Hillsboro VFW Post 9094 has announced this year's Veterans Day events.

A day after unveiling proposed new congressional maps, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved them. The bipartisan maps were unanimously approved Friday after nearly two hours of witness testimony, but no discussion among commission members.

At issue is whether the state’s regulator, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, acted legally in 2023 when it allowed Columbia Gas of Ohio to increase total fixed monthly charges from $36 a month to $58 a month by 2027 — a 50%-percent increase.

The Batavia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic crash involving four vehicles.

The ongoing government shutdown has dragged on for a month as Senate Democrats have blocked Republicans’ temporary funding bill more than a dozen times.

The executive order will provide up to $25 million for food assistance to help Ohio families that will be affected by the suspension of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, should the ongoing federal government shutdown continue.

The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) welcomes this week's announcement about minimum purchases of soybeans by China brokered by the Trump administration.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that China will resume buying U.S. agricultural products, ease restrictions on rare earth minerals and import oil and natural gas from Alaska.

"This order is an abuse of power, this order is a weaponized legal system," Sen. Ted Cruz said. "My assumption is Judge Boasberg printed these things out like the placemats at Denny's." 

While attending the Ohio Business Roundtable CEO Summit in Lewis Center this week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and JobsOhio announced the creation of the new JobsOhio Energy Opportunity Initiative, a $100 million fund for economic development opportunities over a five-year period.

Sen. Grassley at today’s press conference said, in part: “Arctic Frost was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors could improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus. Contrary to what [Jack] Smith has said publicly, this was clearly a fishing expedition.

Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education members received updates on a variety of ongoing events during their Monday, Oct. 20 meeting, as the activities for the 2025-26 school year are in full swing.

Southern Ohio Genealogical Society (SOGS) will present a program featuring basic rules of parliamentary procedure by Jim Faust on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at 1487 N. High Street, Hillsboro.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday for the second time this year, not nearly as much as President Donald Trump wants the central bank to reduce rates.