Ohio

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- The Clark-Shawnee Local School District bond issue will be the only item on the Aug. 8 ballot, according to the Clark County Board of Elections. The last day to certify issues for the August election was May 10.

Passage of tax levies represents a credit-positive development for 21 Ohio cities and school districts.

MetroHealth met with investors ahead of its big, low-investment-grade healthcare deal.

The Clark-Shawnee Local School Board of Education likely will go back to voters for the third time in a year seeking to build a new elementary school and renovate its high school.

Ohio's Wright State University was dropped to Baa2 from A2 by Moody's Investors Service.

LEBANON -- Both school tax issues in Warren County were approved by 67 percent of voters, according to unofficial results Tuesday.

LEXINGTON TWP, Ohio -- Hopes were dashed Tuesday of consolidating all the elementary school activities of Marlington Local School District into one building.

Summit County, Ohio, school districts received mostly positive news following Tuesday's election, with issues passing in all but one district.

Leaders of the four school districts in Fairfield and Licking counties, Ohio, whose tax issues were rejected Tuesday will decide whether to ask voters again in November. Issues in four other districts were approved.

Greenon Local Schools residents passed a $36 million bond issue Tuesday night to build a new pre-k through 12th grade school for the district, according to final, unofficial results.