The Highland County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the presentation of the 13th annual Ag is Everyone’s Business event on Friday, March 7 at Southern State Community College’s Patriot Center, located at 100 Hobart Drive in Hillsboro.

The federal government borrowed $710 billion in the first three months of fiscal year 2025, just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) Director Kim Hauck and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Pamela Boratyn Friday unveiled the first of 29 planned universal changing stations at Ohio rest areas.

A federal court in Kentucky has ruled that the Biden administration’s rule-making expanding Title IX to include gender identity is “unlawful.”

The Adams County Community Foundation recently announced a new memorial fund has been established in honor of the late David B. Worley to support educational and arts initiatives in the Adams County community.

Within one month of each other, two federal judges ruled that a law passed by Congress is “likely unconstitutional” and ruled in favor of small businesses.

Greenfield Village Council has rescheduled the Jan. 6 work session meeting, which was canceled due to the weather. A special meeting will be held at 4:45 p.m. Jan. 13 at City Hall for the first reading of Ordinance 1-2025, an ordinance supporting the Ohio Municipal League's challenge of AT&T's tariff application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and declaring an emergency. Council also will discuss, deliberate and possible decide on the hiring of a city manager.

A Lynchburg man’s sentence in a felonious assault and abduction case was reduced by two years this week, after the Fourth District Court of Appeals reversed the original judgment in a decision issued in November.

A finding for recovery of $1,079 was issued Thursday against the fiscal officer for the South Webster-Bloom Township Joint Fire District in Scioto County over interest and penalties paid for late tax remittances.

With just days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office, outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a swath of immigration orders that appear to be designed to prevent illegal border crossers from being deported and open up more ways for foreign nationals to stay in the country.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced the appointment of Keith Washburn to the Chillicothe Municipal Court.  

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law.

The Greenfield Exempted Village School District Board of Education held its organizational meeting on Jan. 8, 2025.

President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats and the New York judge who sentenced him to an unconditional discharge, meaning he won't go to jail, before taking office on Jan. 20. He said he will appeal the sentence.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Jan. 10-11.