Governor, lawmakers try to cut deal on Ohio gas tax increase
COLUMBUS (AP) — The state gas tax would rise 11 cents under a deal worked out by Gov. Mike DeWine and House Speaker Larry...
CCGS learns history of Clarksville
The Clinton County Genealogical Society met March 25 with President Susan Henry presiding. The minutes of the Jan. 28 and Feb. 25 meetings were...
Rita Butcher to sign book about life in Port William
The 1940s and ’50s in the tiny town of Port William was an idyllic time and place for author Rita Haley Butcher to spend...
20 years for man behind hoax call that led to fatal shooting
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A California man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for making bogus emergency calls to authorities across the...
Correction on military banners phone number
In Friday’s News Journal article about military tribute banners, an incorrect phone number was listed in the first reference. The correct number for interested...
Hawaii weighs nation’s first statewide ban on e-cig flavors
HONOLULU (AP) — The first state to limit tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to people 21 and older is contemplating a new nicotine crackdown:...
Ohio bill would end concealed-carry gun permit requirement
COLUMBUS (AP) — Law-abiding Ohioans age 21 and older could legally carry hidden firearms without getting a permit under a proposal introduced by House...
New York sues billionaire family behind maker of OxyContin
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is suing the billionaire family behind the company that created OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and...
Blanchester eyeing phone backup plan
BLANCHESTER — Village officials are looking at the best possibility for their phone system after it recently went down twice.Mayor John Carman told Blanchester...
Fire strikes Clarksville-area home
There were no reported injuries from a mid-afternoon house fire southwest of Clarksville in Warren County near the Clinton County line. The Clinton-Warren Joint...
