States that have opted into the federal Education Freedom Scholarship Program are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

A Bowling Green, Ky. man was sentenced this week to at least 23 years in prison in connection with the shooting death of a West Union man in January 2025, according to a press release from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

Rebecca Sanderson has resigned from the Lynchburg-Clay Local Schools Board of Education, effective immediately, according to a letter submitted to the Board on July 28.

During an explosive committee hearing this week, Senator Hawley revealed Fauci was exploiting loopholes to enrich himself with cash prizes during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In one instance, Fauci received a check for $900,000. 

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) convened Ohio leaders Friday for a roundtable discussion on affordable housing before visiting the Ohio State Fair to meet with Ohio’s agricultural leaders.

A total of 400 vehicles were checked, two of which were diverted for suspicion of OVI.

The investigation centered on events occurring between April 17 and April 20, 2026, involving Corrections Officers Terry Akers, 40, Danny Kiskadden, 36, Chad Stanforth, 41, and Kiara Williams, 21, while they were on duty at the Adams County Jail during the incarceration of a former inmate.

The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) is thrilled to announce that its “Medicare Monday” initiative received a 2026 Aging Achievement Award from USAging, one of the highest honors presented by USAging to its members.

The summer session of the Greenfield Peace Officers Association Police Academy will be Aug. 12 and Aug. 19 at the Jefferson Street Business Center, 1300 Jefferson Street.

Reece Bryson of Hillsboro was one of 52 middle school students chosen to participate in the Appalachian STEM Academy, a one-week residential program focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

An Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife poaching investigation, conducted in collaboration with Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, resulted in a combined 40 guilty pleas from William I. Bethel, 28, of Columbus and Justin A. Booth, 23, of Columbus. The two central Ohio men were known on YouTube as Creek Kings Outdoors.

An Islamic man living in New Jersey, Hadi Matar, was convicted of attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, a Lebanese Islamic Shi’a militia. The U.S. designated it as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997.

Paul said Fauci would not be liable if he admitted to committing crimes during the hearing. He said Fauci could only be prosecuted if he was found to be lying to Congress.  "All he had to do today, if he wanted to testify, was be honest. As long as he was honest, even about committing a crime, he would have no jeopardy, but I think the pardon has given him more immunity than most people would ever get," Paul said. 

These incidents were reported by the HCSO.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) this week celebrated the inaugural Buckeye Baa-ttle at the Ohio State Fair, where legislators, cabinet members, and media representatives joined Ohio’s talented 4-H and FFA sheep exhibitors in the show ring.