Geauga County approved a 20-year, 1.2-mill levy to fund park improvements, adding $17.50 yearly per $100,000 home value, enhancing facilities and infrastructure.

The results will be finalized following a canvassing and certification of votes, where officials verify that the votes were counted correctly and reconcile mail-in ballots, as well as those from overseas military personnel, provisional, challenged and rejected ones. The process in New Jersey must be finalized by Nov. 30.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has filed papers to run for Florida governor. The Democrat joins a crowded field hoping to succeed Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Demings leads the county that is