Grand jury indicts 16
A Highland County grand jury returned 16 indictments Tuesday, with over half of those indicted being charged with failing to appear for their court...
Smooth start to school year
Students being able to return to the classroom amid a pandemic is due to careful planning and a slew of new guidelines, all of...
Man receives prison sentence after changing plea
A Hillsboro man changed his plea from not guilty to guilty Friday, and was sentenced the same day to three years imprisonment on a...
County: 9 active COVID cases
As of Monday, Highland County has had a total of 210 lab-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, according to the Highland County Health Department.In a...
Pedestrian injured in Monday accident
A Hillsboro woman was transported to Highland District Hospital with what were described as non-life threatening injuries after being struck in a crosswalk Monday...
Wilkin addresses ‘dark money’
Following a bribery and money-laundering scandal that involved former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, Ohio representatives are donating “dark money” attached to the scandal...
Dog Pound Pet of the Week
This week’s Highland County Dog Pound Pet of the Week is Fred is a polite young fella. At 8 months old, Fred is a...
One big snake, and a dusk-to-dawn Ape-a-thon
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...
Rise, fall, return of Barrett’s Mill
Just a few miles outside Rainsboro, the Barrett family farmhouse looks over Cave Road, gazing toward a gap in the roadside foliage where a...
Fair live auctions cancelled
There will be no live auctions at the fair this year, the Highland County Jr. Fair Sales Committee announced Thursday in a news release.Instead,...
