On the morning of July 31, the U.S. Marshals Task Force in Ross County arrested a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy without incident.

Maggie’s Farm and Aromatics LLC, a woman-owned company specializing in home body products, announced Wednesday a significant expansion of its operations in Chillicothe.

On July 1, Richard W. Clagg began a three-year term on the Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors.

More Ohio farmland will remain Ohio farmland. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is proud to announce 187 acres have been added to the Farmland Preservation Program.

A Columbus man indicted on a dozen counts in connection with a Highland County Task Force investigation was sentenced recently to an additional two years in prison, after being convicted on multiple charges in Ross County earlier this year.

Pike County Sheriff Tracy D. Evans reports that on Thursday, May 23, a series of unrelated events, including a car accident and two separate pursuits, took place within the county.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Friday that nearly three dozen local drug task forces in Ohio are receiving state support for their work to disrupt the drug trade and promote substance use awareness, prevention and recovery.

State Rep. Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) Wednesday announced 12 transformative economic development projects in Highland and Ross counties that will improve the region for residents and boost experiences for travelers. 

The Ohio Department of Public Safety, RecoveryOhio and the Ross County Sheriff’s Office worked with local law enforcement and treatment agencies to conduct a coordinated drug/outreach saturation event known as Operation BRIDGE, or Bridging Recovery and Interdiction Data Gathering Enforcement. 

Ohio EPA, along with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), will conduct a 15-county comprehensive water study in central Ohio to gain valuable information that will help in decision-making for future growth and economic development.

Delano Industrial, LLC, JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), Ohio Department of Development and Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development Tuesday announced the development of the Delano Industrial Park Spec Building will be supported by a $910,000 JobsOhio Grant through the Ohio Site Inventory Program.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry recently approved grant funding for 85 projects totaling more than $549,000 for fire departments in rural areas of Ohio through the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grant Program.

The Board of Commissioners of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection recently reimbursed $266,758.17 to 17 victims of attorney theft.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted Monday announced the recipients of the Career Technical Education Equipment Grant Program which will expand career technical education access to an additional 10,345 students across the state. 

The Ohio Department of Development recently announced $8 million in support for projects that will improve energy efficiency measures in communities throughout the state.