2021 in Ohio
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The following is a list of events of the year 2021 in Ohio.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Mike DeWine (R)
- Secretary of State: Frank LaRose (R)
- Attorney General: Dave Yost (R)
- Treasurer of State: Robert Sprague (R)
Events
[edit]- January 19: Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo issues statements on the deaths of a suspect and police officer, and the vandalism and arson at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo.[1]
- February 11: Governor Mike DeWine lifts a statewide curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. EST, citing drop of COVID-19.[2]
- April 9: An explosion at a paint plant in northeast Columbus, kills one person and injures several more.[3]
- May 25: Four people are killed in a mass shooting at an apartment complex in West Jefferson. The killings mark the village's first homicides in nine years.[4]
- August 27: The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the world's first confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in wild white-tailed deer in Ohio..[5][6]
- November 2:
Sports
[edit]- 2021 Cincinnati Bengals season
- 2021 Cleveland Browns season
- 2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season
- 2021 Cincinnati Reds season
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ohio cathedral vandalism suspect, police officer killed in volley of gunfire". www.catholicregister.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ^ Mosby, Chris; Staff, Patch (February 11, 2021). "Statewide Curfew Lifted In Ohio As Coronavirus Cases Drop". Across Ohio, OH Patch. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ^ Staff, WSYX (April 8, 2021). "1 dead, 8 injured after paint plant explosion in northeast Columbus". WSYX. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ^ Cooley, Patrick. "Four killed in mass shooting in West Jefferson identified". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ^ "U.S. reports world's first deer with COVID-19". CTVNews. August 27, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ^ "Confirmation of COVID-19 in Deer in Ohio". USDA APHIS. August 27, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ^ Richardson, Seth (March 18, 2021). "Gov. Mike DeWine sets Aug. 3 primary date for special election to succeed Marcia Fudge". cleveland. Retrieved June 12, 2026.