The sixth Natural Resources Officer (NRO) Training Academy concluded last week, as 12 new law enforcement officers were sworn in by Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz during a commissioning ceremony at Deer Creek State Park Lodge and Conference Center.
Muskingum University senior catcher Ryan Schwartz was honored for his outstanding performance by being named Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week.
For the first time in program history, a member of the Wilmington College women's basketball team has received the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Defensive Player of the Year award. The award was first given out in 2019, and Quakers guard Cassidy Lovett earned the honor Thursday, as well as being named Second Team All-OAC.
A Washington Court House man indicted last month has been sentenced to at least six years in prison after pleading guilty in Highland County Common Pleas Court to felonious assault and abduction charges.
The Hillsboro Indians had one of their own named the 2023-24 Frontier Athletic Conference Player of the Year, as it was announced on Saturday afternoon that junior Tate Davis was named the POY by the coaches of the conference.
Earlier this season, the Hillsboro Indians lost on the road to the Washington Blue Lions by 13 points, but on Thursday night in Hillsboro, that wasn’t the case.
Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County will host its annual 2024 Hike for Hospice, a community favorite for the past 33 years, Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 525 Glenn Ave., Washington Court House.
The Friday night Frontier Athletic Conference showdown on Jan. 26 for the McClain Tigers and Washington Blue Lions resulted in the visiting Blue Lions winning on the road by a 55-34 score at MHS.
The McClain Lady Tigers got back to their winning ways after two tough losses to Minford and Lynchburg with a convincing 60-30 victory over visiting Washington Wednesday night.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday the arrest of Earl Wesley Nixon II, 57, of Washington Court House, on charges of kidnapping, strangulation and aggravated assault.
Following a 28-point first quarter by the Hillsboro Lady Indians that gave them a 10-point lead over the Washington Lady Blue Lions Wednesday night, they didn’t relinquish the lead for the remainder of the game, defeating the visiting Lady Lions, 74-46.
For three quarters, the Hillsboro Indians battled strong on the road against the Washington Blue Lions, trailing by just four points after those first three frames.
On Friday night (Dec. 29), the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs finished the 2023 calendar year with a non-conference loss to the host Washington Blue Lions by a 68-40 score.
A Washington Court House man charged with felonious assault and a Seaman woman charged with aggravated theft were among the first indictments handed down by a Highland County grand jury in the 2024 calendar year.
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) recently held elections for directors in districts 1, 4, 7, 10 and one at-large position. The new board then held a meeting to elect the association’s officers for 2024.
The Whiteoak Lady Wildcats were unable to keep pace with the host Washington Lady Blue Lions in the final stages of their non-conference game Wednesday night, leading to the Lady ’Cats falling by a 37-33 score.
