honoring Ohio’s fallen heroes on Memorial Day weekend. The Governor’s Wreath Laying ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. on the Third Street side of the Ohio Statehouse and may be viewed live on OhioChannel.org.

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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— In honor of the life and service of Cleveland Fire Cadet Symeon Williams, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that U.S. and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Cuyahoga County and at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus. This order will remain in effect until sunset on the day of his funeral.

All other public buildings and grounds throughout the state may fly U.S. and Ohio flags at half-staff at their discretion for the same time period.

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In honor of the life and service of Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson, Ohio Governor DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Hamilton County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower today, and will remain until sunset on the day of his funeral.

All other public buildings and grounds throughout the state may fly the flags at half-staff at their discretion for the same time period.

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In accordance with orders issued by the President of the United States of America, in honoring the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, Governor DeWine has ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Ohio from sunrise to sunset on May 4, 2025.

Note: Inside the Ohio Statehouse, during the month of May, see an exhibit in memorial to the Fallen Officers presented by the Ohio Attorney General. Older Posts Newer Posts