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Senate sends $70B bill funding ICE, border patrol to vacant House

U.S. Senate Republicans finally passed their roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill after an 18-hour vote-a-rama that ended early Friday. The 52-47 final vote saw every Republican except holdout Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, supporting party-line the bill.
McClain’s Mylie Lovett ends high school career; places 11th in state high jump event

COLUMBUS — In the final event involving a Highland County athlete on Friday at the 2026 OHSAA State Track and Field C

Mike Gruber is our Citizen of the Day, Week, Month & Year
For all those at HDH and Bethesda North who took great care of me, I am truly appreciative. Many thanks, also, for the prayers sent my way by Fr. Mike Paraniuk and many others. And to Mike Gruber, like my son-in-law, Stephen Forsha, four years ago, you most likely saved my life.
SATH hosting 3rd annual 'Anything With Wheels Show' June 23
SATH will be hosting its 3rd annual “Anything With Wheels Show” on Tuesday, June 23 at Rocky Fork Lake at the KAMP Dovetail area. The address is 9800 North Shore Dr., Hillsboro. 
Man charged with assault at Hillsboro business may face more charges
A man accused of assaulting a woman at a Hillsboro South High Street business – before running over another individual who tried to stop him – has been arrested by the Hillsboro Police Department, according to reports.
DeWine appoints Kellie Wahl, Kelly Faas to SSCC Board of Trustees
Kellie L. Wahl of Wilmington (Clinton Co.) has been appointed to the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees for a term beginning June 5, 2026, and ending May 11, 2032. Kelly D. Faas of Georgetown (Brown Co.) has been appointed to the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees for a term beginning June 5, 2026, and ending May 11, 2032.
Fairfield’s Vivian Henninger competes in 100m, 200m, long jump events at Division V State Championships

COLUMBUS — Fairfield junior Vivian Henninger competed in three events in two days at the 2026 Division V OHSAA State

Chicago Bears to advance stadium project in Indiana
The Chicago Bears are moving forward with plans to build a stadium in Northwest Indiana.
Greenfield native earns master’s degree from Midwestern University 
Cheyenne Bertrand (née Watson), M.S., of Greenfield, Ohio, has completed the master of science degree in speech-language pathology in the College of Health Sciences at Midwestern University.
Gun safety: Violent crime drops as more Americans pack heat
“The data clearly show that concealed carry permit holders are among the safest and most responsible users of firearms,” David Mustard, a distinguished professor at the University of Georgia who researches extensively on crime, told RCI. Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith confirmed that this is his experience with Constitutional Carry: “The data is clear: The vast majority of concealed carriers are among our most responsible residents, not the problem.”
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