The Annual Meeting of the Highland County Historical Society will be held Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the Highland House Museum at 151 East Main Street in Hillsboro.
The public is encouraged to attend the Highland County Senior Citizens Center's annual popular event, Healthy Halloween Senior Expo on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
The Adams County Shelter for the Homeless can house up to 17 individuals at a time. But that is only able to shelter a fraction of those facing housing insecurity in the Appalachian county on the banks of the Ohio River.
The Highland County Historical Society will host a yard sale Aug. 4-5 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Highland House Museum, Main and East streets, in Hillsboro.
A "yes" vote will protect Ohio’s constitution by requiring a higher threshold – a 60-percent majority – to pass any future amendment to our constitution. This 60-percent threshold is well below the federal requirements that make changes to the U.S. Constitution.
The Highland County Community Action Organization, Inc. will host their 17th annual golf outing on Friday, Aug. 18 at Buckeye Hills Country Club located at 7261 Limes Road in Greenfield. Registration will open at 8 a.m.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol-Georgetown Post is currently investigating a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash. The crash occurred on July 7 at approximately 8:27 a.m. on state Route 32 at Tranquility Pike, Scott Township, Adams County.
Since at least March 2013, Hillsboro city officials have been made aware that the city's lodging (motel) tax was improperly levied. Since 2013, Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins has told anyone who would listen that this tax should not have been levied. So has The Highland County Press.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has announced the Highland County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile and Probate Divisions will receive a technology grant from the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Throughout the 2022-23 school year, high school students from Fairfield and Whiteoak participated in the first year of the 'I am a child of Highland County' leadership program.
Thanks to a group of generous donors who created four scholarship endowment funds, the Adams County Community Foundation will award 25 scholarships to Adams County students attending college or trade school.
In a notice dated May 8, the IRS charged the county a penalty under Section 6722 of the Internal Revenue Code for "failure to furnish payee statements or required information." That penalty totaled $229,067.86, with a due date of May 22, 2023.
