Seventeen Republican governors said the Biden administration and Congress should intervene in the purchase of land by foreign entities. A letter sent this week by the governors specifically mentioned the Chinese government.

The whistleblowers exposed how the Justice Department allowed the statute of limitations on certain charges against Hunter Biden to lapse, prohibited line investigators from referring to or asking about President Biden during witness interviews, withheld evidence from line investigators, excluded the investigative team from meetings with defense counsel, and tipped off defense counsel about pending search warrants.

After the COVID-19 pandemic moved nearly all public government meetings online, Ohio lawmakers believe allowing public bodies to meet virtually will increase public participation.

An Ohio House committee advanced a proposal adding a judge in Adams County on Tuesday. The measure now awaits a hearing on the House floor.

In a deferred-prosecution agreement, FirstEnergy said the two former executives — CEO Chuck Jones and Vice President Michael Dowling — paid Randazzo a $4.3 million bribe just before Gov. Mike DeWine nominated him to become PUCO chairman. After the payment, FirstEnergy certainly fared well under Randazzo’s purported regulation. He helped draft House Bill 6, the massive bailout the company was to receive. 

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, blasted FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday over the agency’s spying on Americans without a warrant.

The Highland County Historical Society, Ohio Humanities and Daydreamers Press announce the release of “Step by Step: How the Lincoln School Marchers Blazed a Trail to Justice,” a new nonfiction picture book for young readers. Written by New York Times bestselling author Debbie Rigaud and Carlotta Penn and illustrated by Nysha Lilly, the book tells the true story of one of the longest sustained demonstrations of the civil rights movement through the eyes of one of the child marchers and her friends.

Three people charged with unrelated first-degree felony offenses were among the 19 indictments handed down by a Highland County grand jury in their Tuesday, Dec. 5 session.

The Ohio Auditor’s Office listed 21 findings of noncompliance and/or internal control deficiency, plus one finding for recovery, in the 2020-21 Brushcreek Township audit released Tuesday, Dec. 5.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) have sent letters to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan, and former GSA official Nina Albert demanding information on the selection process of the GSA's recent decision to select Greenbelt, Md., as the location for the FBI Headquarters building. 

About 4,000 auto dealers from all 50 states have signed a letter to President Joe Biden saying electric vehicles are "stacking up on our lots" as the demand for electric cars has “stalled.”

The rapidly growing debt of the U.S. federal government has hit another milestone, topping more than $100,000 per person.

Hunter Biden’s business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden. Hunter Biden is currently under an investigation by the Department of Justice for using the Owasco PC corporate account for tax evasion and other serious crimes. 

The Village of Mowrystown welcomed the season Saturday with its annual Christmas Parade and Craft Show.

The annual Lynchburg Village Christmas will be held Friday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.