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48 officers graduate from Patrol’s Basic Peace Officer Class

Members of the 153rd Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held earlier this month at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 48 graduates will now assume duties as peace officers for 29 Ohio agencies.

Obituaries

Edward “Eddie” Paul Moore

Edward “Eddie” Paul Moore, 58, of Lynchburg, passed away Jan. 25, 2026. 

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'Slipped the surly bonds of Earth;' Reagan’s Challenger address

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and “slipped the surly bonds of earth’’ to “touch the face of God.’’ – President Ronald Reagan