Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today joined Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) No Budget, No Pay Act. This bipartisan bill would stop lawmakers from receiving their salaries until both the House and the Senate fund the government.

The Southern State Community College Foundation has announced Kiley Hewitt and Taylor Smith as the recipients of the Dylan Philip Wilson and Nathan Paeltz Memorial Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day during the shutdown, resulting in potentially $400 million in compensation costs each day.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

A Bainbridge man originally indicted on a second-degree felony charge of felonious assault was convicted of a lesser charge of assault, a first-degree misdemeanor, following a trial Monday, Sept. 29 in Highland County Common Pleas Court.

The hearing followed an investigation Chairman Paul launched in 2024 and a report released this week detailing his findings, which revealed how the Quiet Skies Program and related watch lists were weaponized into political surveillance tools used against veterans, sitting lawmakers, political opponents, and even the family of a federal air marshal.

Innovative Solutions Unlimited, LLC, (dba InSolves) headquartered in Piketon, has announced plans to expand its operations in Pike County, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Pike County Economic & Community Development. The woman-owned small business will invest over $225,000 to purchase new equipment, creating seven new jobs.

Beginning Tuesday, traffic ticket quotas are illegal in Ohio and age verification is required for online porn sites as eight new laws take effect.

A birthday celebration for Tom is going to be held at the Leesburg Church of Christ on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 2-4 p.m. His family would like to thank him for his service to God and country and his love for and loyalty to all of his family.   

The Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a single vehicle crash that involved one fatality. The crash occurred on Sept. 30 at approximately 10:30 p.m. on state Route 73 southeast of S.R. 350 in Green Township, Clinton County.  

"House Republicans passed a simple, short-term, and transparent Continuing Resolution to keep the government open for Americans while Democrats voted to shut the government down. Make no mistake – Republicans did our job while Democrats blocked this stopgap bill in the name of providing free healthcare for illegal aliens, repealing fraud-reduction measures, and cutting the largest investment in rural healthcare in American history." – Rep. Taylor

As the possibility of a government shutdown looms, federal agencies that enforce immigration and administer visa programs said they are prepared to handle funding lapses. 

Lees Creek United Church of Christ (UCC) held its last worship service on Sunday, Sept. 21, ending nearly 195 years of service since its founding as Centerville Christian Church in 1830.  

A statewide human trafficking operation conducted last week by more than 100 law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 135 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced this week.

The worst five Sinkhole States are led by New Jersey and Connecticut, each with taxpayer burdens of $44,500, followed by Illinois (-$38,800), Massachusetts (-$24,900) and California (-$21,800). Delaware, Louisiana, Vermont, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Mississippi, Rhode Island, New York, South Carolina, Alabama, New Mexico, Michigan, Washington, Nevada, Kansas, Ohio, Texas and New Hampshire make up the remaining 25 Sinkhole States.