Recent economic reports and layoffs in the agriculture sector underscore the urgent need to explore new markets and create global demand.

To supplement that State of Ohio's and Ohio Emergency Management Agency's (Ohio EMA) efforts to assist with the severe storms that impacted Northeast Ohio starting on Tuesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Friday issued a proclamation formally directing state agencies to be ready to offer further assistance to local communities should further needs arise.

The OAFP Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to announce that Saba Qureshi, MD, of Sugarcreek Township, is the recipient of its 2024 Family Physician Mentorship Award.

A Greenfield man indicted in connection with a Highland County Task Force case in May was sentenced this week to 33 months in prison for trafficking meth.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in partnership with the Mount Orab Police Department and the Brown County Sheriff’s Office announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 9-11 p.m. tonight on U.S. 68, south of S.R. 32 in the Village of Mount Orab, Brown County.

Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) recently approved over $1 million in safety upgrades at rail crossings in Clinton, Franklin, Summit and Wayne counties.

Congress plans to spend just 35 days between now and the end of the year in the nation’s capital, a fitting end to one of the least productive sessions in decades.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for Aug. 3-6.

New data studying state funding for anti-abortion centers showed Ohio provided more than $22 million to groups in the state since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision overturned national abortion rights.

The owner of a home health care agency who was found guilty of Medicaid fraud was sentenced recently in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

A Lower Salem, Ohio man was sentenced in federal court recently to 300 months (25 years) in prison for crimes related to exploiting minor victims in Ohio and in the Philippines.

Auditor of State Keith Faber declared a fiscal emergency recently for Vienna Township in Trumbull County, after an analysis of the township’s finances confirmed a substantial deficit and treasury deficiencies.

An executive order has been issued to codify Virginia's “election security procedures” implemented by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

These incidents were reported by the Highland County Sheriff's Office.