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Whitehall City Council members decided to reconsider three ordinances related to a citizen-led referendum effort targeting tax breaks for the proposed Fairway Cliffs housing development.

Whitehall City Council approved tax abatements for Fairway Cliffs last month. Now, hundreds of Whitehall residents are seeking to put referendums on the November ballot.

Charity Dreyer was sentenced Wednesday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to 15 to 20 1/2 years in prison.

Charity Dreyer, 21, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 12.

Officer Enrique Ortega will be allowed to retire from the Whitehall Division of Police in good standing. He now works at the Mifflin Township Police Department.

Whitehall Police have charged the girl's mother, 21-year-old Charity R. Dreyer, with felony child endangering, but more charges — including murder — are possible.

A 16-year-old girl was arrested after telling Whitehall officials that a student had brought a gun to school. It was a false statement.

A survey conducted by a since-fired FOP member criticized the workplace environment and practices at the Whitehall Division of Police.

Walking Distance Brewing Co., the city of Whitehall and several homes in German Village have been recent targets of anti-LGBTQ attacks.

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) noted the money comes from the American Rescue Plan, which passed Congress last year with no support from any Republican representatives or senators.