This week on the Senate floor, Senator Portman delivered remarks about how – despite political statements from the White House – the experts in the Obama administration who deal with drug policy every day strongly support the Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (S. 524), bipartisan legislation designed to ensure that federal resources are devoted to evidence-based education, treatment and recovery programs that work.

Gov. John R. Kasich issued the following statement this week in response to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that Ohio created 417,700 new private-sector jobs in the past five years. This new information is part of the federal government’s annual recalculation of jobs data and confirms that Ohio’s already-strong jobs picture continues to improve.

Hundreds of residents in the Rocky Fork Lake community are benefiting from the volunteer spirit and collaborative efforts of many individuals in the lake area and beyond, thanks to a monthly indoor mobile food pantry spearheaded by the Rocky Fork Community Alliance and Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio.

Hundreds of residents in the Rocky Fork Lake community are benefiting from the volunteer spirit and collaborative efforts of many individuals in the lake area and beyond, thanks to a monthly indoor mobile food pantry spearheaded by the Rocky Fork Community Alliance and Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio.

Hundreds of residents in the Rocky Fork Lake community are benefiting from the volunteer spirit and collaborative efforts of many individuals in the lake area and beyond, thanks to a monthly indoor mobile food pantry spearheaded by the Rocky Fork Community Alliance and Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) announced that he will hold district office hours in Clinton County next week.

Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David T. Daniels will keynote the seventh annual Farm and Family Night being held at Maysville Community and Technical College, Maysville Campus on Tuesday, March 8. All families and community members are invited to hear Director Daniels speak, beginning at 6 p.m., as part of the annual event.

NCB has donated $2,500 to the Highland District Hospital Foundation. The money will be used for the hospital's annual health fair in April. This event provides potentially life-saving information to more than 900 individuals each year.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Sullivan as the new director of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. 

Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), who represents Cincinnati and serves on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released a statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ decision to remove VISN 10 Director Jack Hetrick.