The Highland Harvesters 4-H club held a meeting at the Leesburg Community Building April 16.

The Village of Dundee, Mich. Police Department is reporting a fraud investigation that resulted in the apprehension of two individuals.

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County during the week of April 24.

Local teens are ready to learn the value of work as the 2023 Summer Youth Work Program gears up for another year.

In an 8-1 vote, members of the Ohio Power Siting Board and two local ad hoc board members voted to issue a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for the construction of the Palomino Solar project in Dodson and Union Townships during a meeting Thursday, April 20.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades met with representatives of Highland County Community Action to discuss conflict resolution options for an issue with a Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) project and gave another update on sewer improvement plans during their Wednesday, April 19 meeting.

Buford Church of Christ will be hosting a National Day of Prayer service May 4 at 7 p.m. The church is located at 2457 state Route 138 in Buford.

The Fab Five 4-H Club met April 2 at the Leesburg Friends Church basement.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently auctioned off $51,542 of ginseng and yellow root that was forfeited from illegal possession cases. That total came from 59.7 pounds of ginseng and 3.1 pounds of yellow root from evidence collected following cleared Ohio court processes.

The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be holding their regularly scheduled monthly meeting April 18 at 6 p.m.

In a meeting that lasted nearly two hours, Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades cautioned customers to be aware of potential sewer rate increases, heard updates on infrastructure projects and met with health insurance representatives.

In separate appointments Wednesday, April 12, Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades discussed emergency communications, as they heard updates on the county’s 911 system and brainstormed plans for a new MARCS tower.

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County during the week of April 17.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades issued a proclamation in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month during their Wednesday, April 12 meeting.