Ohio Gov. John Kasich presented his two-year budget Monday, Feb. 4 with an announcement that he will expand Medicaid for hundreds of thousands more Ohioans. The Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act allows states to expand Medicaid – to provide coverage to adults living at up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level – and provides matching funds to do so.

Even though Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring when he failed to see his shadow this morning, winter weather continues for the Ohio Valley. A snow advisory has been issued for much of southern Ohio Saturday, with two to four inches of accumulation possible.

Adena Health System is now the only non-government health care facility in our region with 3.0-tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The addition of the new MRI unit offers patients the opportunity for close-to-home testing that they previously had to travel to other areas of the state to receive.

In the very early days, high school football and basketball teams were accompanied to the games by members of the faculty, who were more “supervisors” than coaches, since, more often than not, they had little knowledge or understanding of the finer points of the game.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners – Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Jeremy Shaffer – have hired Rhonda Gehler as the new clerk and Nicole Oberrecht as deputy clerk, it was announced Tuesday.

On Jan. 28 at 12:12 p.m., the Hillsboro Police Department received a call of subjects shoplifting from Walmart.

David Goodman, Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce, presented today the largest unclaimed funds payment in Ohio history to Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda. The check was for more than $3.4 million.

This is the fifth annual report prepared for the purpose of informing the public of the activities of the Court during the past year and comparing the case filings for the Court for the past several years.

The Ohio Ethics Commission’s Executive Director Paul Nick and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty have announced that two complaints against Gregory Costabile, 46, of Mayfield Heights, have been filed in the Franklin County Municipal Court alleging violations of the state’s ethics laws, both first-degree misdemeanors.

Bob Schaad, vice president of National Bank & Trust, was a guest speaker at the Jan. 24 meeting of the Highland County Board of Realtors. Schaad and other NB&T associates discussed loan opportunities, investments, retirement options and market fluctuations.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners will be holding a special meeting Monday, Jan. 28 10 a.m.

The 2013 Great Ohioans include: Paul Brown, legendary football player and coach, James Garfield, U.S. President and Granville T. Woods, inventor.

Fire crews responded to a report of a structure fire just before 11 p.m. at 1032 Mirabeau St. in Greenfield Wednesday. Upon arriving at the two-story frame house, firefighters discovered heavy smoke and flames shooting from the roof at the rear of the house.

Fire crews responded to a report of a structure fire just before 11 p.m. at 1032 Mirabeau St. in Greenfield Wednesday. Upon arriving at the two-story frame house, firefighters discovered heavy smoke and flames shooting from the roof at the rear of the house.

Today, the House passed the “No Budget, No Pay” Act that extends the debt ceiling for three months without new spending allowances, and requires the Senate to pass a budget while allowing time for them to do so. If either the House or Senate fail to pass a budget, their pay will be withheld. Simply put, no budget, no pay.