It’s been quite a year for Ohio.
From signifiant political rulings and surprising world-wide rankings to controversial yard displays and unbelievable gas prices, the state of Ohio has made some notable headlines throughout the year. The following are just 13 of the most insane things that happened in Ohio in 2015— some being more serious than others.
- A gallon of gas became cheaper than a gallon of milk.
Mike Mozart/Flickr The heavens opened up, and gas became affordable again.
- Christmas legitimately felt like spring.
Tai-State Weather/Facebook As one of the warmest Decembers on record, temperatures in multiple parts of Ohio often reached the mid-60s—with some parts of the state even seeing a forecasted high of 70.
- Columbus was deemed one of smartest cities in the world.
Canadian Pacific/Flickr The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a New York-based think tank, named the world’s top 7 most intelligent communities in January of 2015. Columbus was recognized for its 2007-2009 brain gain, economic and employment growth and technological advances. To read more about this recognition, click here.
- Ohio googled “raccoon hunting” more than anything else.
Estately.com Estately.com determined the top search term for each state in 2015 using Google Trends. So, tell the truth: Are you guilty of googling “raccoon hunting?”
- Ohio Governor John Katich announced that he was running for president.
Wikipedia (Although, it’s fair to say that he’s been Trumped.)
- The state of Ohio did not legalize marijuana.
Scott Beale/Flickr The Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative was placed on the ballot in November. It was defeated and possession or use of marijuana for any reason remains illegal.
- Ohio also voted against monopolies.
Steven Depolo/Flickr Issue 2, the Ohio Initiated Monopolies Amendment, was approved. This allowed the Ohio Ballot Board to regulate future ballot measures dealing with monopolies.
- Gay marriage was legalized in Ohio.
Sam Breach/Flickr In June of this year, a divided Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage nationwide, with a 5-4 ruling.
- We destroyed Michigan.
erocka/Flickr (And we’ll do it again next year.)
10. A controversial Halloween display made multiple headlines:
Mike Mozart/Flickr
The heavens opened up, and gas became affordable again.
Tai-State Weather/Facebook
As one of the warmest Decembers on record, temperatures in multiple parts of Ohio often reached the mid-60s—with some parts of the state even seeing a forecasted high of 70.
Canadian Pacific/Flickr
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a New York-based think tank, named the world’s top 7 most intelligent communities in January of 2015. Columbus was recognized for its 2007-2009 brain gain, economic and employment growth and technological advances. To read more about this recognition, click here.
Estately.com
Estately.com determined the top search term for each state in 2015 using Google Trends. So, tell the truth: Are you guilty of googling “raccoon hunting?”
Wikipedia
(Although, it’s fair to say that he’s been Trumped.)
Scott Beale/Flickr
The Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative was placed on the ballot in November. It was defeated and possession or use of marijuana for any reason remains illegal.
Steven Depolo/Flickr
Issue 2, the Ohio Initiated Monopolies Amendment, was approved. This allowed the Ohio Ballot Board to regulate future ballot measures dealing with monopolies.
Sam Breach/Flickr
In June of this year, a divided Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage nationwide, with a 5-4 ruling.
erocka/Flickr
(And we’ll do it again next year.)
11. We learned that even the Amish do donuts sometimes after this video of an Amish buggy driver doing donuts in the snow in February went viral:
12. A man at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium jumped the fence to pet some cougars:
13. We blew the NFL away with our pregame show at Wembley Stadium in London:
What other insane or notable things happened in (or to) Ohio in 2015? Discuss the year in the comments below!
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