A group of activists is seeking to amend the Ohio Constitution to ban property taxes. Rankings show Ohio property taxes are relatively high, but policy experts say eliminating property taxes would cause devastating budget cuts across public services.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warns about a scam involving text messages that claim recipients owe unpaid parking or toll fines and must pay immediately or appear in court.
More than $19,000 in findings for recovery were issued Thursday against former officials for the Warren County Agricultural Society over fees and penalties that resulted from late credit card and utility bill payments.
Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades issued proclamations in honor of Highland County 4-H Week and DD Awareness Month during their Wednesday, March 4 meeting.
Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, otherwise known as the Farm Bill, by a bipartisan vote of 34-17. Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) voted to pass this full five-year bill, which
A second hearing for the 17-year-old male suspect in a Feb. 20 shooting in Paint Township was held March 5 before Judge Kevin L. Greer in Highland County Common Pleas Court Probate/Juvenile Division.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 this week that parents challenging a California policy allowing public schools to withhold information about a student’s gender transition are likely to succeed in their constitutional claims.
The Ohio State Senate passed Senate Bill 87, sponsored by State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), legislation which expands the offense of ethnic intimidation to include riots based on the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or persons.
SSCC Theatre presents Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off,” playing April 10-12 in the Edward K. Daniels Auditorium on Southern State Community College’s Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro. The Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m.; the Sunday matinee begins at 3:30 p.m.
Both Republicans and Democrats saw defections on the 47-52 vote, with Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., opposing the measure and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., supporting it. Most Republicans view Operation Epic fury as a short-term operation against a country that poses a serious threat to the U.S. and its allies and has consistently resisted diplomacy.
"The Committee has found that Minnesota lacked adequate oversight efforts to verify that taxpayer dollars were being used appropriately and could have stopped the flow of money to fraudsters at any time but chose not to for fear of political retribution from the politically active Somali community," the report said.
A former fiscal officer for the Village of New Concord was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $491,880.75 after admitting to the theft of more than $450,000 in public funds.
Lou Holtz, the legendary college football coach who led the University of Notre Dame to the 1988 National Championship, has passed away at the age of 89.
Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today introduced a bill designating the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the “Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building.”
