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Headlines 6 July 2026

DeWine orders flags lowered in honor of Sgt. Scott Ries of Rittman Police Department

In honor of the life and service of Sgt. Scott Ries of the Rittman Police Department, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Wayne County and at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes State Office Tower.

Headlines 6 July 2026

Washington state fails to investigate daycares with no children despite media reports

Many Washington state daycare providers receive large taxpayer subsidies, but an investigation by The Center Square found several that had few, if any, children and at least one establishment that received hundreds of thousands of dollars despite residents at the listed address indicating it was not a daycare.

Headlines 4 July 2026

Triple-digit heat won’t cool Trump’s America 250 Party

Temperatures in the nation’s capital are expected to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday, with a 50% chance of thunderstorms.

Headlines 4 July 2026

Millions under extreme heat warning for July 4th weekend

As Independence Day celebrations kick off, millions of Americans in much of the central and eastern United States are under extreme heat warnings.

Headlines 4 July 2026

Operator warns of record power demand as heat continues

Temperatures this week hit the highest levels since 2014, the company said in a statement, with little relief expected soon. The temperature reached 100 degrees in southern Ohio on July 3.

Headlines 3 July 2026

Ohio State University settles with hundreds of Strauss victims

Ohio State University reached a $100 million settlement with 279 victims of former university doctor Richard Strauss last month.

Headlines 3 July 2026

Hillsboro man sentenced to community control in drug trafficking case

A Hillsboro man was sentenced to community control Wednesday after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge in connection with a Highland County Task Force investigation.

Headlines 3 July 2026

Over $609K awarded to Ohio nonprofits, organizations in Ohio State Bar Foundation’s 2026 spring grant cycle

The Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) Board of Trustees approved 12 Ohio nonprofits and organizations to receive $609,256 in its latest round of grant funding. This Spring Grant Cycle kicks off a year of grant making that includes three cycles: the Spring Grant Cycle, the Racial Justice Initiative Grant Cycle, and the Fall Grant Cycle.

Headlines 2 July 2026

Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds

Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released last Wednesday by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research think tank.

Headlines 2 July 2026

Waverly man arrested after allegedly using counterfeit currency in Paint Township

On Monday, June 29 at approximately 10:26 p.m., Highland County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 7700 block of state Route 753 in Paint Township for a report of a theft.

Headlines 2 July 2026

Lebanon Post investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Deerfield Township

On July 2, at approximately 2:33 a.m., troopers from the Lebanon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash.

Headlines 2 July 2026

Sen. Husted secures millions in critical funding for Ohio infrastructure projects

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) this week announced that he secured $50 million in federal funding for two major Ohio infrastructure projects through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program.

Headlines 2 July 2026

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation.

Headlines 2 July 2026

Treasurer Sprague announces round of summer OMAP savings

The Ohio Market Access Program (OMAP) administered by Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague has helped three Ohio communities enter the market and save a combined total of $123,231 in interest costs.

Headlines 1 July 2026

US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a blow to the Trump administration and some Republican states that had urged the justices to require all ballots to arrive by the close of polls.

Headlines 1 July 2026

Ohio voter rights group denies any wrongdoing while FBI stays silent on ‘swarms’ across state

An Ohio voting-rights group is insisting it did nothing to justify the “swarms” of FBI agents who fanned out across the state on June 12, searching offices and visiting the homes of employees and volunteers with the Ohio Organizing Collaborative.