Two bills were introduced in the Ohio Legislature Monday to suspend the state’s tax on gasoline and diesel fuel as drivers grapple with higher prices at the pumps amid conflict in the Middle East and other factors.

The Highland County Board of Elections would like to remind voters of the upcoming general election, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

State Representative Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) is pleased to share that the Ohio Controlling Board approved $66,693 for Southern State Community College to renovate a classroom into a new IT Center of Excellence.

The Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a horse-drawn carriage. The crash occurred Sept. 28 at approximately 6:45 p.m. on state Route 138 near Worley Mill Road in Paint Township, Highland County.

Financially struggling FirstEnergy in 2018 and 2019 paid more than $60 million through 501(c)(4) dark money groups to pass and protect a $1.3 billion ratepayer bailout related to Ohio House Bill 6.

On Sept. 22 at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers with the Wilmington Police Department responded to the Scheve Athletic Center at Wilmington College regarding a report of an individual allegedly taking photographs of the women’s soccer team while they were changing inside a female locker room.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today an enhanced audit process that will continually compare voter registration records maintained by Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections with the statewide voter registration database.

Southern State Community College is joining manufacturers, educators, and workforce partners across Ohio and the nation in celebrating Manufacturing Month this October while highlighting pathways into in-demand careers.

This class represents 14 Ohio counties and four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Included in the class is U.S. Army veteran Ronald S. Clark of Highland County.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced the approval of five projects that will create 1,173 new jobs, retain 601 jobs statewide, and result in more than $431 million in investments across Ohio. 

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, once again, was the only Democrat on Thursday to vote against a resolution which would limit President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran.

Ahead of a scheduled third reading and possible vote on a sewer rate increase in October, Hillsboro City Council members held a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 23 to further discuss the proposal.

During the Biden-Harris DOJ's investigation of the 2020 election, codenamed Arctic Frost, and the subsequent Special Counsel investigation, investigators unconstitutionally subpoenaed phone records for over a dozen Republican members of Congress and obtained gag orders to prevent the members from knowing that the Biden-Harris Administration had obtained these records.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) has announced that his office has surpassed 100,000 responses to constituent emails, letters, and calls since being sworn into office on January 3, 2025.