Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades proclaimed the week of Nov. 11-18 as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Highland County during their Wednesday, Nov. 15 meeting.

The Ohio Department of Development and Highland County Community Action Organization, Inc. want to remind Ohioans assistance is available to help with their home energy bills.

The Highland County Historical Society hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony alongside the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association and the Highland County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the opening of the Shop Local season on Nov. 4.

The Hillsboro Woman’s Club met Tuesday, Nov. 14. The hostesses for the meeting were Jayne Cox, Anne Lerch and Susan Parker.

Since 2019, RiverHills Bank, located in Milford, has given the Highland County Homeless Shelter an opportunity by matching donations up to $1,000. This event will run through Nov. 30.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Nov. 13, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities will be holding their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.

A Bainbridge man arrested in September as part of a Highland County Task Force drug investigation was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.

The Highland County North Joint Fire and Ambulance District Board of Trustees meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. at 200 South St., Leesburg.

A Greenfield man was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to a meth trafficking charge, as the judge also noted that the defendant “lied to the court” at sentencing.

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County during the week of Nov. 13.

A Greenfield man charged as part of the Highland County Task Force’s “Operation Fetty Stop” drug investigation was sentenced to community control Wednesday.

Highland County Workforce and Economic Development, the county’s development organization dedicated to building industry while educating, training and preparing the next generation of workforce, has been awarded a prestigious technology contribution from AT&T.

A Greenfield man was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to a first-degree felony drug trafficking charge.

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss Wednesday denied a request to seal the record of former local pastor James Blaine, more than 13 years after Blaine was sentenced to prison for stealing from the church where he was employed.