Veterans and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill this month protested the Trump administration’s planned cuts for the Department of Veterans Affairs that include slashing some 80,000 jobs, which many worry will affect the massive agency’s delivery of medical care and benefits.
Five county lockups and a private jail in Ohio have signed contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house migrants the agency detains as part of President Donald Trump’s effort at mass deportations. An advocate for immigrants said it’s a bad idea to house them in facilities built for people accused of committing crimes.
A Proctorville resident received a sentence of over 49 years in prison following a four-day jury trial and approximately five hours of deliberations in the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas which concluded May 1, Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman announced May 12.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has announced the panel will continue its investigation into the cover-up of President Biden’s mental decline and use of autopen.
The Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred May 14 at approximately 12:40 p.m. on state Route 73 near mile post 14, Union Township, Clinton County.
Late last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost determined organizers aiming to abolish property taxes had provided a “fair and truthful” summary of their proposed constitutional amendment. The next step is for the state ballot board to determine whether the proposal includes a single constitutional amendment or multiple amendments. The board has ten days to make that determination.
A Hillsboro man was sentenced to community control Friday after pleading guilty to a bill of information charging him with attempted felonious assault.
The Highland County Board of Elections would like to announce the date has been set for the May 6, 2025 Primary Special Election Official Count on Tuesday, May 20 at 8 a.m. in the board office.
The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the State Office of Historic Preservation. Even though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the feds haven’t provided funding that was appropriated in October, a spokesman said.
The Hillsboro Street and Safety Committee will meet Monday, May 19 at city hall’s council chambers, located at 130 North High Street, second floor, Hillsboro 45133.
