Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) recently welcomed Emma Spriggs, the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Ohio’s Second Congressional District, to Washington, D.C.

The Declaration's principles transformed the relationship between individuals and government and shaped the American experiment in self-government. But self-government requires more than rights. It requires responsibility.

“The United States spends more money on NATO than any other country, by far, to protect them, without getting any benefit from so doing: U.S. 999 billion dollars, United Kingdom, 90.5 billion dollars, France 66.5 billion dollars, Italy, 48.8 billion dollars, Poland, 44.3 billion dollars. Others, including Germany, are much lower (2014-2025,” the president posted on Truth Social.

Crowds flocked to uptown Hillsboro for the 2026 City of Hillsboro Festival of the Bells’ return to High Street Thursday, July 2, braving the 100-plus-degree heat index to enjoy food, rides, games and a free concert on the festival’s opening night.

The Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) Board of Trustees approved 12 Ohio nonprofits and organizations to receive $609,256 in its latest round of grant funding. This Spring Grant Cycle kicks off a year of grant making that includes three cycles: the Spring Grant Cycle, the Racial Justice Initiative Grant Cycle, and the Fall Grant Cycle.

Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released last Wednesday by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research think tank.

Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, Vinton County Sheriff Ryan Cain and Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer provided an update on an ongoing investigation following the execution of search warrants on Tuesday morning at a residence on Ohmer Street in Hamden.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference presented the 2026 Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year awards during their spring sports banquet.