The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education held two meetings last week, with their regular board meeting June 23 and a special meeting June 27 including numerous employment approvals, as well as agreements with the two teachers’ unions.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for June 26-30.

A Hillsboro man indicted for rape was among the 16 indictments handed down by a Highland County grand jury in their Tuesday, July 1 session.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for June 19-23.

At 19, Hillsboro High School alum Ethan Kirk graduated from Bowling Green State University with hands-on experience, a solid business and resort and attraction operations foundation and will be on the pathway to becoming an assistant general manager at Drury Hotels.

Hillsboro High School midfielder Arianna Evans qualified for regionals in St. Louis, Mo. along with her club team Kings Hammer.

A tradition like no other is back — the Tournament of Champions is returning to Shaffer Park this summer. The tournament will follow a double-elimination format, just as in years past, and promises exciting competition and community spirit.

The 2025 Festival of the Bells is less than a month away, with the committee finalizing all the plans for three days of summer fun July 10-12 at its temporary location at the Highland County Fairgrounds this year.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for June 12-17.

Betty Crum was the guest speaker at the June meeting of the Hillsboro Woman’s Club.

After a nearly hourlong executive session, Hillsboro City Council members voted to revise the city’s pay ordinance and passed several ordinances related to properties on U.S. 50 during their Thursday, June 12 meeting.

Before the start of the 2025 softball season, my wife and I were leaving a basketball game sometime in January or February when we ran into Hillsboro girls softball head coach Gary Breeden, and we started talking about the upcoming softball season.

A Hillsboro man was sentenced recently to over two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of assault.

The Ohio Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association has released its 2025 All-Southeast District teams, with Highland County having 15 players — including two players of the year — and two coaches earning recognition.