Ohio Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff

Governor DeWine Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Former State Senator James Carnes

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—In honor of the life and service of former State Senator James Carnes, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Belmont County and at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower from sunrise to sunset on the day of his funeral, May 4, 2026. All other public buildings and grounds throughout …

Why Ohio flags are being flown at half-staff

Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of a former Ohio state senator.

Ohio flags to be flown at half-staff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of a former Ohio state senator. DeWine's proclamation orders the U.S. and Ohio flags to be flown at half-staff on public buildings and grounds in Belmont County and at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower, [...]

Flags flown at half-staff for former Ohio Senator James Carnes

Carnes died at 84-years-old on April 25, 2026.