In recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Attorney General DeWine released the Ohio Attorney General's Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness annual report Monday.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted reminded voters Tuesday that the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 Presidential Election is one week away, on Oct. 11. Important dates to remember for this election are outlined below.

“My office has learned of a post making its rounds on the internet claiming that tens of thousands of fraudulent ballots were found in a warehouse in Franklin County, designed to rig the election for Hillary Clinton. This post is both false and intentionally misleading." – Jon Husted

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Monday the Ohio Business Profile program will feature restaurants throughout the month of October.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 275 911 calls, answered 159 requests for service, dispatched 102 fire and EMS runs, took 24 offense reports and investigated seven traffic crashes.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced the launch of CyberOhio, a collection of cybersecurity initiatives aimed at helping Ohio businesses fight back against data security threats.

On Friday, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted certified that petitioners for the Drug Price Relief Act citizen initiated statute have collected an additional 120,030 valid signatures and have met the constitutional requirements to appear on the 2017 General Election ballot.

This week, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (H.R. 5325) that funds federal government operations until Dec. 9, 2016. Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) released the following statement upon passage of the bill:

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is reminding Ohioans of the state’s new child credit freeze law, which takes effect this week.

State Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) introduced legislation Wednesday that would create a Down syndrome awareness license plate with proceeds supporting advocacy efforts for individuals living with Down syndrome and their families.

On a conference call with reporters Thursday morning, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced he will send a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan urging them to take action ahead of the next federal election cycle to clarify in law the restrictions on federal agencies being able to involve themselves in the administration of elections.

On Thursday, Governor John R. Kasich ordered that all flags be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Ohio, effective immediately until sunset, Sept. 30, in response to orders issued by the President of the United States in honor of Shimon Peres, former President and Prime Minister of Israel.

Paint Creek Joint EMS and Fire responded to an accident on Thrifton Road in Greenfield on Saturday night.

Paint Creek Joint EMS and Fire responded to an accident on Thrifton Road in Greenfield on Saturday night.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced that over 2,300 people have downloaded the new iBook, “Ohio: Pathway to the Presidency,” since its launch in August, and it’s now considered a “New and Notable” publication in the education section of Apple’s iBook Store.