After lifetimes of dedication in service to others, and to the betterment of their communities, four area women were lauded for their work with their inductions into the Highland County Women's Hall of Fame.
 The induction banquet was held Tuesday at the Patriot Center on the Southern State Community College Campus in Hillsboro.

They held their positions in the poised formation of law enforcement officers, but they could not hold back their tears as a man hailed as the very embodiment of an officer of the law was given his "last call for service."

With more than a dozen K9 dogs and officers lining the entrance to the Hillsboro Cemetery, hundreds of law enforcement personnel from across three states laid to rest an exemplary officer whose work and passion made Highland County a better place to live. 

They held their positions in the poised formation of law enforcement officers, but they could not hold back their tears as a man hailed as the very embodiment of an officer of the law was given his "last call for service."

With more than a dozen K9 dogs and officers lining the entrance to the Hillsboro Cemetery, hundreds of law enforcement personnel from across three states laid to rest an exemplary officer whose work and passion made Highland County a better place to live. 

Fran DeWine, the wife of former U.S. Senator and current Ohio Attorney General candidate Mike DeWine, will be in Highland County Wednesday, Sept. 1.

As "Amazing Grace" was played on the bagpipes, more than 100 law enforcement officers in uniform - each clutching a single white carnation - paid tribute to a fallen brother in arms. 

The local Fraternal Order of Police held a memorial service Monday evening at the Hillsboro Church of Christ in honor of Lt. Randy Reffit, the jail administrator with the Highland County Sheriff's Office who died Thursday of complications from heart surgery and a stroke.And again on Tuesday, hundreds of family, friends, and co-workers paid their respects at the Hillsboro Church of Christ. 

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss found Greenfield resident Jim Blaine to be "technically in violation" of the terms of his house arrest, but Coss chose not to send Blaine back to jail after he went to the home of one of his "congregants" following the death of a family member.

Earlier this month, Blaine pleaded guilty to one count of forgery, a felony of the fifth degree, and aggravated theft, a felony of the third degree. The theft charge alleged that Blaine had stolen more than $100,000 from the Good Shepherd Church in Greenfield. 

A South Salem man faces three second-degree felony charges of attempted assault of a police officer with a firearm, after he fled police following a traffic stop.
 Justin Stubbs, 32, was arraigned Monday in Hillsboro Municipal Court before Judge David H. McKenna, during which the defendant used profanity when addressing the judge on the charges.

Law enforcement officers have located more than 40,000 pot plants in Ohio in the month of August - almost as many as officials uncovered in the state in all of last year.

On Aug. 28, the Ohio State Highway Patrol requested assistance from the Hillsboro Police Department and the Highland County Sheriff's Office in order to apprehend an armed suspect.

You can't really see it. Or smell it. Or hear it. Or taste it. Or touch it. But you know it's here. Or it soon will be.

Football friday night is off to a big start, with both the McClain Tigers and the Hillsboro indians bringing home big wins against Adena, and Western Brown respectively .

The Tigers powered over the Warriors 20-15; and the Indians beat the Broncos in the final seconds 35-34.

The flags of Highland County buildings are flying at half staff to honor and pay tribute to the life and work of Lt. Randy Reffitt.  
 Reffitt, 47, the jail administrator at the Highland County Justice Center, died Thursday morning following a stroke that resulted after surgery to remove a tumor he had in his heart.

Sasquatch Control, Inc. (SCI) formerly run by Highland County Press publisher Rory Ryan, was rendered ineffectual when Sasquatch entered the Highland County Press office on Thursday, Aug. 26.

Sasquatch Control, Inc. (SCI) formerly run by Highland County Press publisher Rory Ryan, was rendered ineffectual when Sasquatch entered the Highland County Press office on Thursday, Aug. 26.

Highland County Board of Elections representatives Dinah Phillips, Steve Hunter, Andy West, and Steve Witham met with Highland County Commissioners Gary Heaton, Tom Horst, and Shane Wilkin on Wednesday, Aug. 25.