With heavy hearts yet joyful spirits, we celebrate the life of Robert "Bob" Brown Jr., who left us on July 7, 2026, at the age of 64. 

It’s a busy time for the Highland County Democrat Party. We have several upcoming events and hope you will join us for any or all of them. First, we want to remind you of the reception to honor our retiring chairperson, Dinah Phillips. Join us on Sunday, July 19 from 2-4 p.m. at the Hi-TEC Center, 1575 N. High St., Hillsboro.

I open the door, look at the vine, and say, "Today is the day I will cut you down," but the day takes me elsewhere, and the vine lives to greet me again.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s strongest allies in the U.S. Senate and a former presidential candidate, died Saturday night after a brief illness, a statement from his office said.

Hillsboro’s Shane Ison has been elected to the inaugural class of the Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame.

Five baseball players from Highland County were selected to Prep Baseball Report All-Ohio teams for their play during the spring of 2026, as Lynchburg-Clay sophomore Quin Wells (Division V) and Whiteoak junior Izayah Clift (Division VII) earned first-team selections.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades revisited discussions of county insurance and heard updates on maintenance, solar projects and Second Congressional District activities during their Wednesday, July 8 meeting.

Eight men have now been indicted by a federal grand jury for charges related to an alleged plot targeting the UFC cage-fighting event at the White House in June. 

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing invites nearly 3,800 nonprofit cemeteries across the state to apply for the FY 2027 Cemetery Grant Program. The program offers funding for non-routine exceptional maintenance projects and training for cemetery personnel in cemetery maintenance and operation.