The Adams County Land Bank is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a total of $2,049,652 in state grants to support vital demolition and brownfield remediation projects in the county.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik Tuesday announced more than $52 million in support for brownfield remediation and building demolition projects across the state.

In March of 2023, a ground-breaking ceremony marked the official beginning of the development of the practice field site that would benefit not only students, but the district and the community. Today, that project is nearly completed, and on Monday Oct. 21, the community is invited to attend an open house at 750 McClain Ave. where tours will be offered, and refreshments, too. 

Just 22 days from Election Day, Republican Donald Trump is the betting favorite over Kamala Harris 54.1%-44.9%.

A statewide human-trafficking operation conducted last week by more than 100 law enforcement agencies ended in the arrest of 132 people who sought to buy sex – including some exchanges involving minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday.

Cole Bridges, also known as Cole Gonzales, 24, of Stow, Ohio, was sentenced to 168 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members, based on his efforts to assist the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack and kill U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.

As the California state legislature works to pass the governor’s new regulations on refineries, the mostly governor-appointed California Air Resources Board is considering a proposal that its analysis says could raise gas prices an additional 47 cents per gallon. This proposal would also impact Arizona and Nevada, which rely on California for gasoline production.

The National Border Patrol Council on Sunday endorsed former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Arizona, according to The Washington Times and other reports.

A Las Vegas man with a shotgun, loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine in his vehicle was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department as he approached former President Donald Trump's Saturday campaign event in California, authorities said.

These incidents have been reported by the Highland County Sheriff's Office.

The Center Square Voters' Voice poll, conducted Oct. 2-4 with Noble Predictive Insights and released last week, shows that 53% of likely voters disapprove of Biden’s job as president and 46% approve. On Biden’s handling of the economy, 54% disapprove and only 44% approve.

A local retired police officer has filed a civil lawsuit in Highland County Common Pleas Court against the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, seeking the reversal of a state opinion rejecting his application for an instructor certificate.

Members of the Hillsboro utilities committee met Thursday, Oct. 10 to resume talks on a proposal for citywide trash collection and heard comments from several concerned citizens.

Working in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon has issued an order lifting a ban on open burning that was initially ordered Sept. 6, in response to extremely dry conditions in much of the state.

As it sought a massive, corrupt bailout in Ohio, Akron-based FirstEnergy also spent lavishly on Trump-aligned dark money groups and at hotels and golf courses owned by the former president, a new report said this week.