Summit County Fairgrounds

The Gun Control Issue Group for the Summit County Progressive Democrats is protesting gun shows at the Summit County Fairgrounds.

Gov. Mike DeWine says fully vaccinated Ohioans must no longer quarantine themselves if they're exposed to someone with the coronavirus; the Ohio Supreme Court has ordered Secretary of State Frank LaRose to reappoint Summit County GOP chair Bryan Williams to the board of elections; and more stories.

Ohio is following federal guidance and resuming use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine; a spokeswoman for Summit County Public Health says they have at least a couple thousand doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine ready to go; new cases of COVID-19 have been on a downward trend over the past few days and on Sunday the state health department reported under a thousand new cases for the first time in the last three weeks; and more stories.

As COVID-19 cases level off, Gov. DeWine may switch approach to lift restrictions; Summit County Public Health is scaling back its mass vaccination clinic at the county fairground due to decreasing demand; Black leaders are expressing outrage over the Columbus police shooting of 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant; and more stories.

Summit County Public Health says it will administer first doses of the Moderna vaccine this Friday and next Tuesday.

County Public Health Commissioner Donna Skoda says she's still concerned about community spread, even as more people are getting vaccinated.

The organization is working to address challenges, from internet access to book appointments to transportation to vaccination sites, to provide better access.

On Saturday, Ohio reported nearly 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, the third spike of more than 2,000 cases the state saw last week; Ohio's "stand your ground" law is set to go into effect Tuesday; Planned Parenthood has sued to block as unconstitutional an Ohio law banning the use of telemedicine for medication abortions; and more stories.

Spots at the fairgrounds vaccination site rapidly fill due to demand in the area.

Progress toward lifting all health restrictions in Ohio has stalled as COVID transmission rates remain stubbornly high; registration is underway for the mass vaccination site at the Summit County Fairgrounds, which opens Saturday; Akron-based First Energy says it will reimburse $26 million to its Ohio ratepayers; and more stories.