The Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board voted to award bids for 19 properties to be cleared under the state’s Building Demolition and Site Revitalization grant program during their Thursday, March 12 meeting.

With the May 5 primary election approaching, the Highland County Board of Elections recently released the official list of candidates and issues to appear on the ballot, including local and state races as well as U.S. Senate and Congress seats.

When asked, 78% of American voters said that requiring ballots to be received by election officials at the end of Election Day makes elections more secure, according to a new poll shared with The Center Square.

These incidents have been reported by the HPD.

A significant number of American voters are blaming AI data centers for rising energy costs across the country, a new poll reveals.

The U.S. is “very close” to meeting objectives in Iran, President Donald Trump said Friday, while providing a glimpse of the region after military strikes cease.

Highland County Auditor Alex Butler provided an overview of solar PILOTs, or payments in lieu of taxes, being collected this year during Highland County commissioners’ Wednesday, March 18 meeting.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections have begun sending ballots to military and overseas voters, officially kicking off the 2026 primary election.

The Hillsboro Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on April 20 at 5:30 p.m. at 130 North High Street (City Hall, Second Floor) Hillsboro. The purpose of this hearing is to hear public comment on an Application for Expansion of Nonconforming Use (2026-N-01) for 111 Lilley Ave E., Hillsboro, (parcel number: 25-53-001-111.04). 

As Republican-led states move to lower or eliminate income taxes, President Donald Trump's economic advisers have suggested moving ahead with broader state sales taxes to boost economic growth and wages for workers. Meanwhile, Democrat-led states are heading in the opposite direction, considering higher income and wealth taxes.

Several members of Congress raised concerns about Islamic terrorist threats now that the U.S. is approaching its 25-year anniversary of 9/11.

The constitutionality of a 2024 law prohibiting gender transition medications for adolescents will be reviewed by the Ohio Supreme Court.

These incidents have been reported by the HPD.

After court deliberations this week, the jury found that Afroman did not defame deputies in a satirical music video that featured footage of them raiding the rapper’s house.

A Greenfield man was sentenced to prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to a first-degree felony drug trafficking charge.