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County EMA says area hospitals are full as COVID-19 cases are rising during the first part of the new year

<p><span>The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Wedbush Securities Inc., a California-based broker-dealer, has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million to settle charges arising from the unlawful unregistered distribution of nearly 100 million shares of more than 50 different low-priced microcap companies, and from Wedbush’s failure to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) pertaining to those transactions.</span></p>

Ohio University Lancaster is celebrating its milestone 65th anniversary throughout the 2021-22 academic year with a variety of activities.

As members of the Ohio Mayors Alliance—a bipartisan coalition of mayors in over two dozen of Ohio’s largest cities—we know that bipartisanship is the way to get things done. This is why we’re pleased to see that a bipartisan infrastructure deal has come together in the U.S. Senate, one that includes meaningful investments in clean energy infrastructure that will help drive significant growth, job creation, and innovation. Ohio communities could soon see an influx of clean en...

Flickr/Creative Commons A $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework revealed last week by senators and the Biden administration would make investments in roads, bridges, public transit and passenger rail over the next eight years. The mayors of Akron, Dayton and Lancaster as well as others from the Ohio Mayors Alliance are pushing congress to pass a federal infrastructure plan revealed last week. The $1.2 trillion plan would make investments in roads, bridges, public transit and passenger rail o...

Japanese parts maker is opening its first U.S. plant in at the Rock Mill Industrial Park in Lancaster to serve the automotive industry

LANCASTER - City officials and community leaders met with representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police Monday to discuss the FOP Lodges future.  Lancaster Mayor David Scheffler said he called the meeting after several citizens expressed interest in saving the building. "Its a very large and expensive project to do that," Scheffler said. "Whether theres resources and a will is another story, but weve started the conversation and hopefully itll go somewhere." The lodge - formerly a train dep...

LANCASTER - Although the format was different this year, the message was clear in the state of the city address: Lancaster is improving. The annual event, hosted by the Lancaster Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, was made as a video this year, posted online. Chamber President Travis Markwood interviewed city department heads while taking quick tours of department facilities. Lancaster Mayor David Scheffler discussed a number of topics, including employment, housing and the citys latest income tax...

LANCASTER - In an effort to bring more affordable housing to the city, Lancaster City Council is examining ordinances to change building codes. The ordinance was introduced at the beginning of February. If approved, it would permit triplex homes, one building with three separate family units, within the community reinvestment area approved by council in June 2019. During a public hearing Monday, city officials explained the why the code needed updated, and why the wording of the changes matte...

Zoom As part of the Ohio Mayors Alliance, Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn is asking the state legislature to work with cities to help communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. A collection of Ohio mayors is calling on state leaders to hear them out on their priorities for the year. This bipartisan alliance says the state must work with cities to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ohio Mayors Alliance is asking the state legislature to work with cities, including coordinated assistance...