State Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) joined leaders from the Cincinnati region on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to discuss infrastructure concerns affecting southwest Ohio.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) announced Wednesday that he will hold district office hours in Pike County next week.

On Monday, 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, July 22.

Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of July 11-17, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 336 911 calls, answered 162 requests for service, dispatched 129 fire and EMS runs, took 35 offense reports and investigated two traffic crashes.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced 8,480 new entities filed to do business in Ohio during June 2016. This is an increase over June 2015 when 8,151 entities were formed.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Battelle President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey Wadsworth have announced a groundbreaking Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) project at the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) Laboratory in London, Ohio. NGS will enhance BCI’s DNA testing capabilities in solving missing persons cases in Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Craig W. Butler announced Wednesday that a criminal complaint has been filed against the former operator of the village of Sebring’s public water system for failing to promptly notify citizens about the results of water samples tested last year.

Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera is happy to announce a recent upgrade to the Highland County Sheriff’s Office’s computer system, with a value of $24,200, which has been provided without charge to the taxpayers of Highland County.

Highland County Commissioners Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Jeff Duncan met with Job and Family Services Director Katie Adams in a special meeting Tuesday morning to discuss Adams’ request for a five-year, 1.9 mill levy estimated to bring an additional $1.47 million in funding for children services.

State Senator Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) attended the groundbreaking of Sofidel America's new facility in Pickaway County Monday as part of the Italian manufacturing company's North American expansion effort.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of July 4-10, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 298 911 calls, answered 150 requests for service, dispatched 110 fire and EMS runs, took 34 offense reports and investigated five traffic crashes.

On Friday, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, responded to the recent assessment of veterans’ healthcare released by the Commission on Care.

On Friday, 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, July 12.

As the Mega Millions jackpot rises, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning consumers to beware of lottery and sweepstakes scams.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that DNA testing conducted as part of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative has now resulted in more than 4,000 hits in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).