Judge: 'Last call in Ohio remains at 10pm'

A Franklin County judge Wednesday denied a request to lift Ohio's 10 p.m. liquor sale curfew.
And Many bar and tavern owners are not happy about ending their nights early.
Last call in Ohio will still be 10 p.m. and all drinks must be consumed by 11.
The Ohio Liquor control commission signed the order Friday at the request of Governor Mike DeWine to stop alcohol sales at that time to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus in those places that might gather crowds.
Bars and restaurants owners then sued the governor and the Liquor Control Commission to allow them to resume normal alcohol sales.
Local establishments hope this will be a very temporary set back.
"I do think they are looking at the numbers real closely that's what we hear and if things start going in the right direction hopefully they will ease things up and make things a little easier for us. I think the more responsible people are the better the chance that will happen so that's what we are hoping for," said Brian Fry of Barrel 33.
But many bar owners 21 News spoke with say they rely on those late night crowds in order to turn a profit.
And without those sales they struggle to stay open.
Blue Wolf in Boardman says those late night customers account for at least 20% of their business
"We brought a lot of employees back in may when we opened the dining rooms back up and now we are unfortunately going to have to lay people off again and that was the opposite direction we wanted to go in and it's not going to effect anyone worse than our employees and their families," said Joe Rzonsa of Blue Wolf.
The attorney who argued against the early last call said in court that the Governor showed no proof that holding a beer or a Coke would make a difference in someone contracting the coronavirus inside a bar.