The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education approved a revision to the district’s “personal communication devices” policy at their Monday, June 17 meeting, which will now require students to have their phones off at all times during the school day.
Join the African American Awareness Research Council (AAARC) of Hillsboro and Ohio Humanities for a celebration of Juneteenth Freedom Day Saturday, June 22 from 1-3 p.m..
The Ohio Auditor’s Office released Highland County’s audit for 2022 on Tuesday, June 18, with the audit including findings for recovery and of “material weakness,” “noncompliance” and “significant deficiency,” totaling eight findings altogether.
Members of the Highland County Honor Guard conducted a flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, June 14, at Amvets Post 61 on North Shore Drive, Rocky Fork Lake.
In my previous column celebrating everything that was of excellence for Highland County athletics from the 2023-24 season. This week, I wanted to take one final look at this past school year’s sports calendar before starting to get notes and information compiled for the upcoming fall sports seasons, as it does take some time to get organized for football previews and have information available for other fall sports team previews.
Hillsboro City Council members took action on a number of items related to the ongoing Roberts Lane extension project during their Thursday, June 13 meeting.
The regularly scheduled Hillsboro Planning Commission meeting on June 17 has been canceled due to a lack of a quorum. The meeting will not be rescheduled.
A Miami University Farmer School of Business graduate is one of just 40 people in the United States to earn the Elijah Watt Sells award for his performance on the CPA Exam last year. More than 86,000 individuals sat for the CPA Exam in 2023.
The sixth annual Rocky Fork Lake Fourth of July parade, organized by the Rocky Fork Lake Business Advisory Committee, will be held Thursday, July 4 at 10 a.m.
Local military veteran Ralph Michael was laid to rest Thursday afternoon, with his funeral procession including a military escort through uptown Hillsboro.
Longtime firefighter and public servant James “Jim” Ferrell was laid to rest Tuesday, June 11 in Hillsboro, with area first responders among those honoring his life.
