Jillian Elztroth presented her speech "Secular" to the Hillsboro Lions Club Thursday night. She is a Hillsboro High School junior who came in first place in the Hillsboro Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest

WRFD-TV will be filming footage for upcoming programming in Brown County at a Hess Auction Co. farm equipment auction for its "Successful Farming Machinery Show." The farm equipment auction, which will begin 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, is an absolute auction, selling the property of longtime Farm Bureau member Richard Bissantz, who is retiring from farming.

Second District Rep. Brad Wenstrup attended a town-hall meeting Monday at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, with approximately 30 people in attendance.

Kelly Red (Walker) & the Hammerheads opened The Fling Barn's 2013 summer concert series on Saturday, April 6 with her popular mix of blues and rock 'n' roll music. Walker told the Fling Barn crowd "It's great to be home and it's great to open the 2013 season at the Barn."

Kelly Red (Walker) & the Hammerheads opened The Fling Barn's 2013 summer concert series on Saturday, April 6 with her popular mix of blues and rock 'n' roll music. Walker told the Fling Barn crowd "It's great to be home and it's great to open the 2013 season at the Barn."

A West Portsmouth man escaped serious injury Monday morning when his Chevrolet Cobalt overturned on state Route 247 at the base of Folsom hill in Washington Township.

A West Portsmouth man escaped serious injury Monday morning when his Chevrolet Cobalt overturned on state Route 247 at the base of Folsom hill in Washington Township.

Highland County nominees include: Brandon Newland, Ernie Blankenship, Anna Spilker, Ted Rhoads, Tim Parry, Virginia Rhonemus, Fred Yochum, Terry Fouch, Bradley George, Mike Hurley, Marc Lewis, David Shafer, Mike Crone, Erica Hurless-Miller, Eric Luschek, John Moore, Danielle Sink, David Barrett, Bryon Morris, Hillsboro Ponderosa Steakhouse, and Sandy West.

A Leesburg man charged with a third-degree felony charge of domestic violence pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to a bill of information on the charge and was sentenced to a year and a half in prison.

A Hillsboro man charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs pleaded guilty Friday to a bill of information on the third-degree felony charges and a forfeiture specification.

Firefighters from Paint Creek, Stations 1 and 2, and Brush Creek Township responded Thursday evening at approximately 9:30 p.m. to a reported structure fire at 9095 Snake Road in Paint Township. First responders to the scene quickly assessed the fire and reported it was not a structure but some material burning next to a barn.

With two members of Hillsboro Boy Scout Troop 171 in attendance, the Highland County Board of Commissioners held its regularly scheduled April 3 board meeting with all members present

The Highland County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 2013 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Highland County during their April 3 meeting, and urged all citizens to support the efforts of the Alternatives to Violence Center to raise awareness of sexual assault in Highland County.

In 2000, William Latham, Jr. met several former prisoners of war at a survivors reunion at West Point, and decided to record their stories. He continued interviewing former prisoners, did extensive research on the history of the Korean War and assembled the material into a book.

In 2000, William Latham, Jr. met several former prisoners of war at a survivors reunion at West Point, and decided to record their stories. He continued interviewing former prisoners, did extensive research on the history of the Korean War and assembled the material into a book.