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Sophia Whisman – 4-H Educator March Whisman attended Senior Fair Board. Junior Fair Board got canceled this month due to low attendance for this meeting. She also attended a workday for older youth in training and a junior leaders meeting. This meeting was to prep for the upcoming STEM Day at the end of the month. Whisman also attended a […]

U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson has been selected to serve on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. This appointment will allow Balderson to further shape health policy in its earliest stages, ensuring the unique needs of Ohioans are prioritized. The Energy and Commerce Commit- tee, of which Balderson is already a member, has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee on […]

Buckeye Hills Regional Council has released its 2024 pre-application for communities and organizations seeking funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Area Development Program. Completing the pre-application is the first step for local officials working with Buckeye Hills to pursue project funding from the ARC and other state and federal partners. Buckeye Hills Regional Council is committed to assisting stakeholders […]

At the January 16 meeting of the McConnelsville Village Council, Police Chief Tom Jenkins, Jr., stated the Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Certification Division has given McConnelsville Police Department a Provisional Certification for Community Engagement and Body Worn Cameras policies and also their Use of Force and Recruitment and Hiring policies because the department has been deemed compliant with standards established […]

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) delivered remarks at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Legislative Conference breakfast recently held in Washington, D.C., and heard from farmers about their priorities. Brown discussed a number of topics, including his work to prevent foreign countries like China from buying up American farmland, and new opportunities he’s pushing to create for Ohio farmers by expanding […]

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging motorists to commit to eliminating distractions while behind the wheel. Ohio’s distracted driving law became a primary offense last April after Governor Mike DeWine signed SB 288. When the law took effect, motorists were given a six-month grace period before the law became enforceable. During […]

Motorcycle Ohio, a division of the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, opened a new training site in Muskingum County at Zane State College. Ohioans who wish to learn what it takes to ride a motorcycle safely and responsibly can sign up now to take classes at the new training site, which began on April 6, 2024. Officials held a ribbon cutting […]

At the first meeting of 2024, Malta Council discussed candidates for the newly opened seat now vacated by Joe Williams. They voted to extend an invitation to Devan Vincent who gladly accepted and took her seat. Mayor McGrath swore her in. This is for a four-year-term ending December 31, 2028. In attendance for the January 4 meeting were Mayor Terry […]