Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced this week that Autumn Health Care of Zanesville, Inc. has been ordered to repay thousands of dollars that it fraudulently obtained from the Ohio Department of Medicaid and the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined fellow Ohio Congresswomen Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Marcia Fudge (OH-11) in demanding President-elect Donald Trump's Education Secretary Nominee Betsy Devos to pay the $5.3 million in fines levied against her PAC for campaign finance violations in Ohio eight years ago.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) announced Tuesday that State Representative Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell) will continue to serve as Chairman of the House Finance Committee for the 132nd General Assembly, after previously serving as chair in the 131st General Assembly.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced a lawsuit against two telemarketing groups accused of running a work-from-home scheme.

As tax season approaches, a number of Wilmington College students are looking forward to assisting persons in preparing their annual tax returns.

Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) announced Monday that he will reappoint Senator Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton) as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the panel responsible for managing Ohio’s biennial state budget bill.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer announced that the skeletal remains found in a wooded area of Spring Valley Township in Greene County last year have been identified as a missing Florida woman, Tiffany Dawn Chambers.

Ohio may have become the first state in the U.S. to ban the use of plywood on vacant and abandoned properties, which could have an impact on a number of area property owners.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced this week that forensic scientists with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) have now conducted DNA testing on 12,000 rape kits as part of a special initiative to secure justice for victims of sexual assault in Ohio.

Several local farms were highlighted in a winter newsletter published by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

Several local farms were highlighted in a winter newsletter published by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

Governor John R. Kasich this week signed the following bills into law.

State Senator Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) was sworn in as President Pro Tempore of the Ohio Senate on Tuesday during opening ceremonies held at the Statehouse. The first official session marked the beginning of the 132nd Ohio General Assembly.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced the Ohio Business Profile program will feature businesses throughout the month of January that can help make a “better you” in the new year.

State Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) was officially sworn in Tuesday for his second term as Senator representing the people of Ohio's 14th Senate District.