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A Jackson County fire chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds for personal use
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The chief of the Coalton volunteer fire department in Jackson County pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to using more than $200,000 in fire department… Read More

Ohio lawmakers reintroduce a bill to change police pension contributions
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers will take another crack at increasing local police department’s contributions to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund, after a bill to… Read More

Chief: Ongoing firefighter shortage leaves Athens vulnerable
By: Owen McDermott
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An ongoing firefighter shortage in the state of Ohio has left multiple areas, especially the southeast, vulnerable to alarming damages, said Athens Chief of Fire, Robert Rymer. With the current… Read More