Recaps from recent girls basketball games.

Waw-wil-a-way Chapter of NSDAR installed new officers at the December meeting.

Members of the Highland County Veterans Honor Guard held a “Wreaths Across America” observance Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Highland County Veterans Memorial.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Dec. 16-22 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

Ohioans can start planning visits to all of their favorite fairs across the state. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Friday released the official dates for the 2025 fair season, which includes Ohio’s 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.

Highland County commissioners David Daniels, Brad Roades and Terry Britton agreed to roll back a portion of the county’s property taxes for current expenses for one year, in response to recent property reevaluations, during their Wednesday, Dec. 11 meeting.

Innergex community and government relations representative Janet Grothe presented a $21,250 check to Highland County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jennifer Schinkal and Lieutenant Craig Seaman for the purchase of five new Flock Safety cameras during the Wednesday, Dec. 11 Highland County commission meeting.

Highland County commissioners David Daniels, Brad Roades and Terry Britton heard an annual update on the Visitors Bureau of Highland County’s activities and accomplishments during their Wednesday, Dec. 11 meeting.

The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be holding their regular scheduled monthly meeting Dec. 17 at 6 p.m.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) continues to help strengthen Ohio’s top industry – food and agriculture. ODA is proud to announce that nine land trusts, seven counties or townships and 26 Soil and Water Conservation Districts will receive funding to help preserve farmland across the state.

Interact for Health has awarded four additional recipients of the Rural Changemaker Grant, the final round of strategic investments in rural communities for 2024.

The 10th District Court of Appeals has upheld a magistrate’s decision earlier this year ruling in favor of Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins and the City of Hillsboro in a quo warranto case involving the Hillsboro Area Economic Development Corporation, a community improvement corporation founded in 2015 under the tenure of former Hillsboro Mayor Drew Hastings.

Spread holiday cheer while making a difference: Highland Humane Society invites everyone to join them for Photos with Santa.

Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received Auditor of State Awards in September for their clean audit reports.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Dec. 9, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.