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New sign helps to showcase community pride in New Cumberland

NEW CUMBERLAND – A new type of sign has started sprouting up in communities throughout the Northern Panhandle, thanks to one area legislator, with the newest one making its way to Hancock County. State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, joined New Cumberland city officials and other guests ...

Hancock County teachers express concern over rumored plans

NEW CUMBERLAND — Several Hancock County teachers addressed members of the county’s Board of Education and other district officials Monday over concerns of special education students possibly being included in general education environments full time beginning in the next school ...

Ohio man pleads guilty to threatening public officials

An Ohio man who sent a powdery substance in an envelope to Secretary of State Frank LaRose in late 2024 pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to threatening more than 30 public officials. Robert Lidderdale, of New Albany, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to 31 counts, including mailing threatening communications, transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce, false information and hoaxes and cyberstalking. “I’m grateful for the work of federal law enforcement and prosecutors to bring justice in this case,” LaRose ...

King Charles highlights US-UK bond in speech to Congress before state dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build "one of the most consequential alliances in human history" while urging "that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking." Speaking on Tuesday to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, Charles repeatedly highlighted the historical and cultural ties that he said have cemented an enduring bond between the United States and the United Kingdom. But even as he spoke in unifying, optimistic terms, he delivered a ...

Hanni crashes vehicle into an Arby’s in Bridgeport

Appeals Court Judge Mark A. Hanni crashed his vehicle into a Bridgeport fast-food restaurant, causing “significant damage to the structure,” according to a police report. Hanni, a 7th District Court of Appeals Court judge, was treated for “minor glass cuts” and his passenger, Zachary ...

Rulli resolution seeks to condemn British over freedom of speech

With British King Charles III addressing a joint meeting of Congress, U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, introduced a resolution “condemning the ongoing assault on freedom of speech and expression by officials of the United Kingdom.” Rulli said Tuesday the resolution came about because among his “guilty pleasures” is “British politics,” and he’s seen a number of British subjects on social media objecting to “assaults on their rights to free speech and freedom of expression.” Rulli said: “The gall to go to your house because you criticize the national health system. ...