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East Clinton Schools will soon get construction bids to renovate elementaries
LEES CREEK — Bidding by contractors who are interested in renovating the Sabina and New Vienna elementaries will start in mid-March, with the wo...
VA receives additional 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for veterans, employees
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities received a one-time supplemental allocation of 200,000 Moderna CO...
Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on...
‘Not a good idea:’ Experts concerned about pope trip to Iraq
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Infectious disease experts are expressing concern about Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, given a sharp rise in cor...

Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs —especially California and Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud a...
Virginia lawmakers vote to legalize marijuana in 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, but not ...
Trump calls for GOP unity while criticizing ‘RINOs’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for GOP unity, eve...

Trump set to return to the spotlight Sunday with CPAC speech
ORLANDO (AP) — Less than six weeks after leaving office, former President Donald Trump will deliver the closing speech at a conservative confere...
Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett encouraged investors to maintain their faith in America’s economy and the businesses his Ber...

Eyes on US infrastructure: Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another to...