The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board Thursday approved financing from various programs to support four housing developments to create or preserve affordable housing units throughout the state.
The Fayette County Prosecutor's Office announced April 7 that a Columbus man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on gross sexual imposition charges.
A Washington Court House man was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison last week after being found guilty of multiple charges, including attempted murder.
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has approved the construction of an 800 megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric generation facility in Jefferson Township, Fayette County. The OPSB also approved the construction of a new electric transmission line in Mahoning County.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Ohio State Director Charles Tassell announced recently nearly $1 million in grant funding for 12 projects through the agency’s Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program.
On Dec. 20, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a possible assault involving a 7-week-old child who had allegedly sustained severe injuries.
Matthew Hazelip, 35, of Washington Court House was sentenced to four and a half years in prison during a hearing Monday, Dec. 1 in Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Court.
A registered sex offender was sentenced in U.S. District Court last week to 360 months (30 years) in prison for sexually assaulting, exploiting and victimizing children both in person and online.
Geronimo Power has announced the start of operation at its Ross County (Ross) and Fayette (Fayette) Solar projects located in Ross, Fayette and Highland counties in Ohio.
A Washington Court House man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a meth possession charge in Highland County, as well as theft charges in Fayette County.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Highland County man that happened Thursday morning in the 9000 block of Simmons Road in southern Fayette County.
The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Fayette County near Jeffersonville. This tornado occurred during the evening of March 30.
Kameron Rinehart of Fayette County is the winner of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals 2025 Discussion Meet competition. The results were announced Feb. 8 during the YAP Winter Leadership Experience.
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) held its Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet on Feb. 1 at the Hilton Polaris Hotel in Columbus. Cattlemen and women from across the state gathered to engage in important association business, hear updates from many industry partners and recognize the recipients of several prestigious industry awards.
