As of Thursday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m., the National Weather Service has confirmed at least two tornadoes touched down locally during the overnight hours.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) this week introduced the College Admissions Accountability Act to ensure merit-based admittance to universities and prevent racial preferences from being utilized during the admission process.

The California Legislature quashed a bill that would have banned students from using sex-segregated programs or facilities of the opposite gender, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signaled his support for such a policy while hosting conservative activist Charlie Kirk on his podcast.

In the lead-up to July 4, 2026, Highland County recently announced it will work in unison with the America 250-Ohio Commission, Ohio’s official state commission charged with creating the celebration of the country’s semiquincentennial, as an official America 250-Ohio Community. 

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

A Paducah, Ky. man was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty in Highland County Common Pleas Court to an amended charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, which allegedly occurred in 2008.

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels recognized several representatives of Highland County Job & Family Services with a proclamation in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month during their Wednesday, April 2 meeting.

Over 200 attended the Highland County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday, March 29 at the Back Room Paradise event center on Miller Lane.

Contributions will be used to sponsor scholarships for 2025 WHS graduates and to offset the reservation for those attending the annual alumni.

The former fiscal officer for the Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District in Highland County pleaded guilty Monday to two criminal counts related to his improper use of a district credit card and penalties and interest from late payroll remittances.

Ohio Republican House leaders shared their version the state’s two-year spending plan on Tuesday, with House Speaker Matt Huffman hoping to vote on the bill next week. The bill nixes tax increases proposed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on gambling, cigarettes, and marijuana.

With the wins, the GOP will pad their U.S. still slim House majority to 220 seats to 213 for Democrats.

Susan Crawford won the highly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday night as both CNN and The Associated Press called the race.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump seeks to establish a new government office to assist companies looking to invest more than $1 billion in growing their business in the U.S. 

Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, has announced a measles outbreak in Ashtabula County and one confirmed case of a visitor in Knox County who exposed others to measles in Knox and nearby counties.