"You'll find we are family — welcome home!" echoed during a brief ceremony in front of Wilmington College's iconic Simon B. Goodman Memorial Carillon, where Sigrid Solomon, VP/chief student affairs officer and dean of students, greeted the initial assembly of the Class of 2027 Thursday afternoon (Aug. 17).

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Friday announced an unprecedented increase in the number of children who will now have access to high-quality preschool education.

Each year in mid-August, Wilmington College's faculty and staff assemble for the Opening Year Meeting. It historically hosts a gathering of campus colleagues, many of whom might not have seen one another since commencement, while also introducing new employees, recognizing service milestones and setting the tone for the new academic year. Classes start on Monday (Aug. 21).

The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m.

On July 27-29, Hillsboro FFA members Dalayna Collins, Corbin Winkle and Claire Winkle exhibited swine projects at the Ohio State Fair.

Wilmington College saluted 28 employees representing 410 years of service to the institution Tuesday (Aug. 15) during the Opening Year Meeting.

The Department of Justice and Department of Education jointly released guidance on Monday to colleges and universities about how to consider race in admissions decisions, following the Supreme Court’s summer decision that struck down affirmative action in higher education.

An elite group of 43 FFA Alumni, between the ages of 18-24, from 21 states across the country were selected to attend the New Century Farmer Conference, taking place July 23-27 in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference is designed for two- and four-year college students interested in pursuing a career in production agriculture.

Roughly 1 in 10 (11 percent) public school principals left the profession between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, according to data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) released recently by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tuesday announced 299 grantees have been awarded federal funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program to provide enrichment opportunities for students as they prepare to head back to school.

Students arranged red and blue letters to spell various words such as “lip,” “twin” and “keys.” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and first lady Fran DeWine observed about two dozen children, ages 3-6, spelling words at Columbus Montessori Education Center Thursday morning.

As part of a cooperative agreement to develop and implement the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative, Action for Healthy Kids last Monday announced that it is awarding nearly $30 million in subgrants to 264 school districts across 44 states and the District of Columbia, reaching students in some of our nation’s highest-need schools.

Local teens learned the value of hard work through the 2023 Summer Youth Work Program.

Agriculture plays a key role in everyday life. As the membership in the National FFA Organization continues to grow, it’s evident that students today understand the important role they can also play in agriculture.

Southern State recently joined forces with many local businesses across Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, and Highland counties to host a monthlong outreach initiative called Patriot Palooza. The event brought awareness to the many programs and opportunities offered by the College as well as the start of Fall Semester, which begins on Aug. 21.