Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels were updated on plans to expand an existing solar project, with additional acreage for a larger solar development as well as a new battery storage facility, during commissioners’ Wednesday, Nov. 12 meeting.

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels met with several guests during their Wednesday, Nov. 12 meeting, which included issuing a proclamation recognizing Nov. 16-22 as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Highland County.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced this week that his office has trained and deployed the state’s first AI-powered election administration assistant with immediate, around-the-clock availability to election officials in all 88 counties.

A finding for recovery of $46,695.90 was issued Thursday against the operators of a closed Cincinnati charter school that received more state funds than its final student data supported.

Ohio customers also have faced a sizable surcharge for corruption over the past decade. In 2023, former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy in which FirstEnergy paid $61 million in bribes to get a $1.3 billion ratepayer bailout. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Vice President Michael Dowling face felony charges in the same HB 6 scandal.

The U.S. House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol cost almost twice as much as previously reported, including spending taxpayer funds for TV news producers and documentary filmmakers to create videos dramatizing its case against President Donald Trump.

The Protect the Public's Trust group filed a federal complaint against the Dayton Public School District, alleging it violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports and concealing their biological sex from other parents.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

Bright Local Schools proudly recognized Marley Gobin, a Whiteoak High School senior, at the recent Board of Education meeting, where she was awarded a scholarship from the Waw-wil-a-way Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Trump administration is cracking down on Mexican cartel-dug tunnels at the southwest border. The tunnels are built and used to smuggle drugs, weapons, people and other illicit contraband, authorities have found. Two major finds this year were in the high traffic areas of El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California, where established cartel operations have controlled the areas for years. 

The White House is exploring all of its options for sending Americans $2,000 tariff rebate checks, even as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a legal challenge to the president's use of tariffs.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) voted Nov. 12 to reopen the federal government and end the 43-day federal government shutdown, which was the longest in American history.

HongShan was investigated by the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, with a 2024 report detailing the high volume of now-HongShan investments linked to the Chinese military and human rights abuses. 

These incidents have been reported by the HPD.

The Georgetown post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a serious injury hit-skip crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred around 8:21 p.m. Nov. 5, on state Route 286 near the intersection of Upper Five Mile West Road in Sterling Township, Brown County.