Committee members Tuesday released the official schedule for the 2026 City of Hillsboro Festival of the Bells, which will be held July 2-4 in uptown Hillsboro with the theme “Bells Through the Ages.”
The Adams County Community Foundation has awarded a grant to Hospice of Hope to support a special patient-centered initiative designed to provide comfort, dignity and meaningful personal connections for hospice patients and their families.
Pike County Prosecuting Attorney Michael A. Davis is pleased to report that Christopher Barfield, 50, of Waverly was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole by the honorable Rob Junk, Judge of the Pike County Court of Common Pleas, for the murder of a male victim and the attempted murder of a female victim in Piketon last year.
Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson accuse six Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $326,824 from the government healthcare program for the needy.
“For six months, I have been negotiating with Anthony Fauci's lawyers over a date to testify before my Homeland Security Committee. He finally agreed to appear this month. Then he backed out. So I subpoenaed him,” Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., posted on social media Tuesday. “He will testify in July.”
In August, the Highland County Historical Society will induct five more members into its hallowed Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include Brad D. Nelson, Ph.D., Dinah Phillips, Leslie Ramsey, Dr. Robert T. “Rob” Sharp and the late Paul Turner.
Representatives Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Greg Stuebe (FL-17) introduced the Guarding Hours-of-Service Oversight and Stopping Tampering by Remote Unofficial Carrier Keeper Act, otherwise known as the GHOSTRUCK Act.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that 455 people have been indicted for alleged health care fraud, believed to cost taxpayers over $6.5 billion.
Highland County commissioners Terry Britton and Brad Roades held an abbreviated meeting Tuesday, June 23 and met with Jennifer Maynard of the county records department.
The package reflects years of bipartisan, bicameral work and incorporates priorities from the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and White House into a unified package to address America’s housing affordability crisis.
The Highland County Democratic Party has announced a retirement celebration for longtime party chairperson Dinah Phillips. The celebration will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 19 at the Hi-TEC Center at 1575 North High Street, Hillsboro. Dinah will be honored for her "50 years of dedication, service and impact."
