The Lynchburg Lions Club recently donated a tree to the Lynchburg Branch of the Highland County District Library.  

House Bill 413 would require political subdivisions across Ohio to submit both expenditure and revenue information to be added to the Ohio Checkbook database, a public online resource that allows taxpayers to see how government funds are collected and spent.

Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse five Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $542,176 from the government health-care program for the needy. Three additional people face charges for allegedly stealing from nursing home residents.

Proposed resolutions in the Ohio legislature would give citizens the chance to make voter photo identification, already required by state law for in-person voting, a part of the state constitution as well.

“As executive director of the Visitors Bureau of Highland County, I am incredibly proud to see Appalachian Ohio come together under the Ohio’s Rolling Hills brand," said Jamie Wheeler, executive director of the Visitors Bureau of Highland County.

Tennessee already has granted $10.8 million of taxpayer money from its special events fund toward luring Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 to Nashville in additional to the $500 million in state funding and $3.1 billion estimated tax capture to build new Nissan Stadium.

The Monday, May 18 meeting of the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education was a celebration of numerous accomplishments from the 2025-26 school year, including the work of the elementary school’s student council, graduating seniors, staff members and more.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday suggested to a federal appeals court that upholding a lower court decision blocking the Trump administration’s access to sensitive voter data would weaken its ability to investigate racial discrimination in voting.

The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to impact traffic in Highland County. All outlined work is weather permitting.