The Blade Layoff
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGOhio Department of Job and Family Services· filed October 26, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Northwood, OH (Wood County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on October 26, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the OH state workforce agency.
Summary
The Blade filed a WARN notice announcing it will close operations on Dec. 31, 2026, resulting in the planned elimination of 116 jobs. The filing signals a formal, upcoming workforce reduction tied to the newspaper's closure, with the date explicitly stated in the notice. The article frames this as a planned shutdown rather than past layoffs and cites the WARN filing as the basis for the disclosed headcount and closure timing. No specific departments or city locations for the affected roles were specified in the reporting.
The Blade disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the OH state workforce agency on October 26, 2026. The notice covers 116 employees in Northwood, OH (Wood County).
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