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A Leesburg man was sentenced recently in Highland County Common Pleas Court to five years of community control on grand theft charges.

Multiple construction updates in Highland County were delivered by Nicole Oberrecht, the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds coordinator, at the weekly Wednesday meeting of the Highland County Board of Commissioners.

Fatal crashes are up compared to 2022 in Highland County, according to statistics from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).

Travis Tong decorated the window of his store, Tall Boyz Hobby and Swap Shop, on High Street in Hillsboro in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to bring awareness to the issue.

You don’t have to dress up but you might have more fun along with a chance to win a prize when the annual Healthy Halloween Senior Expo is held Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Highland County Senior Citizens Center in Hillsboro.

McClain High School and Washington High School are joining together to raise money for Nationwide Children’s Hospital ahead of the schools’ Oct. 6 football matchup.

The Highland County Health Department has announced the upcoming Brake for Breakfast drive through event in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month from 7-9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13 at the health department’s parking lot located at 1487 N. High St., Hillsboro, for a morning filled with education, empowerment and community engagement.

Multiple updates were given for a couple of grants programs at the monthly meeting Thursday of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank).

Editor’s note — We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.

Fifteen students who received perfect scores on one or more parts of the state tests a year ago were honored during this week’s Hillsboro Board of Education meeting.