Though the start of Frontier Athletic Conference play was delayed by one day due to inclement weather last week, the games were finally played on Saturday and Week 6 was eventually in the books.

After having the game canceled Friday night and rescheduled for Saturday at noon, the Jackson Ironmen and McClain Tigers battled on a slippery and sloppy field for four quarters with the defending Frontier Athletic Conference champion Ironmen coming out on top, 55-0.

The McClain varsity volleyball team jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after three sets but had to rally at the end and hold on to defeat Jackson in a five-set marathon match, highlighting senior night for six Lady Tigers players Tuesday in Greenfield.

The McClain girls soccer team suffered a hard-fought, heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to defending Frontier Athletic Conference champs Jackson Tuesday night in Greenfield.

The McClain boys varsity soccer team lost 7-1 to Frontier Athletic Conference favorite Jackson, Tuesday night in Greenfield.

The Frontier Athletic Conference, after five weeks of non-conference games, is set to kick off its 2024 FAC slate, as the schedule is sure to be exciting starting in Week 6.

On Tuesday (Sept. 17), the Chillicothe Cavaliers and the Jackson Ironmen were crowned Frontier Athletic Conference co-champions, as Chillicothe won the 18-hole event at Franklin Valley, and JHS tied with the Cavaliers in the overall season standings.

This week the Jackson Ironladies were crowned champions of the 2024 Frontier Athletic Conference girls golf season following an 18-hole event at The Greens of Fayette County.

It was an exciting Week 2 for the Hillsboro Indians football team as they gained their first win of the 2024 season, defeating the Goshen Warriors, 32-7, and moving to 1-1 overall.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is proud to announce that 40 fellows from Appalachia’s 13 states graduated from its Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI), a leadership and economic development program for the region’s public, private and nonprofit leaders.

Winning three matches on Thursday, Aug. 22 on the road, the Hillsboro Lady Indians earned a Frontier Athletic Conference win over the host Jackson Ironladies by a 3-2 score.

The 2024 high school football season is set to kick off this Friday night, and for the purposes of Highland County, both the Hillsboro Indians and McClain Tigers start the season on the road, representing the Frontier Athletic Conference.

On July 1, Richard W. Clagg began a three-year term on the Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors.

On July 25, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (Rail Commission) approved a grant in the amount of $110,250 to Herr Foods, Inc. (Herr) to support their new facility in Jackson, Ohio. The new Jackson facility includes a $25 million investment by the company with an additional $6 million at its sister facility located in Chillicothe, Ohio.

It isn’t a well-kept secret that I’m a big fan of three levels of football … high school, college and professional. It also isn’t much of a secret that Friday nights watching high school football are maybe my favorite part of the job of being a sports editor.