Ohio's primary results, 200 years of Columbus firefighting, and why don't people recycle?

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Ohio Bureau reporter Anna Staver shared insights into the Ohio primary on Tuesday and who will be headed to the general election in November . In Columbus, Democratic voters made history when they chose Ohio's first Somali-American woman Munira Abdullahi for state representative. There was, however, low turnout at the polls, as Staver noted that there was confusion over redistricting and the addition of an August primary.

As inflation continues to affect consumers' pockets, the Ohio sales tax holiday offers some help, business reporter Mark Williams writes. From Friday through Sunday, shoppers won't pay state or county sales tax on an item of clothing priced $75 or less, or a school supply or school instructional material priced $20 or less. With a sales tax rate of 7.5% in Franklin County, spending $100 will save shoppers $7.50. For families with more than one child, the savings can certainly add up.

Recycling is important to central Ohioans with more than eight in 10 people concerned about the amount of waste that goes into the landfill, according to a survey of 1,300 Franklin County residents by the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. So why does only 40% of recyclable goods in the Columbus area go into recycle bins? Business reporter Patrick Cooley talked with SWACO officials who say that confusion about what is recyclable remains a big hurdle.

The Columbus Division of Fire is marking its 200th anniversary. To commemorate the milestone, a team of four current and retired firefighters is working to release a historical yearbook about the Division of Fire later this year that will be much more detailed than any such books in previous years, Metro reporter Jessica Orozco tells us.

Ohio State University football coach Ryan Day and his wife Nina are committed to supporting mental health services. On Wednesday, Ohio State president Kristina Johnson announced that the Days had created the Nina and Ryan Day Resilience Fund with a donation of $1 million for research and treatment at the OSU Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine, as sports reporter Bill Rabinowitz shared with readers. "Supporting mental health services and ending the stigma around mental illness are causes that are very dear to our heart. Ohio State has been very, very good to our family, and we feel that investing in the mental wellness of Buckeye Nation is a tremendous privilege and the right thing to do," Ryan Day said.

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