Tyler Pellek

Dec 23, 2024 | midstory.org | Tyler Pellek

You might think Wisconsin has the dairy market cornered, but Ohio takes first place in U.S. Swiss cheese production — contributing more than of the nation’s supply each year. Ohio’s Swiss cheese manufacturing originates in the mid-to-late 1800s, when a wave of Swiss immigrants settled in Eastern and Central Ohio. “[Ohio] reminded them [of] home,”  Mike Walpole, national sales manager for Brewster Cheese, said.

Nov 4, 2024 | midstory.org | Casey He |Ryan Konarska |JULIA GONZÁLEZ |Julia Gonzalez |Tyler Pellek

While the 2024 presidential election is expected to be close nationally, the outcome in Ohio seems to be beyond a doubt. Ohio’s rightward shift over the past decade appears likely to continue, and Donald Trump is set to win the Buckeye State for a third time. “I think everybody generally agrees that Donald Trump is going to win Ohio in 2024 with relative ease, using that populist coalition that he’s built,” Matt Dole, chair of the Licking County Republican Party, said.

Oct 27, 2024 | midstory.org | Casey He |Ryan Konarska |JULIA GONZÁLEZ |Julia Gonzalez |Tyler Pellek |Judy Zeng

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Sep 13, 2024 | midstory.org | Casey He |Ryan Konarska |JULIA GONZÁLEZ |Julia Gonzalez |Tyler Pellek

As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. At least, it used to. The Buckeye State — the seventh most populous and 34th in size among the states — has been a longtime focus of politicians, pundits and political scientists alike for a simple but peculiar reason. In each presidential election between 1964 and 2016, the candidate that won Ohio also won the presidency. Ohio’s streak stands as the longest in American history.