The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting applications for conservation and environmental stewardship initiatives, with up to $250,000 available to support locally led efforts that advance the greater well-being of the region.
In a case out of Ohio, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates. Those limits had been in place since the 1970s and were created in response to corruption within the Nixon administration.
On July 1, attorney Jan Allen Baughman began her term as 2026-27 president of the Ohio State Bar Association. Baughman has served on the Ohio Bar’s Board of Governors since 2019, most recently in the office of president-elect from 2025-26, leading into her term as president.
A new report has found that four of the 10 most-common occupations in Ohio — which employ 510,000 Ohioans — pay so poorly that a full-time worker supporting a family of three would qualify for federal food assistance. That means such families are trying to survive on less than $35,000 a year.
A convicted child sex offender is no longer in the U.S. country thanks to President Donald J. Trump and his Administration — defeating a sick attempt by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to lend him safe harbor in the so-called “sanctuary” state.
Lt. j.g. Nick Bauer, a native of Lebanon, Ohio, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia.
Advocates are calling on the U.S. Senate Monday to investigate conflicts of interest from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The advocates argued Kagan was biased in favor of climate science and should not participate in a consequential case that could determine the future of climate change policies.
The Strait of Hormuz doesn't need to close to be weaponized. It only needs to look like it might. As long as global oil pricing stays anchored to a futures-based benchmark system, that instrument remains available, at very low cost, to whoever decides to use it next.
Highland County is ready to celebrate, and this weekend is the time to do it. Residents and visitors are invited to join a special America 250 event honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18.
