2021 in Ohio

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The following is a list of events of the year 2021 in Ohio.

Incumbents

January 19: Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo issues statements on the deaths of a suspect and police officer, and the vandalism and arson at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo.^[1]
February 11: Governor Mike DeWine lifts a statewide curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. EST, citing drop of COVID-19.^[2]
April 9: An explosion at a paint plant in northeast Columbus, kills one person and injures several more.^[3]
May 25: Four people are killed in a mass shooting at an apartment complex in West Jefferson. The killings mark the village's first homicides in nine years.^[4]
August 27: The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the world's first confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in wild white-tailed deer in Ohio..^[5]^[6]
November 2:
- 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election
- 2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election^[7]

↑ "Ohio cathedral vandalism suspect, police officer killed in volley of gunfire". www.catholicregister.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ Mosby, Chris; Staff, Patch (February 11, 2021). "Statewide Curfew Lifted In Ohio As Coronavirus Cases Drop". Across Ohio, OH Patch. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ Staff, WSYX (April 8, 2021). "1 dead, 8 injured after paint plant explosion in northeast Columbus". WSYX. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ Cooley, Patrick. "Four killed in mass shooting in West Jefferson identified". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ "U.S. reports world's first deer with COVID-19". CTVNews. August 27, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ "Confirmation of COVID-19 in Deer in Ohio". USDA APHIS. August 27, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ Richardson, Seth (March 18, 2021). "Gov. Mike DeWine sets Aug. 3 primary date for special election to succeed Marcia Fudge". cleveland. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

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