Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Dec. 14-20, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 382 911 calls, answered 147 requests for service, dispatched 136 fire and EMS runs, took 12 offense reports and investigated five traffic crashes.

Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Roe has been selected 2015 Trooper of the Year at the Georgetown Post.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released the following statement on his vote against the Omnibus Appropriations bill.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that his Microbeads Free Waters Act of 2015 is now headed to the President for signature.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has announced that the year-end appropriations bill includes $295 million for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program, which supports children’s health care by providing freestanding children’s hospitals with federal funding to train pediatricians and pediatric specialists.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has released the following statement regarding the inclusion of provisions that make expanded section 179 expensing for small businesses and the Research and Development Credit permanent, and provides for long-term extensions of bonus depreciation and the New Markets Tax Credit.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released the following statement regarding the inclusion of three bills that he authored to create a taxpayer bill of rights and address IRS abuse in year-end tax extenders legislation.

As of the close of business Wednesday, the candidates below have filed with the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office to run in the 2016 Primary Election.

Rusty Fite has been named 2016 President of the Highland County Board of Realtors. The announcement was made Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the Realtors' annual Christmas dinner party.

Rusty Fite has been named 2016 President of the Highland County Board of Realtors. The announcement was made Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the Realtors' annual Christmas dinner party.

Rusty Fite has been named 2016 President of the Highland County Board of Realtors. The announcement was made Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the Realtors' annual Christmas dinner party.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced the provisional ballot report for the November 2015 General Election reveals 84.63 percent of provisional ballots cast were validated and counted by the county boards of elections.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced Thursday that the Omnibus Appropriations bill being considered in the Senate includes funding for new opportunities to help Ohio, Michigan and other states impacted by the housing crisis revitalize their neighborhoods.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that the Omnibus Appropriations bill includes measures to help states and communities combat heroin addiction.