Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern plan to create America’s first transcontinental railroad, connecting over 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West Coast, the companies announced Tuesday. 

Ryan Matthews of Leesburg has been named director of communications and media relations for Ohio Farm Bureau. 

SSCC Theatre will hold auditions for the fall production of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a new statewide directive instructing election officials to begin the next phase of auditing Ohio’s voter rolls for accuracy and integrity.

A major cut to funding to the Appalachian Regional Commission was stopped by a congressional committee after supporters of the commission’s work, which includes areas of Ohio, expressed their outrage at the potential reductions.

A Lima, Ohio, car dealership seized a buyer’s car. She, in turn, seized the dealership’s name.

As Congress debates how to rein in federal spending, some experts say aspects of Medicare Advantage should be on the chopping block, starting with $86 billion a year in taxpayer-funded supplemental benefits that often go unused or unverified.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik this week announced the approval of three projects that will create 1,241 new jobs and retain more than 700 jobs statewide.

The Hillsboro Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m. at 130 North High Street, Hillsboro.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) has introduced H.Res. 608, supporting a study on the development of an Interstate 73 (I-73) corridor spanning southern Ohio and recognizing the significant economic benefits it could bring to local businesses.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

As Congress heads into August, conflicts and scandals are poised to derail a seemingly quiet end to the summer in Washington, with the investigations into and debates about former President Joe Biden's mental decline, Jeffrey Epstein and Russiagate just heating up.

“Too many American shrimpers have spent the last two seasons tied up at the dock,” said John Williams, executive director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance. “President Trump’s additional tariffs on major shrimp suppliers will enable our fishermen to increase their production and be an economic boon to coastal communities.”

Congress has created several programs to allow illegal border crossers claiming to be minors to remain in the U.S. Despite years of documented abuse of the programs, Congress continues to fund them to the tune of billions of dollars.

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels voted to execute closing documents for $4.574 million in Ohio Building Improvement Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds for a new truck barn at the engineer’s office during their Wednesday, July 23 meeting.