"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." (2 Corinthians 1:3-4.)
This month, the president announced his support for the Credit Card Competition Act. At its core, this bipartisan bill would give small businesses the right to choose between multiple credit card processing networks.
To begin this Lenten journey, we must first listen — and find reprieve in the silence thereby entering into a relationship with God. As Pope Leo XIV advised in his Message for Lent 2026, listening and fasting “opens paths towards liberation, making us ready and eager to contribute to building a civilization of love.”
In the far reaches of Appalachian Ohio, DeepRock Disposal Solutions and other companies pump salty, hazardous waste from oil and gas fracking thousands of feet underground at high pressure. Last year, the state gave DeepRock permits to drill two more injection wells for pumping such waste underground. The new wells are slated for rural Washington County, which sits on Ohio’s southeast border.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that its annual track and field state championships in early June will be named after track and field legend and pioneer Jesse Owens, while the OHSAA also unveiled the schedule and format for this year’s event with the expansion to five divisions.
Going into Saturday night's game, the visiting Peebles Indians needed a win to clinch a share of the Division II Southern Hills Athletic Conference championship, and all that stood in their way was the host Fairfield Lions.
