Over 200 attended the Highland County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday, March 29 at the Back Room Paradise event center on Miller Lane.

Contributions will be used to sponsor scholarships for 2025 WHS graduates and to offset the reservation for those attending the annual alumni.

The former fiscal officer for the Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District in Highland County pleaded guilty Monday to two criminal counts related to his improper use of a district credit card and penalties and interest from late payroll remittances.

Ohio Republican House leaders shared their version the state’s two-year spending plan on Tuesday, with House Speaker Matt Huffman hoping to vote on the bill next week. The bill nixes tax increases proposed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on gambling, cigarettes, and marijuana.

With the wins, the GOP will pad their U.S. still slim House majority to 220 seats to 213 for Democrats.

Susan Crawford won the highly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday night as both CNN and The Associated Press called the race.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump seeks to establish a new government office to assist companies looking to invest more than $1 billion in growing their business in the U.S. 

Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, has announced a measles outbreak in Ashtabula County and one confirmed case of a visitor in Knox County who exposed others to measles in Knox and nearby counties.

A Hillsboro man indicted on three counts of rape and a Greenfield man charged with three counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor were among the nine individuals indicted by a Highland County grand jury in their April 1 session.

Students at Rio Grande Community College, Hocking College, Ohio University, Shawnee State University, Southern State Community College and six regional career centers will soon be able to train on state-of-the-art equipment and boost their job preparedness thanks to the approval of $8 million in the latest round of Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) grants.

The annual community service day for McClain High School is approaching, and student organizers presented a little about what MHS Day means during the March 31 board of education meeting.

Grow Greater Greenfield (G3) and Y-Gradale are excited to announce Tunes & Stews, a community fundraising event set to take place on Saturday, April 5 from 5-7:30 p.m. at the McClain High School cafetorium.

Hillsboro High School Robotics team competed at the Ohio VEX robotics State Championship recently. High School team 45133J, the Chicken Tender Defenders, were division winners and state runners-up, earning a spot at the VEX Worlds competition in Dallas, Texas. 

With early voting set to begin in just one week, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is reminding voters of important dates and deadlines for the upcoming May 6 primary election.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine this week signed House Bill 54, the state’s $11 billion two-year transportation budget. The budget, which goes into effect on July 1, includes funding for critical transportation infrastructure projects across the state.