Highland County commissioners Brad Roades and Terry Britton authorized the Sheriff’s Office to apply for COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) grant funding to help offset the salaries for additional personnel during their Wednesday, Feb. 12 meeting.

Love was all around Monday night as Highland County Democrats gathered at the Chillicothe Avenue headquarters to welcome a flurry of new members, new ideas and special guests.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Feb. 12, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

The District 14 Coaches Association has released their 2024-25 All-District girls basketball honorees, with Highland County having 14 players honored, along with two Coach of the Year selections.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Feb. 10-15 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

The Highland County Board of Elections would like to notify the public of their regular meeting being rescheduled to certify candidate petitions, local options and levies.

Recaps from recent girls basketball games.

Hillsboro Elks 361, located south of Hillsboro, celebrated recent renovations with a ribbon cutting from the Highland County Chamber of Commerce, along with members of the community, on Feb. 4.

The Southeast District of the OHSAA released the 2025 sectional/district brackets for boys basketball teams Sunday afternoon.

A Greenfield man was sentenced to four years in prison this week after pleading guilty to drug possession and tampering with evidence charges.

A Greenfield woman was sentenced this week to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to conveying drugs into the Greenfield Jail.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Feb. 8, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities, in conjunction with the Ohio Attorney General's Office of Dave Yost’s Ohio Human Trafficking Initiative, will host a Parent Outreach Day event Feb. 21.

Local law enforcement officers working with the Highland County Task Force made arrests in various parts of the county this week after a Highland County grand jury handed down 25 indictments, 12 of which were secret.

Chad McConnaughey presented his annual Highland County Recorder’s Office report to commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels at their Wednesday, Feb. 5 meeting.