Virtually the entire Ohio U.S. House delegation has backed a bill to designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum being constructed in Columbus as the “National Veterans Memorial and Museum.” Read more

GROVEPORT - Brooklyn, New York, resident Paul Bernstein said a recent visit to Motts Military Museum brought back the horrors of 9/11 and the tragedy of the World Trade Center. Read more

For many of us, when we think of September 11, 2001, we can remember exactly where we were when we learned of the terrorist attacks. Even today, we can still hear the news broadcasts. We can still see the images of the planes colliding into the towers, and the buildings tumbling down. We can still feel the emotions of that day. The memories reverberate for each of us, even fifteen years later. Read more

Food deserts are not just an urban problem. On many Ohio country roads, you can drive for miles without finding a grocery store. But a new public-private partnership is working on the problem as WKSU’s Vivian Goodman reports in today’s Quick Bite. Read more

Members of Ohio’s congressional delegation called on the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Wednesday to consider locating an East Coast missile defense system at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center. Read more

Yesterday, Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) joined with 16 Members of the Ohio Delegation to send a letter to Vice Admiral James D. Syring, Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), requesting consideration of the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center as the preferred site for the East Coast Missile Defense System. Signers of the letter included Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Jim Renacci (R-OH), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Bob Latta (R-OH), and Steve Chabot (R-OH). Read more

One of the legacies of coal mining’s exit in Appalachia, other than thousands of jobs lost, is hundreds of thousands of acres of land left with the scars of previous mining operations. Read more

CIRCLEVILLE - Representatives of Ross County and Chillicothe attended an opiate summit Wednesday to discuss what they're doing in the community and hear about what's working in others. Read more

The issues discussed at an opiate summit gave U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers his to-do list for the next year. Read more

The drug abuse epidemic is devastating communities and schools all across our country. In fact, overdoses from prescription painkillers and heroin are now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Even closer to home, the most recent data for Ohio shows that over 2,500 lives were lost to drug overdoses in 2014 alone. It is important we begin taking steps to break the cycle of drug abuse and crime in our communities – an effort that will take collaboration and a complete strategy at local, state and federal levels. Read more