The Fairfield boys cross-country team were winners in their season opener at Piketon on Monday, Aug. 22, defeating eight other schools en route to the victory.

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha talks mostly about Week 1 of the high school football season, along with a few thoughts on volleyball and the upcoming sports week.

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha talks mostly about Week 1 of the high school football season, along with a few thoughts on volleyball and the upcoming sports week.

Thirty states boosted the proportion of eligible kids covered under the federal-state program and the national average moved from 80 percent to nearly 85 percent, according to a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute. Preliminary U.S. Census data suggests that expansion is continuing, the study says.

The Hillsboro Garden Club Community Beautification Awards for 2011 have been presented to Daryel Uhrig (homeowner) and Craig Turner and John Turner of the Turner Funeral Homes for the business award.

The Hillsboro Garden Club Community Beautification Awards for 2011 have been presented to Daryel Uhrig (homeowner) and Craig Turner and John Turner of the Turner Funeral Homes for the business award.

During the 27-day trip, she will visit all six hospitals in Ohio, stopping in 45 cities along the way. The bicycle tour will follow U.S. 22 from Circleville, through Washington Court House and Wilmington, before continuing west toward Lebanon. Her tour will take her to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, Mercy Children’s Hospital in Toledo, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland and Akron Children’s Hospital.

In front of one of their largest crowds in recent memory, the Paint Valley Bearcats gave their fans more than enough to cheer about Friday night against Belpre.

The Community Improvement Corporation of the Lynchburg area recently hosted the residents of Lynchburg to an evening of fun and entertainment in the town's third annual block party.