The working group, informally announced during the Governor’s signing of House Bill 96 and associated line-item vetoes, will be co-chaired by former legislators Bill Seitz and Pat Tiberi, also a former congressman and President and CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable.

On July 9 at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Highland County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call to respond to the 5000 block of Wildcat Road in Concord Township.

Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman has announced a bid to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s property tax vetoes. The House plans to take up three of the governor’s vetoes in a July 21 session, but the notice leaves the door open for more overrides down the line.

“It’s clear there was a conspiracy to cover up President Biden’s cognitive decline after Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician and family business associate, refused to answer any questions,” Comer said in a statement. “Dr. O’Connor took the Fifth when asked if he was told to lie about President Biden’s health and whether he was fit to be President of the United States,” Comer disclosed.

The Greenfield Music Festival committee has announced a one-day summer benefit concert featuring four local musicians in downtown Greenfield, Ohio on Saturday, July 19.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

The Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board discussed plans for the future of the state’s grant programs, which have been used to fund numerous land bank projects during the past two budget cycles, during their Thursday, July 3 meeting.

Ten people have been arrested so far in a “planned ambush” of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in north Texas.

A legal team led by former Democratic state Rep. Jeff Crossman has filed a class action lawsuit challenging Ohio’s plan to pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium.

The Village of Greenfield intends to make several improvements to Felson Park. They will create a reimagined space on a regional bikeway along Paint Creek and house a venue for Greenfield’s cultural events and festivals, arts and civic gatherings.

A finding for recovery of $1,338.96 was issued Tuesday against the former fiscal officer for Scioto Township in Jackson County over fees and penalties from late payments.

Three area banks are sponsoring the stage for the 2025 Festival of the Bells, set for July 10-12 at the Highland County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro.

A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey, who finished basic training last year, saved 165 lives on his first mission during the Independence Day flood in Kerr County.

Cleveland city schools is not legally responsible for the death of an 11-year-old student whose family attributed his suicide to the use of a school-issued device, the Eighth District Court of Appeals ruled.

The death tally in Kerr County alone has topped 106 as more bodies continue to be found following the historic Independence Day flash flood.