The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of July 21, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

The 2025 OHSAA Division IV state runner-up Hillsboro Lady Indians were recognized on back-to-back days, with Highland County commissioners honoring the team Wednesday, July 16 and the City of Hillsboro issuing a proclamation Thursday, July 17.

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels honored the County Commissioners Association of Ohio’s Southwest District recipient of the 2025 Ohio Counties Scholarship during their Wednesday, July 16 meeting.

The Highland County Republican Party, through its Central Committee members residing in Hillsboro, recently appointed Linda Conrad as Hillsboro City Treasurer, due to the resignation of former treasurer Cristal Kier.

The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County this week.

A Hillsboro man was sentenced to community control recently after pleading guilty to failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer.

A Greenfield man convicted of felonious assault nearly two years ago was resentenced this week to the same five-year prison term following an appellate court order.

A Hillsboro man was sentenced Thursday to at least 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of rape.

The Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board discussed plans for the future of the state’s grant programs, which have been used to fund numerous land bank projects during the past two budget cycles, during their Thursday, July 3 meeting.

A Greenfield man was sentenced last week to community control after pleading guilty to tampering with evidence.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of July 7, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County during the week of July 7.

A Hillsboro man was sentenced this week to community control after pleading guilty in May to pandering obscenity involving a minor.

A Clarksville woman was sentenced this week to prison, and ordered to pay thousands of dollars in restitution and fines, after pleading guilty to meth trafficking charges in connection with a Highland County Task Force investigation.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton and David Daniels voted to implement a new tax assessment on the county’s two hospitals, opening the opportunity for those facilities to recoup funds with no revenue impact on the county, during their Wednesday, July 2 meeting.