Dental disease impacts the ability to eat, the ability to carry on with everyday activities and overall quality of life for Ohioans.

A Hillsboro man was sentenced this month to a year in prison, plus three years of community control, after pleading guilty to charges in two different cases.

The Highland County Health Department is excited to announce the upcoming "Brake for Breakfast" drive-thru event in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We invite the community to join us on Friday, Oct. 13, from 7-9 a.m. at the health department’s parking lot, located at 1487 North High Street, Hillsboro 45133, for a morning filled with education, empowerment and community engagement.

The Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation is continuing to make headway in their fight against blight in the county, as the land bank board selected a tentative list of new properties to target using state cleanup funding during their Thursday, Sept. 21 meeting.

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County during the week of Sept. 25.

Sydney Shelton from the Mowrystown FFA had a phenomenal year at the Highland County Fair with her dairy cows.

There were Mowrystown FFA members who participated at the Highland County Fair with their goats and ended up with a lot of success.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades met with Steve Williams and Gary Cooper of Southern Ohio Communications Services, who provided an update on the company’s broadband installation in the area during the Wednesday, Sept. 20 commission meeting.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades held a work session with Highland County economic development director Julie Bolender during their Wednesday, Sept. 20 meeting, encouraging her to look into ways the county can support a new workforce development proposal.

On Saturday, Sept. 2, the breeding, market and dairy goats moved into the Highland County Fair from noon-4 p.m., with weigh-in following at 7 p.m. That was the start to the week, and then some of the Hillsboro FFA members exhibited goats throughout the week.

As of Sept. 17, the Highland County Dog Pound was over capacity with 45 dogs and 12 puppies. Listed are some of the dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls, courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

The ninth annual Highland County Farm Tour took place Sept. 16 in the New Petersburg area.

During the week of the Highland County Fair, six members of the Hillsboro FFA competed in livestock judging. These members consisted of Blake Herdman, Corbin Winkle, Emma Yochum, Claire Winkle, Jacob Seaman and Cameron Burkard.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik Friday announced that nearly two dozen communities will receive funding to complete critical infrastructure and neighborhood improvement projects that improve quality of life for local residents.