According to Acton, she wants to enter the governor's race because "I don’t want to look the other way when Ohioans are struggling," Acton told the statehouse bureau earlier this week.

Acton, who has been hinting at such a run since last summer, is the first Ohio Democrat to launch a 2026 gubernatorial campaign.

Acton is about 30 miles northwest of Boston ... Though the dispatcher warned against anyone else entering the water, five people may have ended up in the pond, Arnum added. More: Boy dead ...

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