Land bank coordinator Jason Johansen informed members of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board of various timeline extension requests for a number of projects covered under state grant funding during the board’s Thursday, May 22 meeting.

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced their spring Academic All-OAC athletes, and Wilmington College had 34 athletes honored.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of May 27-31 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change. All events are postseason unless otherwise noted.

The Frontier Athletic Conference has released its 2025 all-conference baseball team.

The Frontier Athletic Conference has announced its 2025 all-conference softball team.

The Frontier Athletic Conference has named its 2025 boys tennis all-conference team.

Superintendent Tim Davis discussed the “crazy busy” end of the school year, including an overview of recent honors, graduation, spring sports and the last days of school, during the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education’s Monday, May 19 meeting.

Members of the Hillsboro Elementary student council recapped the activities of the 2024-25 school year in a presentation to the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education at the board’s Monday, May 19 meeting.

The Cassner Foundation has announced their 2025 scholarship winners.

Hillsboro City Council members approved the latest legislation for tax increment financing for the long-planned Marriott Hotel project — now authorizing the issuing of bonds — and heard an update from several individuals working on the project, including one of the developers, Thursday, May 15.

One month after tabling an ordinance raising water rates, Hillsboro City Council members voted to approve and adopt the legislation during their Thursday, May 15 meeting.

The Thursday, May 15 Hillsboro City Council meeting saw the presentation of the city’s annual senior scholarships for Hillsboro High School graduates.