Highland County Health Commissioner Dr. Jim Vanzant was the guest speaker at the June 23 meeting of the Highland County Board of Realtors at the Hillsboro Ponderosa Banquet Center.

The state class AA rankings were published Tuesday, Jan. 7. For the first time in many years, two SCOL teams were ranked among the top 20 high school teams in Ohio. The McClain Tigers were ranked fourth, and Washington’s Blue Lions were ranked 16th. The No. 4 ranking was the all-time best for McClain to that point in school history.

The majority of us in America’s small towns and rural communities are friends and neighbors. And we ought to start acting like it. In the past several months, we seem to have lost a little focus on the important things. Why?

Members of the Hillsboro City Council and Administration disagree on what township residents should have to pay for fire and EMS coverage, especially compared to what the citizens of Hillsboro pay. 

Council's finance committee met Thursday evening, at the request of Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Ralph Holt to discuss numbers associated with providing the coverage to Hamer, Jackson, Liberty, New Market, Paint and Washington townships. 

Cathleen M. Shorter, 53, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Highland District Hospital.

On Tuesday, July 12, all 4-H food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, health, child development, money management, genealogy, home furnishing and creative arts projects will be judged at Southern State Community College in Hillsboro. Judging begins at 9 a.m.

Highland County Airport Authority President Dan Cowdrey provided an update on a number of airport-related issues to the Highland County commissioners at their June 22 board meeting.

Whitney Lewis did almost everything a person could do at Lynchburg-Clay during her high school playing days. Now, it is time for her to take the next step in her basketball career, and that is to continue the strong tradition of the Lady Mustang program from the sideline.

Highland County Press sports editor Stephen Forsha talks about what would be his worst sports nightmare.