ATHENS — In the Division VII Southeast District Finals Sunday evening, the No. 3 seeded Fairfield Lions defeated the No. 2 seeded South Webster Jeeps, 60-51 at the Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens. The Lions and Jeeps played to a 16-11 first frame with Fairfield leading, and from there…

By Brett Rowland The Center Square The escalating war in Iran has already rattled global markets and driven oil prices to their highest levels since April 2024. If the conflict persists, the strain on the global economy deepens and the burden on U.S. taxpayers grows. With U.S. military operations…

Two Highland County girls basketball rivals finished as the very best in the Frontier Athletic Conference 2025-26 season, as the co-champions were the McClain Lady Tigers and the Hillsboro Lady Indians, two rivals of Highland County.   These two teams gave us some of the best games in the FAC this…

By Bethany Blankley The Center Square Nearly all members of Congress, 357 Republicans and Democrats, don’t want taxpayers to know which members have used taxpayer funds to pay sexual harassment claims.  An untold number of members of Congress have spent a combined roughly $17 million of taxpayer…

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades issued proclamations in honor of Highland County 4-H Week and DD Awareness Month during their Wednesday, March 4 meeting. Accepting the Highland County 4-H Week proclamation were Ohio State University Extension Educator of…

https://fightingirish.com/ Lou Holtz, the legendary college football coach who led the University of Notre Dame to the 1988 National Championship, has passed away at the age of 89.  One of the most affable coaches of his generation, Holtz won 249 games as a collegiate head coach with 100 of those…

CHILLICOTHE — There is only one way to describe the overall play of the Fairfield Lions in the Division VII SE District Semifinals on Tuesday night … “Total Domination.”  The No. 3 seeded Fairfield Lions (17-6) didn’t let up and gave No. 11 South Gallia their best effort of the season, defeating…

CHILLICOTHE — Following a first quarter where the No. 1 seeded Racine Southern Tornadoes caused much damage with their outside shooting, the No. 8 seeded Whiteoak Wildcats had their season come to a close as they fell in the Division VII SE District Semifinals at Southeastern High School by a 63-34…

Members of the Hillsboro Finance Committee voted to tentatively recommend the purchase of property on West Main Street, which formerly housed the city pool and is currently owned by the city’s mayor, during a 2 p.m. meeting Monday, March 2.  The site of the longtime city pool, previously owned by…