Planning is underway for the 54th annual Ernie Blankenship Radio-Telethon conducted by the Hillsboro and Greenfield Rotary Clubs for the benefit of the Highland County Society for Children and Adults. The Hillsboro Rotary Club broadcast will take place on Wednesday, March 25 from 7-9 p.m. at the Hillsboro Orpheum. This year’s host bank will be NCB and its employees.

Ohio Senate Democrats have introduced a raft of legislation aimed at reining in data centers. The bills would eliminate tax breaks, require developers cover infrastructure costs and impose greater oversight for data center projects.

These incidents have been reported by the GPD.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

The American Association of School Administrators hosted a members-only virtual webinar last week, providing school leaders with guidance on how to respond to potential encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on school campuses. The DHS has previously stated that ICE does not conduct enforcement operations at schools.

Liberty Township trustees and residents met with Highland County commissioners at their Wednesday, Feb. 4 meeting to discuss the trustees’ recently passed resolution in opposition to solar development and possible remedies moving forward, including looking into zoning.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades approved a quote for a boiler replacement at the Highland County Justice Center Wednesday, Feb. 4, following yet another gas leak in the building.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is raising serious concerns about financial disclosures filed by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) indicating that her husband holds ownership stakes in two companies – eStCru LLC and Rose Lake Capital LLC – whose reported value unexplainably surged from $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024. 

A suspect in a 2012 attack on a United States compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans was arrested and will be prosecuted in the U.S., Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday. 

A finding for recovery of $53,499.17 was issued Thursday against a Hardin County man who was convicted of using falsified invoices to secure a publicly funded loan.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

“The Democrats’ proposal is ridiculous because it would stop our ability to deport illegal immigrant criminals who present a danger to America,” U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Thursday. “They are not serious about working to reform the immigration system or ICE […] I had hoped we would debate and find a solution. But it looks like we’re just going to debate.”

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Highland and surrounding counties from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6.

Fairfield Local Schools was proudly represented this week at the Ohio ACTE Student Showcase as students Kaylee Hurless-Miller and Emerson Zink presented at the Ohio Statehouse. Standing in front of educators and leaders from across the state, the two shared why career readiness should begin in middle school and how Fairfield is making that happen.

Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Congresswoman Carol Miller (WV-01) today introduced the Defend Rural Health Act, which will protect the integrity of federal rural health benefits by eliminating the “dually classified” loophole that has allowed urban hospitals to double dip into benefits designed for rural hospitals.