Marshall Fire Department hosted the March meeting of the Highland County Firefighters Association. During this meeting, they were recipients of a donation presented by Dereck Pristas, President of Buckeye Ambulance, an Ambulance Service company based in Dayton Ohio providing premier patient care to the Highland County area.

After 25 years as chairman of the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC), Clermont County Commissioner Bob Proud will be hanging up his gavel on March 31.

On Monday, Governor John R. Kasich ordered that flags be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Ohio from sunrise to sunset until her interment, in honor of Nancy Reagan.

On Monday, Governor John R. Kasich and Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich issued the following statements in response to the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Council’s selection of Ohio for a campaign to recognize elementary and middle schools for demonstrating new and innovative ways of introducing physical activity and wellness into their curriculum.

On Monday, Governor John R. Kasich and Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich issued the following statements in response to the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Council’s selection of Ohio for a campaign to recognize elementary and middle schools for demonstrating new and innovative ways of introducing physical activity and wellness into their curriculum.

On Monday, Governor John R. Kasich and Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich issued the following statements in response to the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Council’s selection of Ohio for a campaign to recognize elementary and middle schools for demonstrating new and innovative ways of introducing physical activity and wellness into their curriculum.

Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) will host his annual Academy Day on Saturday, April 2, for prospective Service Academy students and their parents.

On Sunday, Governor John R. Kasich released the following statement on the passing of Nancy Reagan.

Sheriff Barrera states that two male subjects were taken into custody at the time of the investigation: Ricky G. Burton, 45, of Lebanon, and Christopher Tolle, 27, of Peebles. Both subjects have been charged with illegal possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs and are currently being held at the Highland County Justice Center with a $70,000 bond each.

Frances Strickland welcomed 40 guests Wednesday, March 2 at Bardwell Winery in Mt. Orab to discuss her husband, Ted Strickland, and his bid for United States Senate.

Frances Strickland welcomed 40 guests Wednesday, March 2 at Bardwell Winery in Mt. Orab to discuss her husband, Ted Strickland, and his bid for United States Senate.

Frances Strickland welcomed 40 guests Wednesday, March 2 at Bardwell Winery in Mt. Orab to discuss her husband, Ted Strickland, and his bid for United States Senate.

After U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) secured funding needed to maintain current employment levels for the decontamination and decommissioning work at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and to maintain operation of the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) in Piketon, the administration failed to utilize those funds.

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.