7-23-25 WEDNESDAY MORNING NEWS

Spill into Lost Creek turns out to be milk; Ohio's birthrate is dropping; The Ohio State Fair opens today; Trump announces trade deal with Japan

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yesterday, a white substance was observed in Lost Creek, near
the intersection of Harding Highway and Kibi Street on Lima's
east side. While some speculated it could be toxic, perhaps paint,
it turned out to be milk. It came from the
nearby West Ohio Food Bank, according to Allen County EMA
director Jared Gessler. Apparently someone at the food bank inadvertently

(00:22):
poured expired milk down the storm drain by a mistake.
Gessler said that although the milk didn't present any danger,
they employed mitigation efforts to prevent it from spoiling in
the warm water and thus creating a stench. Fewer babies
are being born in Ohio, and that could start impacting
the state's economy soon. The onor Enz Jeff Smith as more.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
New research from the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that Ohio's
birth rate dropped nearly nine percent over the last decade.
Most new moms are now in their thirties, while birth
rates for women under twenty five have dropped sharply. Experts
say the trend brings short term savings in things like
healthcare in schools, but long term it could mean fewer

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working age adults and less tax revenue to pay for
critical services.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
That's the on NS Jeff Smith reporting. Today is the
opening day of the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. The
fare offers twelve days of continuous fun for a one
hundred and seventieth year. The American Dairy Association has unveiled
this year's butter Cow. The theme is Pardon My Dust
because of renovations underway at the fairgrounds. This year's butter

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sculpture features a cow and calf with hard hats and
three life sized butter construction workers. The fair runs through
August third. Governor Mike Dwine has shared the list of
individuals he has asked to join the new Property Tax
Reform Working Group. The eleven member panel will be tasked
with looking for ways to cut down on the tax

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burden that homeowners face across the state. Ohio Businesiness Roundtable
CEO Pat Taberry, Athens Mayor Steve Patterson, and Pickaway County
Commissioner Gary Shearer have been selected by the governor to
work on the task force. Dublin City School's superintendent John
Marshausen has been asked to participate as well. The group

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will meet for the first time tomorrow. They are expected
to deliver some tax reform proposals by the end of September.
The Director of National Intelligence says there are more documents
showing Obama's White House led the effort to quote manufacture
intelligence end to quote that Russia interfered in the twenty
sixteen presidential election. NBC News Radio's Mark Mayfield has more.

Speaker 3 (02:42):
Telsea Gabert has already passed along her ongoing investigation to
the Department of Justice for a criminal referral.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
We will be releasing these documents shortly in the wake
of the release that we did last week.

Speaker 3 (02:54):
I'm very encouraged by the fact that we have whistleblowers
coming forward. President Trump back to Gabbard, saying the intelligence
community caught Obama cold. Former President Obama's office calls the
allegations outrageous, bizarre, and a week attempt at distraction by
Mark Neefield.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
A massive five hundred and fifty billion dollar trade deal
has been reached with Japan. Yesterday on Truth Social President
Trump said Japan will invest five hundred and fifty billion
dollars into the United States, which will receive ninety percent
of the profits this deal will create hundreds of thousands
of jobs. Trump also said Japan will open its country

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to trade in things like cars, trucks, rice, and other
ag products. Japan will also pay a reciprocal tariff of
fifteen percent under the deal. And Republican attorneys general are
calling on the NCAA to strip records, titles, and awards
from men who competed in women's college sports. Mississippi Attorney

(03:52):
General Lynn Fitch sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie
Baker applauding the association's policy that limited competition in women's
events to student athletes assigned female at birth only. Ohio
AG Daveyost was a signatory on that letter. For the
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