Wilmington College stakeholders came through with flying colors by more than doubling this year’s Giving Tuesday (Nov. 28) campaign goal. Alumni, students, employees, trustees and friends of the College contributed $108,081 in support of specific programs and the general operation of the institution.

AFS-USA, the largest partner in a worldwide network of nonprofit, volunteer-based international education organizations, announces AFS-USA Global Citizen Scholarship & Aid, offering U.S. high school students over $1 million in scholarships to study abroad with AFS-USA.

Southern State’s Kayla Bradshaw has been selected as a recipient of the Intel Semiconductor Scholarship for Women.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Higher Education, Monday announced the official launch of the Governor’s Merit Scholarship Program.

The McClain Art Club recently painted windows at the Yusa Corporation in Washington C.H.

The Greenfield Exempted Village School District will have a special meeting of the Board on Monday, Dec. 4, at 6:15 p.m. in the GEVSD Boardroom.

The sounds of Christmas and other winter holidays, along with renditions of other favorite tunes, are in store when Wilmington College's Music Department presents its annual Winter Concert on Tuesday (Dec. 5), at 7:30 p.m. in Hugh G. Heiland Theatre.

A Cleveland State University associate professor gave Senate Bill 83 — a massive proposed piece of legislation that would overhaul higher education in Ohio — a failing grade.

December is a time in which many persons of various faiths, ethnicities and nationalities observe holidays and special traditions. Wilmington College is hosting its annual Winter Holiday Celebration program highlighting some of these religious, cultural and secular events Monday (Dec. 4), at 6:30 p.m., in T. Canby Jones Meetinghouse in Boyd Cultural Arts Center. The community is welcome to attend.

Art created by Greenfield Elementary fifth graders will go up for auction starting Dec. 1, with proceeds to benefit a middle school student battling leukemia.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) award a local high school senior each year for a written essay about the benefit to local communities and the United States of being a “good citizen.” This year, all six high schools in Highland County participated.

Bill Neville, executive director of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, has been placed on leave while special counsel hired by the Ohio Attorney General’s office investigates allegations made against him by system employees. The complaints, first reported by NBC4, appear to be separate from other controversies over the fund’s performance and investment strategies.

More than 1,100 students from 28 schools across Adena Health’s nine-county service area will be provided with something new to be thankful for during this Thanksgiving week, courtesy of the health system’s annual Coats for Kids program.

Homeland Credit Union annually recognizes 20 students within their field of membership for their past efforts and future goals through the Homeland Credit Union scholarship.

Dr. Jason T. Parrish represented Wilmington College as its 2023 Teaching Excellence Award winner at the Greater Cincinnati Collegiate Connection’s 36th annual Celebration of Teaching event held earlier this month.