The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) recognized five families as winners of the 2023 Conservation Farm Family Awards at the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio.

A finding for recovery of $2,000 was issued last Tuesday against the former superintendent of Bethel Local Schools in Miami County for alleged overcompensation he received without documentation that he was actually on the job, Auditor of State Keith Faber announced.

Scott Fries was sentenced Monday by Miami County Court of Common Pleas Judge Stacy Wall to three years in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the aggregate amount of $408,947 for allegedly stealing money from eight Ohio victims through the sale of securities. He was also ordered to pay court costs.