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Education 11 June 2026

SOCHE recognizes 3 outstanding Wilmington College faculty and staff members

The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) recognizes the importance of acknowledging the outstanding faculty and staff at its member institutions. Wilmington College’s honorees for the 2025-26 academic year are Nancy McCormick, Campus Impact Award; Sonja Wilkin, Staff Excellence Award; and Steve Cukovecki, Faculty Excellence Award.
Sports 11 June 2026
Bipartisan deal floated on college athletes’ name, image and likeness legislation
A pair of U.S. senators reached a bipartisan agreement on a sweeping bill aimed at tackling many of the biggest issues surrounding how to compensate players in college sports.
Headlines 11 June 2026
The feds have embraced medical marijuana. Now what?
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision to downgrade the drug classification for medical cannabis will help medical marijuana businesses. Companies will be able to claim some federal tax benefits. New research can start up at state universities.
Headlines 11 June 2026
Former judge suspended for illegally arranging inmate’s early release
The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended a former Montgomery County judge from the practice of law for one year, with six months stayed, for illegally arranging the early prison release of an acquaintance’s son.
Opinions 11 June 2026
Social Security: A promise to our seniors we must not break
Without reform, starting in 2034, Social Security will only be able to pay what comes in and beneficiaries will only receive 77 cents on every dollar they are due – something we have all known about for years, although bad faith politicians will tell you otherwise in the spirit of trying to win their elections.
In The News 11 June 2026
Trump cancels impending strikes on Iran, final deal pending
Strikes planned against Iran for Thursday evening have been canceled by President Donald Trump, citing a deal with the Islamic Republic close to being finalized.
In The News 11 June 2026
Wilmington Post investigating a fatal traffic crash on S.R. 350 in Clarksville
On June 10, at approximately 2:55 p.m., a single-vehicle fatal motorcycle crash occurred on S.R. 350, in Clarksville. 
Obituaries 11 June 2026
Larry R. Parker
Larry R. Parker, 77, a lifelong resident of the Elmville community, passed away June 9, 2026.
In The News 11 June 2026
Lawmakers discuss Social Security, have no plan to prevent insolvency
The program’s insolvency will automatically trigger a benefit cut of 22% or more, impacting more than 60 million American retirees, 43% of whom rely on Social Security for the majority of their income. Yet lawmakers barely touched on ways to address the fund’s depletion during the two-hour Wednesday hearing.
In The News 11 June 2026
Trump: 100M barrels of oil passed through Strait of Hormuz
A secret U.S. military mission has enabled more than 100 million barrels of oil to traverse the Strait of Hormuz in roughly the past month, according to President Donald Trump.
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