Camp Sherman, which was located near Chillicothe, opened in September 1917 and was one of 16 U.S. Army training centers at the time.

The 50th anniversary observance of the Peace Resource Center continues on Sept. 9 with Wilmington College Theatre’s staged reading of the play, "Atomic Bill and the Payment Due," at 7:30 p.m. in Hugh G. Heiland Theatre. Admission is free and reservations are not needed.

Ohio energy companies could take control of customers’ thermostats and water heaters. House Bill 427, recently introduced in the Ohio General Assembly, proposes creating a voluntary demand response program to give utility companies the ability to temporarily adjust energy usage when demand is high.

Taxpayers are covering rents of up to $6,020 per month in Arizona, leading taxpayer advocates to question the growing duration of federal Section 8 housing choice voucher (HCV) usage.

In light of an opinion issued last week by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the American Civil Liberties Union said that eight Ohio counties don’t have legal contracts with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement. That being the case, the ACLU of Ohio said, those detainees must be released.

While Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer for many, it’s also the final day of Congress’ August recess, with lawmakers returning to Washington Tuesday to a series of budget and spending battles. 

Azor Bagley, aka Azor Badgley, was born in 1757 in New York and died July 2, 1838 in Highland County, Ohio. It is not known where he is buried.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

The Chillicothe VA Medical Center is proud to announce that it will be hosting the 3rd annual September 11th Memorial 5k on Thursday, Sept. 11. 

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels heard updates on a new website project spearheaded by the Highland County Health Department as well as progress on the county’s America 250 celebration plans during their Wednesday, Aug. 27 meeting.

Minerals, such as cobalt, lithium, gallium and rare earth elements like neodymium and yttrium, are being discarded as tailings – or waste products – of other mineral streams like gold and zinc, said Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering at Colorado School of Mines and lead author of the paper. "The challenge lies in recovery," she said.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a previous lower court ruling, but said the tariffs could remain in place while the administration appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Two weeks after declaring “Liberation Day” in Washington, D.C., to combat crime, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to end cashless bail in the nation’s capital, while taking steps to eliminate it throughout the country.