‘Learning to stay sober’
On June 5, the Highland County Common Pleas Court’s drug court met in-person as a group for the first time since March 3. Judge...
City, protesters commended for peaceful event
The Highland County commissioners lauded the people of Highland County and the city of Hillsboro during their weekly meeting Wednesday for their participation and...
Hillsboro protests peacefully
Cries of “no justice, no peace” and the names of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died after a police officer knelt on his...
Humidity and heat on the way
The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is calling for heat and humidity and a high of 90, and even though an Air Quality...
Dog Pound Pet of the Week
This week’s Highland County Dog Pound Pet of the Week is Baby, a gentle, 2-year-old shepherd. Baby was surrendered by her owner after they...
Legacy of Chief Waw-Will-A-Way
Hundreds of years ago, the quiet hills of Highland County were home to hundreds of Shawnee Native Americans. One of these Native Americans, Chief...
Water fun in the sun
More than 100 kids turned out Friday for the first of three Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District Water Days at the Hillsboro station. Two...
4 fire districts repond to call
A few residents were temporarily moved, but no one was evacuated and there were no injuries after four fire departments responded to a call...
Earthquakes and rattlesnakes and drugs in 1974
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...
A story of cults, human sacrifice
In May of 1910, Halley’s comet was to pass over the night sky, its first appearance in 75 years, and Henry Heinman of Leesburg...