Donald Trump schedules Chillicothe campaign rally at Ohio University's Shoemaker Center
Official listings confirm the Wednesday visit to the campus venue, bringing parking restrictions and rolling street closures to downtown Chillicothe.
Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a midterm campaign rally in Chillicothe on Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to an event listing posted by the Republican National Committee.
Official campaign event details confirmed the rally site at Ohio University Chillicothe's Shoemaker Center, 101 University Drive, Hopewell Heritage Headlines reported.
The Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe viewed from the campus grounds.
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The event page had listed the location only as to be announced in Chillicothe, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported. The listing named no location through Monday afternoon before event details updated Tuesday morning to name the campus venue, Heritage Headlines reported. According to Ohio University, the Shoemaker Center serves as the campus recreation building, housing a full-length basketball court, a walking track, a fitness center and bleacher seating for approximately 2,400 spectators, Heritage Headlines reported. Dedicated in 1979, the building was named for Myrl Shoemaker, a longtime Ohio state representative who later served as lieutenant governor, the outlet reported. The center also hosts graduation ceremonies and community events, according to Heritage Headlines.
Ohio University Chillicothe announced Monday on Facebook that the Shoemaker Center would be closed for an event rental through Wednesday. The social media post did not state what the rental was for, and the university has not publicly tied the closure to the rally, Heritage Headlines reported.
Event schedule and mobile ticketing
Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the main program is set to start at 5:30 p.m., ABC 6 reported. Trump's remarks are expected to begin at 7 p.m., according to the broadcast report.
Tickets for the rally are free, but attendees must register in advance through the official event page, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported. Sign-ups are limited to four tickets per person, and registrants must confirm by text message before their tickets are valid, according to the Guardian. Media credentials are being handled through a separate request form on the event page, the outlet reported.
The event is billed as a midterm rally in Chillicothe featuring Trump, the Guardian reported. It is paid for by Trump 47 Committee Inc., a joint fundraising committee that includes the Republican National Committee, the federal accounts of state Republican parties including Ohio's, and the president's Save America and Never Surrender political committees, according to the listing.
Traffic impacts and midterm context
Chillicothe officials announced traffic and parking restrictions ahead of the Wednesday visit. The Chillicothe Police Department announced that no parking will be permitted on High Street between Main Street and Kopp Street from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday because of the visit, according to a police post. City officials stated that additional road closures will occur throughout the day as needed and urged drivers to plan accordingly, Heritage Headlines reported.
The Chillicothe stop comes in the final week of the fall campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Heritage Headlines reported. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump endorsed, faces Democrat Amy Acton for governor, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported. In Ohio's special U.S. Senate election for the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated, Sen. Jon Husted faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Guardian reported. Trump has also endorsed state Auditor Keith Faber for attorney general in September, the outlet reported.
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Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a midterm campaign rally in Chillicothe on Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to an event listing posted by the Republican National Committee.
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President Donald Trump will headline a midterm campaign rally in Chillicothe on Wednesday, Oct. 28, six days before Ohio voters go to the polls, according to an event listing posted by the Republican National Committee.
The event page had listed the location only as to be announced in Chillicothe, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported.
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The exact venue has not been announced. The event page lists the location only as “To Be Announced” in Chillicothe.
Tickets for the rally are free, but attendees must register in advance through the official event page, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported.
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Tickets are free, but attendees must register in advance through the official event page.
Sign-ups are limited to four tickets per person, and registrants must confirm by text message before their tickets are valid, according to the Guardian.
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Sign-ups are limited to four tickets per person, and registrants must confirm by text message before their tickets are valid.
Media credentials are being handled through a separate request form on the event page, the outlet reported.
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Media credentials are being handled through a separate request form on the event page.
The event is billed as a midterm rally in Chillicothe featuring Trump, the Guardian reported.
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The event is billed as a “Midterm Rally in Chillicothe, Ohio featuring President Donald J. Trump.”
It is paid for by Trump 47 Committee Inc., a joint fundraising committee that includes the Republican National Committee, the federal accounts of state Republican parties including Ohio's, and the president's Save America and Never Surrender political committees, according to the listing.
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It is paid for by Trump 47 Committee Inc., a joint fundraising committee that includes the Republican National Committee, the federal accounts of state Republican parties including Ohio’s, and the president’s Save America and Never Surrender political committees, according to the listing.
The Chillicothe Police Department announced that no parking will be permitted on High Street between Main Street and Kopp Street from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday because of the visit, according to a police post.
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The city announced Tuesday that no parking will be permitted on High Street between Main Street and Kopp Street from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday because of the president’s visit, the Chillicothe Police Department said in a post.
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump endorsed, faces Democrat Amy Acton for governor, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported.
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Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump endorsed, faces Democrat Amy Acton for governor, and Sen. Jon Husted faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the special election for the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated.
In Ohio's special U.S. Senate election for the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated, Sen. Jon Husted faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Guardian reported.
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The stop puts the president in Ross County in the final week of a midterm cycle in which Ohio’s ballot carries both a governor’s race and a special U.S. Senate election. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump endorsed, faces Democrat Amy Acton for governor, and Sen. Jon Husted faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the special election for the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated.
Trump has also endorsed state Auditor Keith Faber for attorney general in September, the outlet reported.
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Trump has also weighed in further down the ballot, endorsing state Auditor Keith Faber for attorney general in September.
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Official campaign event details confirmed the rally site at Ohio University Chillicothe's Shoemaker Center, 101 University Drive, Hopewell Heritage Headlines reported.
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The site of President Donald Trump’s rally in Chillicothe is now official. The official event page for Wednesday’s rally lists the venue as the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe, 101 University Drive.
The listing named no location through Monday afternoon before event details updated Tuesday morning to name the campus venue, Heritage Headlines reported.
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The listing named no location when checked Monday afternoon, showing only the date, the schedule and the ticket signup. By Tuesday morning, the page’s event details named the Shoemaker Center and its University Drive address.
According to Ohio University, the Shoemaker Center serves as the campus recreation building, housing a full-length basketball court, a walking track, a fitness center and bleacher seating for approximately 2,400 spectators, Heritage Headlines reported.
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According to Ohio University, it is the campus recreation building, with a full-length basketball court, a walking track and a fitness center, and bleacher seating for approximately 2,400 spectators.
Dedicated in 1979, the building was named for Myrl Shoemaker, a longtime Ohio state representative who later served as lieutenant governor, the outlet reported.
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The building was dedicated in 1979 and named for Myrl Shoemaker, a longtime Ohio state representative who later served as lieutenant governor.
The center also hosts graduation ceremonies and community events, according to Heritage Headlines.
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The center also hosts graduation ceremonies and community events.
Ohio University Chillicothe announced Monday on Facebook that the Shoemaker Center would be closed for an event rental through Wednesday.
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Ohio University Chillicothe posted on Facebook on Monday: “Ohio University Chillicothe’s Shoemaker Center will be closed for an event rental through Wednesday.”
The social media post did not state what the rental was for, and the university has not publicly tied the closure to the rally, Heritage Headlines reported.
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The post did not say what the event was, and the university has not publicly tied the closure to the rally.
City officials stated that additional road closures will occur throughout the day as needed and urged drivers to plan accordingly, Heritage Headlines reported.
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The city says additional closures will occur throughout the day as needed and asks drivers to plan accordingly.
The Chillicothe stop comes in the final week of the fall campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Heritage Headlines reported.
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The Chillicothe stop comes in the final week of the fall campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 election, when Ohio voters will decide the special U.S. Senate election between Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown, along with the governor’s race between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton.
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Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the main program is set to start at 5:30 p.m., ABC 6 reported.
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The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and the main program is set to start at 5:30 p.m.
Trump's remarks are expected to begin at 7 p.m., according to the broadcast report.
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President Trump's remarks are expected to begin at 7 p.m.