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New Wayne County Jail expected to take nearly three years to build and will cost nearly $60 million.

Highland County commissioners David Daniels, Brad Roades and Terry Britton started their Wednesday, May 1 meeting an hour early in order to head to Chillicothe for an 11 a.m. appointment with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik. Commissioners said they were hoping to receive “good news” about the long-discussed Appalachian Community Grant Program, which they did: the state announced a $12.6 million in Highland County, as well as multimillion-dollar investments in several surrounding counties.

Newly available documents related to FirstEnergy's bribery scandal detail payments that benefited the current holders of Ohio's highest political offices

A jury convicted Householder, 64, on a federal racketeering charge for his role orchestrating a $60 million bribery scheme funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp.

Imprisoned ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will be arraigned from federal prison on the 10 new felony counts recently brought against him by the state. A Cuyahoga County judge cleared the May 13 appearance to take place by video stream from Elkton Federal Correctional Institution. The 64-year-old Householder is serving 20 years for his role orchestrating a $60 million bribery scheme, funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp., through which he secured power and then passed and defended a $1 billion bailout of two nuclear plants. He has appealed. The state's indictments allege misuse ...