Ohio Senator Rob Portman

The J.M. Smucker Company is planning layoffs which will be detailed during Thursday’s investor call; Akron Public Schools is moving up its reopening schedule by one week; Rocket Mortgage gets state tax credits to create jobs in Cleveland; and more stories.

Some school districts in Ohio will begin vaccinating teachers and staff Monday; Ohio’s daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to remain below three-week averages; Sen. Rob Portman is among 10 Senate Republicans calling on President Biden to work on a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill; and more stories.

All but four of Ohio’s 88 counties are on red alert for the spread of the coronavirus this week, despite continuing declines in cases and hospitalizations; republican Congressman Jim Jordan, a fiery Donald Trump supporter, won’t run to succeed Sen. Rob Portman, who announced this week he isn’t going to seek a third term in 2022; the mayor of Columbus has forced out the police chief amid cries of racial injustice and continued anger over the killing of Andre Hill; and more stories.

Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman says he won't seek reelection; three Ohioans are among the latest arrested following the January 6 attack on Congress; Cleveland’s healthcare industry is getting a huge investment from the state and the Cleveland Clinic; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine has activated 580 National Guard members in preparation for what the FBI identified as massive armed protests planned to take place in Columbus and every state capital in the country leading up to Inauguration Day; a member of the state board of education organized a “Stop the Steal” bus trip from Elyria to Washington DC the day of the violent assault on the Capitol; Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman said Tuesday that President Donald Trump bears “some responsibility” for the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week; and more stories.

The Browns collected their first playoff victory in 26 years with a 48-37 romp over Pittsburgh; COVID-19 cases were down Sunday for the third straight day; more than a half dozen Northeast Ohio bars were cited for coronavirus health violations over the weekend; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine has called the occupation of the U.S. Capitol an ‘embarrassment’; five Ohio Republican members of Congress voted Wednesday to reject certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory; political leaders in Ohio are weighing in on the mob takeover at the U.S. Capitol and President Trump’s part in instigating it; and more stories.

Ohio on Monday reported an unprecedented 11,885 new coronavirus cases; Gov. Mike DeWine is warning of a large increase in the number of people hospitalized because of the coronavirus and raising the possibility that elective procedures could be postponed; there will be no jury trials in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court until at least Jan. 19; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine will give a statewide address Wednesday night; Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is encouraging residents to stay home as the city hit a single-day record of 146 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday; Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman has issued a statement about last week’s election; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, August 21:Portman will vote on Supreme Court nomineeSenior centers, adult day cares can reopen todayOhio…