Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels met with several county officials during their Wednesday, Jan. 22 meeting, as their agenda included approving a tax levy issue for the 2025 primary, hearing updates on financial matters and revising the county’s recently approved employee handbook.

Recaps from recent Highland County basketball games (Jan. 16-20).

The Highland County ACCESS/Workforce Development Program offers opportunities for student success with hands-on workplace experience through internships. Local schools have selected the following Work-Based Learning participants as Students of the Month for January.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Jan. 20-26 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

Much of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) meeting Thursday, Jan. 16 focused on plans for properties currently in the land bank’s possession, as there was little progress in the past month on the cleanup of properties using state grant funds.

Four local K-9 officers received badges from the Highland County Prosecutor’s Office and Prosecutor’s Victim/Witness Office in a ceremony held Thursday, Jan. 16 in the Highland County Common Pleas Courtroom.

An eight-count indictment that includes first-, second- and third-degree felony drug charges against a Greenfield man was unsealed Thursday after the suspect was arrested.

The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be holding their organizational and regular scheduled monthly meetings Jan. 21 at 6 p.m.

Sarah Fullenkamp, County Executive Director of the Highland County Farm Service Agency, would like to remind drought-impacted livestock producers of the upcoming deadline of the 2024 Livestock Forage Program (LFP) and 2024 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP).

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels voted Wednesday, Jan. 15 to establish a euthanasia policy for animals housed at the Highland County Dog Pound.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Jan. 15, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels proclaimed January as Highland County Suicide Prevention Month during their Wednesday, Jan. 15 meeting.

A Leesburg man was sentenced last week to at least five years in prison and ordered to forfeit over $20,000 after pleading guilty to a first-degree felony drug trafficking charge.

A Hillsboro man indicted on three counts, including second-degree felony burglary, was one of 15 individuals charged by a Highland County grand jury in their first session of the 2025 calendar year Tuesday, Jan. 14.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Jan. 13-19 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.