{"id":190685,"date":"2025-03-13T21:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T02:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=190685"},"modified":"2025-03-13T21:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T02:05:41","slug":"legislation-would-rename-u-s-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/03\/13\/legislation-would-rename-u-s-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation would rename U.S. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Representatives Jim Hoops (R-Napoleon) and Roy Klopfenstein (R- Haviland) recently introduced legislation to rebrand U.S. 24 as \u201cOhio\u2019s Heartland Highway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs you drive along U.S. 24, you pass through some of the most productive farmland in America, tended by hardworking Ohio farmers,\u201d Hoops said. \u201cIt\u2019s only fitting that we honor our local agricultural entrepreneurs by giving this highway a name that reflects their dedication and contribution to our great state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/US-24-bill-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/US-24-bill-copy.png 550w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/US-24-bill-copy-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured are Rep. Hoops (left), and Rep. Klopfenstein (right). <em>Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor local residents, the \u2018Heartland Highway\u2019 would be a source of Ohio pride, while for travelers, it would stand out as a welcoming and meaningful route,\u201d Klopfenstein said. \u201cI\u2019m honored to be a part of this bill and help rename U.S. 24 in a way that truly reflects its significance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. 24 passes through six other states including Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. This bill awaits a number and committee assignment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information State Representatives Jim Hoops (R-Napoleon) and Roy Klopfenstein (R- Haviland) recently introduced legislation to rebrand U.S. 24 as \u201cOhio\u2019s Heartland Highway.\u201d \u201cAs you drive along U.S. 24, you pass through some of the most productive farmland in America, tended by hardworking Ohio farmers,\u201d Hoops said. \u201cIt\u2019s only fitting that we honor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 22:14:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190687,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190685\/revisions\/190687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}