The community then rallied together to support the band, raising $140,000 to fund the trip to Washington, D.C.
Thousands stood in line for hours for President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural events, including a family from JD Vance's hometown.
JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."
Sen. Bernie Moreno gifted the Vice President-elect with a personalized No. 1 Ohio State jersey featuring "Vance" on the back, a spokesperson for Moreno told the Enquirer.
In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.
After JD Vance's mother's request and pressure from some residents, road signs honoring the vice president-elect will go up in his hometown.
The Middletown High School band and cheerleading squad became part of history Monday as JD Vance, a native of the northern Butler County community, took the oath to become the 50th vice president of the United States.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — With his hand on the Bible that his great-grandmother gave him, and with his wife and children by his side, Middletown's JD Vance became the 50th Vice President of the United States when he took the oath of office at one minute past noon on Monday.
JD Vance — a now-former U.S. Senator raised in Middletown — will take his oath of office Monday alongside President-elect Donald Trump to become the first Ohioan to serve as vice president of the United States.
Mekeshia Lattimore, 44, is charged with murder and felonious assault for allegedly stabbing Minnie Lewis to death while she was sitting in a recliner at her 14th Avenue home on the night of Oct. 30.
JD Vance was sworn in as vice president, the culmination of a rapid political rise that propelled him to a heartbeat away from the presidency.
NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, January 24, 2025 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New Middletown at 11:00 a.m. for Dolores “Laurie” A. Hill who died, Thursday, January 16, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.