Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders.

A Greenfield woman was sentenced recently to five years in prison after pleading guilty to three charges in Fayette County Common Pleas Court.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its six District Athletic Boards have awarded $198,000 to recent high school graduates as part of the OHSAA’s Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Program.

Peoples Bank contributed to a unique program at Wilmington College, the Critical Needs Fund. It helps to ensure that students within sight of graduating have the financial support necessary when family assistance, loans, grants and other forms of financial aid have been exhausted.

The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be holding their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Sept. 15 at 4:30 p.m. (note time change).

Top-ranked Ohio State (1-1) fell to No. 4 Texas (2-0), 24-23, on Saturday night at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

The 2026-27 Music At St. Mary’s Concert Series will begin Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. with the piano duo of James Carson and Jeff Holmes who have been performing together as a duo piano team since 2021. 

Ohio Democratic lawmakers say the Republican “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has made everyday life more expensive for Ohioans, saying that people are losing their jobs, healthcare, and food security.

Following one of the most memorable seasons in program history, Wright State University has secured the future of its men's basketball program, announcing that Horizon League Coach of the Year Clint Sargent has agreed to a contract extension through 2031.