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Opiate/heroin forum held at SSCC

Local, state and federal officials attended an opiate/heroin open forum held at the Southern State Community College auditorium Thursday, Jan. 28. The event was sponsored in part by the Highland County Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition; Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMH) Se...

Public opiate, heroin forum Jan. 28 at SSCC

An epidemic that’s reportedly taking 6.5 Ohio lives a day, and way too many in Highland County, will be the topic of a public Opiate/Heroin Open Forum from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Southern State Community College Auditorium in Hillsboro. “It will be a panel discussion to talk about the iss...

Ohio delegation reacts to presidential address

Sixth District U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-OH) did not mince words. “Never in my lifetime have I seen a President seem so small and insignificant in the face of so many tremendous global challenges – challenges that require American leadership abroad, and the ability to unite at home,” Johns...

House sets up task force to investigate CENTCOM intelligence

House Republicans announced Friday they were creating a special task force to investigate allegations that U.S. Central Command's top intelligence officials pressured analysts to discard parts of their reports that reflected poorly on the war effort in Iraq and Syria. The chairmen of the Armed Servi...

Omnibus to include ACP and D&D funding

One hundred million dollars has been appropriated for the American Centrifuge Project (ACP) in an Omnibus Budget Bill currently being crafted in Washington D.C., according to Bryan Davis, Scioto County Commissioner. A Continuing Resolution (CR) was passed by federal lawmakers, funding government ope...

Recognizing dual service throughout Ohio

Many of our veterans have worn more than one uniform in service to our country and their community. Twice the servant, they place themselves at risk to defend the United States in our armed services only to also protect and serve communities as law enforcement or first responders. Serving abroad and...

Piketon D&D funding deadline days away

As the date of Dec. 11, 2015 looms on the horizon, Fluor-BWXT Director Dennis Carr remain optimistic that funding will come through for the decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) project at Piketon. “Dennis feels optimistic,” Jeff Wagner, Senior Manager of Public Affairs for Fluor-BWXT, said. “In...

Wenstrup: Security requires pause on refugees

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Columbia Tusculum represents Ohio’s 2nd District and serves on the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees. In 2011, two men in Bowling Green, Kentucky, were filmed packaging weapons – phony stinger missiles and explosives provided by an undercover agent – to send...