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Ohio won’t approve weak credentials that students use as ‘shortcut’ to graduate

Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted toward graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere.
Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects
Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center.
New report estimates 121.5M taxpayers are eligible to claim the Education Freedom Tax Credit in 2027
A new report released by the American Federation for Children (AFC) Growth Fund finds that 121.5 million taxpayers, or nearly three in four tax filers, will be eligible to claim a federal tax credit for donations to scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) through the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) beginning in 2027. The report is the first to estimate the full universe of eligible donors for the EFTC using updated IRS Statistics of Income data recently published at the end of August.
Fairfield County man sentenced to prison for receiving child pornography
A Lancaster man was sentenced in federal court recently to 80 months in prison for receiving child pornography.
High School Football Week 4 Postgame Notebook

What a wild night it was at Richards Memorial Field this past Friday night with the Hillsboro Indians’ offense totali

Supreme Court certifies Van Wert specialized docket for veterans
For the second time, the Supreme Court of Ohio has given final certification to Van Wert Municipal Court’s specialized docket for veterans – called Courts Assisting Military Offenders (CAMO).
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled; it’s worse in states with abortion bans
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response.
More than 40% of Ohio school districts have active LifeWise Academy chapters, with more on the way
Ohio has the most chapters of LifeWise Academy, a Christian religious release time program for public school students.
Immigration activity is taking a toll on children’s health, doctors say
In Minnesota, an elementary schooler has gone without surgery to treat a rare, life-threatening neck infection that isn’t responding to antibiotics.
Sheila Lee Beechler
Sheila Lee Beechler, 82, of Greenfield, passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026 at Carriage Court in Washington Court House.
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