State Senator Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) announced that the Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications for its prestigious 13-month Legislative and Telecommunications Fellowship programs. The Commission will hire 24 fellows to work with members of the Ohio General Assembly during 2017.

Ahead of a vote on his bill to address the heroin epidemic in Ohio, U.S. Senator Rob Portman went to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to support his Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.

Congressman Brad Wenstrup invites constituents to join him for “Coffee with Your Congressman” in Pike County on Monday, Feb. 15 from 10-11 a.m.

On the day President Obama released the final budget proposal of his presidency, the administration continues to propose no funding to preserve the American Centrifuge Project capabilities in Piketon, Ohio.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted reminded voters Tuesday that the deadline to register to vote in the March 15 Presidential Primary Election is one week away, on Feb. 16.

Stephen Caraway of West Union is the winner of the 2016 Ohio Farm Bureau Discussion Meet.

Adena Health System is joining the American Heart Association’s (AHA) “Go Red for Women” campaign, hoping to raise awareness about heart disease. The AHA says heart disease is the number-one cause of death for women in the U.S.

Working to protect the drinking water in Michigan, Ohio and other states, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has co-sponsored an amendment he helped to negotiate with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) designed to address lead exposure to drinking systems around the country.

Local business leaders and elected officials, along with YMCA board members and employees, celebrated the grand re-opening of the Highland County YMCA on Thursday evening.

Local business leaders and elected officials, along with YMCA board members and employees, celebrated the grand re-opening of the Highland County YMCA on Thursday evening.

Local business leaders and elected officials, along with YMCA board members and employees, celebrated the grand re-opening of the Highland County YMCA on Thursday evening.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R- Ohio) issued the following statement on the Obama Administration signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).

Congressman Brad Wenstrup is hosting a Veterans’ Job Fair and Congressional Field Hearing on Friday, Feb. 19 at the Anderson Township Center.

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned local law enforcement officials about what steps are being taken to expand intelligence sharing between state and federal officials in order to improve our frontline response to terrorism.