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Board of Elections announces official May 5 primary ballot

With the May 5 primary election approaching, the Highland County Board of Elections recently released the official list of candidates and issues to appear on the ballot, including local and state races as well as U.S. Senate and Congress seats.
Revolutionary War Soldiers Series: Remembering Jacob Nicely/Knisley/Kneisley
Jacob Knisley/Nicely/Kneisley was born in 1748 Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., Virginia. It is thought his parents were Anthony II and Anna Barbara (Doerr) Knisley.  
Garfield Heights Senior Marcus Johnson Repeats as Ohio Mr. Basketball

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Senior Marcus Johnson of Garfield Heights High School was named 2026 Ohio Mr.

FBI misled court to spy on second Trump campaign adviser
Civil-rights watchdogs have called the egregious spying violations against Carter Page the worst abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act since it was enacted more than 45 years ago. Now another U.S. citizen may have been subjected to even worse abuses.
New Ohio law banning intoxicating hemp products, THC and CBD beverages, takes effect
Ohio Senate Bill 56 became law Friday after Ohioans for Cannabis Choice failed to get enough signatures to get a referendum on the November ballot for voters to block the law.
Stop congressional insider trading
Americans deserve elected officials who will put their communities’ interests ahead of their own personal interest. Every American deserves this. Insider trading is illegal, period. 
Trump says he will send ICE agents to airports if funding deal doesn't pass; Musk offers to pay TSA salaries during shutdown
With many travelers seeing long waits at airports because of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Saturday he would send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to provide security at airports to ease the strain.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear mail-in ballots case Monday
When asked, 78% of American voters said that requiring ballots to be received by election officials at the end of Election Day makes elections more secure, according to a new poll shared with The Center Square.
Ginny Johnson guest speaker at DAR meeting
At the March meeting, members of Waw-wil-a-way DAR, enjoyed a program, “Myth or Truth,” by NSDAR Museum mobile docent Ginny Johnson.
Hillsboro Police Report
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