A Blanchester man was sentenced to prison recently on charges stemming from two separate Highland County Task Force investigations.

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman and Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer announce that a Dayton man and a Lucasville woman were arrested on drug charges after an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force.

For weeks, some of the federal government’s foremost authorities on global health have repeatedly warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other leaders about the coming death toll if they carried out the Trump administration’s plan to end nearly all U.S. foreign aid around the world.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for March 6-9.

As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state officials worry that the Trump administration’s firings of federal scientists and other actions will undermine efforts to track the virus and protect Americans.

Your Bottled Water, LLC dba Sunrush Water, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and Jackson County Economic Development Partnership, has announced an investment of over $100,000 to expand its operations in Jackson County, creating three new jobs.

A yearslong conflict over whether Nebraska’s governor can unilaterally force state workers back to the office will ultimately be sorted out by the state’s highest court.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is expanding the Box Tree Moth (BTM) quarantine zone to stop the spread of the invasive insect.

While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for their agency — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to nearly $40 million, ProPublica found in a review of Office of Management and Budget records.

A Washington Court House man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison recently after pleading guilty to drug charges in connection with a Highland County Task Force investigation.

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) has released its annual End-of-Season Air Quality Report, analyzing air quality trends from November 2023 to October 2024. The report provides an in-depth analysis of air quality conditions, key factors influencing air quality, and steps the public can take to improve regional air conditions and protect their health.

With roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, people are understandably frustrated. The presence of so many people with no official status raises obvious questions.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government open: “I am proud to join President Trump and Republicans to deliver on the mandate given to them by the American people by voting to keep the government open for business. Republicans are keeping our government funding at its current level while clearing a path to accomplish President Trump’s agenda of lowering costs, securing the border, and cutting taxes for hardworking American families.”

Dave Nershi was finalizing a report he’d worked on for months when an ominous email appeared in his inbox.