HILLSBORO — The annual volleyball event between four Highland County schools saw the Hillsboro Lady Indians 3-peat as champions by winning the 2026 Spike and Dig Tournament on Saturday afternoon.  Hillsboro defeated the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats and the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs to keep possession…

Hosting a Serve for Szedi Fundraiser for their 2026 season opening two-matches on Wednesday (Aug. 19), the Hillsboro Lady Indians volleyball team defeated both the Eastern Lady Warriors and the Blanchester Lady Wildcats in best of three matches where HHS swept both contests.  Proceeds for the…

By Jane Stowers American Revolution and the Southern Ohio Genealogical Society collaborated on this beautiful monument on the grounds of the oldest courthouse in Ohio still in use.  The front contains the names of 255 patriots, and likenesses of settlers.   The back of this 12-foot monument has…

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades proclaimed August as Emergency Management Awareness Month and heard an update on cleanup efforts following the Aug. 11 storms from the local EMA director during their Wednesday, Aug. 19 meeting. As previously reported,…

FRANKFORT — It was a good start for the McClain football team after opening the 2026 season with a big 37-8 non-conference victory at Adena Friday night at Bostic Field.  Despite losing their starting tailback Landon McNeal early in the first quarter to an injury, the Tigers used a strong passing…

MT. ORAB — Two plays of 50-plus yards for touchdowns were what stood out the most for the Hillsboro Indians in Week 1 during their 2026 season opener against the Western Brown Broncos at Kibler Stadium.  Other than those plays, the Friday night lights were not kind to the Indians in Week 1 as an…

Week 1 Friday, Aug. 21 Frontier Athletic Conference (FAC) Hillsboro 13, Western Brown 49 McClain 37, Adena 8 Circleville 0, Chillicothe 34 Waverly 14, Miami Trace 48 Washington 20, Mechanicsburg 32 Scioto Valley Conference (SVC) Paint Valley 0, Valley 41 McClain 37, Adena 8 Huntington 27, Newark…

Tuesday evening at Hillsboro High School, the Hillsboro Lady Indians earned a Frontier Athletic Conference victory by defeating the visiting Washington Lady Blue Lions in all five matches for the 5-0 team win.  Hillsboro has won all three of their FAC matches to date (Aug. 18) as they’ve also…