Whitehall

Dixon was arrested a day before he was set to be sworn into a new term on council in December and accused of sexually abusing multiple underage boys dating back to 1996.

Balser led the failed effort to recall Mayor Michael Bivens and City Council members Lori Elmore and Amy Harcar.

Residents displeased with the work being done by Gerald Dixon announced efforts to recall the Ward 1 council member.

A recall effort attempted to oust Elmore, Whitehall Mayor Michael Bivens and City Council Member Amy Harcar.

The special election asked voters to decide whether Whitehall Mayor Michael Bivens and City Council Members Lori Elmore and Amy Harcar should keep their seats.

A special election was called after a recall petition circulated in the community successfully forcing the city to let voters decide whether the mayor and two council members should keep their seats.

The Columbus suburb’s government has been roiled by fights with the Fraternal Order of Police, the arrest of a city council member on child sex abuse charges and now this recall effort.

A contentious three-hour meeting of Whitehall City Council ended late Tuesday night without a firm date set for a recall election for the mayor and two members of city council.

Columbus, Westerville and Whitehall are among more than a dozen cities in Ohio that ban conversion therapy. The U.S. Supreme Court found that a Colorado law banning the practice violated a therapist's First Amendment rights.

Whitehall Mayor Michael Bivens and City Council members Lori Elmore and Amy Harcar are being targeted by a recall petition. City Council could set a date for the special election at its next meeting on April 7.