Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) released this statement following the passage of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House today by a vote of 218-214.

The Highland County Healthcare Collaborative, in partnership with the Highland County Health Department, is inviting all residents to participate in the 2025 Highland County Community Health Survey.

Ladies and gentlemen, for more than 50 years, William (Bill) and Janet Butler of Hillsboro have been pivotal figures in transforming livestock marketing and agricultural finance in southern Ohio and beyond through their management of Union Stockyards.

Reported illegal entries continue to decline nationwide, reversing a Biden administration trajectory where the numbers of encounters and apprehensions broke records every month.

The chief executive officers of several rural Ohio health systems sent a letter this week to Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) expressing their “deepest gratitude” for the senators’ “tireless work behind the scenes” to secure billions of dollars in new funding for Ohio hospitals.

The Ohio Department of Transportation will be implementing a traffic change at the intersection of state routes 134 and 350 in Clinton County next week.

House Bill 65, the Agriculture Appreciation Act, passed the Ohio legislature on June 24 and was signed into law by Governor DeWine on July 1.

On July 1 at approximately 9:08 a.m., the Adams County Communications Center received a 911 call for a 2-year-old who was reported unresponsive at an apartment complex in West Union.

Senate President Rob McColley, R-Napolean, and Senate Finance Chairman Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, questioned DeWine’s veto of several items they believe would have cut property taxes.

For her Hands to Larger Service Leadership 4-H project, Kenley Juillerat from Premier Showmen Club chose to organize an effort to thank veterans for their service themed around the Fourth of July. With the help of local supporters and her Premier Showmen 4-H Club, 150 “Stars, Stripes and Smiles Thank You for Your Service” goodie buckets and 100 goodie bags were assembled.

For the second consecutive year, Southern State Community College has been selected as a winner of Cincy Magazine’s Family Choice Awards in the following category: Best Local Community/Technical College.  

Two weeks after President Donald Trump had to leave the G7 summit early to tend to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, the G7 leaders have released a joint statement calling on Iran to resume negotiations on its nuclear program.

The Lebanon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a three-vehicle fatal traffic crash. The crash occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 on state Route 123 at Robinson Vail Road, Franklin Township, Warren County.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

In indictments filed by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 13 Medicaid providers are accused of defrauding the government health-care program for the needy.