The Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger announced plans last week to purchase one of its competitors, Giant Eagle, for $1.65 billion. The Pennsylvania-based retailer has more than 200 locations stretching from Maryland to Indiana. The deal is expected to close next year and still needs federal approval to go forward.

A powerful new chapter of American industrial renewal is taking shape in southern Ohio, where U.S. Paper Mill is transforming the former Pixelle Specialty Solutions plant in Chillicothe into a 21st century regional hub for advanced manufacturing, aerospace innovation, medical device production, research and development and next-generation computing technologies.

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) this week announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Case Western Reserve University’s Northeast Ohio Strengthening Manufacturing for American Resilience through Technology (NEO-SMART) initiative as one of just 12 recipients nationwide to receive an NSF Regional Innovation Engines award.

A prosecutor may seek court permission to appeal a trial judge’s post-verdict judgment of acquittal of a criminal defendant, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled this week.

The high court’s 6-3 feel-good affirmation of birthright citizenship misstates history, devalues citizenship, endangers national security, and incentivizes Democrats to again open our borders.

“By moving the clock back an hour in winter, permanent Daylight Savings Time would push winter sunrises to an absurdly late hour, depriving Americans of morning sunshine that’s essential for our safety and well-being,” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told lawmakers when the bill was introduced in 2025.

U.S. inflation decreased by 0.4% in June, for a seasonally adjusted total of 3.5% over the year, driven by rapidly falling energy costs, according to a new report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss rendered a decision Monday denying a motion for a new trial filed by a Hillsboro man convicted of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, after the judge called the defendant’s arguments “a load of crap” at a July 8 hearing.

“For far too long, SNAP fraudsters chasing a quick payday have taken food out of the mouths of vulnerable Americans," said Congressman Taylor. “USDA’s initial estimate that at least $3 billion in SNAP funds were lost to fraud, waste, and abuse underscores the urgent need to safeguard taxpayer dollars and strengthen accountability."