The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), in collaboration with the United States’ Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced the discovery of the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) on two properties in Stonelick Township in Clermont County.

On Friday, July 20 at approximately 6:22 p.m. the Hillsboro Police Department received a report of assault on a female in the 100 block of West North Street. Upon the officers' arrival, it was found that Ryan P. McBrayer, 28, of Wilmington, had assaulted a 30-year-old Hillsboro woman at her residence.

Ohio's unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in June, down from 7.3 percent in May, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said that Rebecca L. Green (formerly Butcher), 51, a former Warren County Department of Human Services supervisor, pled guilty today to three counts of theft in office and two counts of tampering with records.

Gearing up for a week of learning, prayer and wholesome fun, Person to Person Ministries will host the 41st annual Family Camp, July 23-26 at Restoration Acres in Hillsboro. Family Camp is one of the most well-known ministry programs of Person to Person Ministries, a non-denominational organization based in Hillsboro and aimed at "assisting the church in building disciples," according to their website.

Highland County Commissioners Jeremy Shaffer and Tom Horst voted, 2-0, Wednesday to request a hearing with the Ohio Department of Commerce/Division of Liquor Control regarding a Rainsboro business.

Home sales activity throughout Ohio increased 10.6 percent in June, helping the marketplace record its 12th consecutive monthly sales gain, according to the statistics provided by the state’s Multiple Listing Services.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a double fatal crash at U.S. 62 south of Hillsboro at Dunlap Road that occurred at approximately 2:29 p.m. Wednesday, July 18.

According to the Ohio Department of Health, 19 hospitals have closed their maternity units since 2004.

The most recent maternity unit to close its doors was at Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, which since has become Southwest Regional Medical Center.

A Dodge Neon rolled from the UDF parking lot on North High Street in Hillsboro Tuesday morning, crossing West North Street and coming to rest on the south side of the Hillsboro Post Office.

A Hillsboro man has been indicted on heroin trafficking charges, following an undercover drug investigation by the Highland County Sheriff's Office and the Pipeline 23 Major Crimes Task Force.

    Lamoine Curtis, 51, was indicted by a grand jury in Highland County Common Pleas Court during its July session. He was arrested July 13 on the warrant from the indictment.

The Highland County Cattleman’s Association and Highland County Beef Queen Tori Walker completed the 2012 “Summer of Giving” project on July 9, with donations made to five area families.

A pair of outstanding basketball coaches will be honored as grand marshals of the Greene Countrie Towne Festival parade. The local coaching legends are Rick Van Matre and Dennis Overstake, who have attained remarkable success in shaping the lives of young people at McClain High School. Both have also achieved amazing career records as coaches.

The Search and Extraction team is part of the Ohio National Guard's Homeland Response Force. The Homeland Response Force is one of 10 organizations nationally that can respond to a chemical, biological, radical or nuclear disaster.