Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades met with representatives from the Highland County Sheriff’s Office to discuss several different contracts during their Wednesday, Jan. 28 meeting.

Amid congressional outcry over the Trump administration’s military actions in Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the moves Wednesday and outlined future plans to U.S. lawmakers.

I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Highland County Juvenile and Probate Judge. I respectfully ask for consideration and support in the May 5, 2026, primary election.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today introduced the Towing Safety Act, which will allow tow truck operators to transport a large, disabled vehicle to a nearby location instead of being required to disassemble it on the sides of busy highways. The Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) is a supporting organization of this bill.

Senate Republicans’ hopes of finishing the government funding process without incident were dashed over the weekend with a second fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis. 

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

While the loads of snow and frigid temps meant that not everyone that was scheduled to have presentations at the Jan. 26 Greenfield school board meeting got to be there, that didn’t mean that gifts for school board members were unable to be present.

Greenfield Historical Society's Feb. 1, Sunday dinner has been postponed to Feb. 8 because of the weather.  

A trial connected to Ohio’s controversial House Bill 6 is set to begin on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Two former FirstEnergy executives, CEO Chuck Jones and top lobbyist Michael Dowling, will face a jury in Summit County.

Findings for recovery totaling $4,655.93 were issued Tuesday, Jan. 27 mostly against the treasurer for the Hamilton County Mathematics and Science Academy in Cincinnati over late fees and sales tax that were improperly paid.

The complaint, filed by Washington County for Safe Drinking Water and signed by groups, including Buckeye Environmental Network, Save Ohio Parks and FaCT Ohio. demanding an “urgent, transparent investigation,” into the alleged ethics violations by Sen. Brian Chavez, R-Marietta.

McCarty Associates, a multidisciplinary architecture, engineering and surveying firm based in Southern Ohio, has announced a leadership transition, marking a new chapter for the company as it continues to evolve and expand its services.

According to the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio is experiencing a deep Arctic air mass that will keep temperatures well below normal throughout the week. The coldest wind chill factor is expected from tonight to Tuesday, with wind chill values of 20 to 25 degrees below zero.

The Xenia Community City School District must provide the email distribution list used to send the superintendent’s newsletter to a woman who requested it, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled last week.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued emergency orders to mitigate blackouts in New England and Texas as 24 states have declared an emergency due to an Arctic blast moving across the U.S. over the weekend.