More Ohio farmland will remain Ohio farmland. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced this week that 240 acres on two farms have been permanently preserved for agricultural use through the state’s farmland preservation program during the second quarter of 2026.
Though George Washington was not in Philadelphia to help draft and did not sign the Declaration of Independence Americans celebrate on July 4, his presence was already palpable among the Founders that summer of 1776. They were acutely aware of the coming danger and grateful for the general’s careful preparation for hostilities.
At the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, Federal Judge Jeffrey P. Hopkins ordered Wilmington to redo several ordinances, including rezoning, data center use rules and generator noise ordinances, after three days of testimony.
Only nine months into fiscal year 2026, the U.S. government has already borrowed $1.4 trillion, surpassing the entire federal deficit of the previous fiscal year.
Disgraced candidate Graham Platner has formally dropped out of Maine's U.S. Senate race as the state's Democratic Party scrambles to find a replacement.
Utah Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Tony Graf has delayed his ruling on whether there’s enough evidence to bring Tyler Robinson to trial on charges of killing Arizona conservative leader Charlie Kirk.
The Lebanon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred July 11, just before 3:30 a.m., on Greentree Road.
Scott R. Williams of West Union (Adams Co.) has been appointed to the Shawnee State University Board of Trustees for a term beginning July 10, 2026, and ending June 30, 2032.