Highland County News

Highland County Junior Fair exhibitors planning to take a steer to the fair next year are reminded that the steer tagging weigh-in will be Saturday, December 5th from 7 am - 9 a.m. at the Union Stockyards in Hillsboro.

For seniors concerned with all of the choices available in Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Plans when the enrollment period opens Nov.

The Highland County Health Department will offer immunizations via their Care Van Tuesday, November 9th.

Dennis Butler is accused of embezzling over $202,000 from a Concord Township church.

Ashland County's September unemployment rate dropped to 11.4 percent, falling for the second consecutive month.

The annual US Marine Corps Reserve "Toys for Tots" program is going on in Highland County through December 18th.

Officials report that Highland County in southern Ohio led the state in unemployment last month, with a local jobless rate of 15.3 percent.

Officials report that Highland County led the state in unemployment last month, with a local jobless rate of 15.3 percent.

A USDA 2007 Census of Agriculture reports that increasing numbers of women are operating Ohio farms and Highland County is leading the way.

A 28-year-old southern Ohio woman was killed early yesterday when her car veered off the right side of a road and struck a tree.

According to the Food and Drug Administration vaccines have contributed to a significant reduction in many childhood diseases, such as diphtheria, measles, and whooping cough.

Greenfield Police now have two robbery suspects in custody. Rodney J. Holsinger III surrendered to law enforcement Tuesday night.

A Hillsboro woman is dead after a crash in Highland County. Troopers said Mary Hodges, 28, of Hillsboro, was heading west on state Route 506 when she went left of center, overcorrected and lost control at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday.

Highland County continues to struggle financially due to the current recession. At the Highland County Commissioners meeting Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Greer told the commissioners that even though the Juvenile Detention Center is only using half the beds available there is no money to house any more juveniles and they are asking that ...

Investigators say early Sunday morning, 28-year-old Mary Hodges was driving along State Route 506 in Brush Creek Township when she went left of center and lost control of her vehicle.

A heavy equipment operator for the City of Portsmouth flattens some of the city's salt supply to avoid clumps in this December 2008 file photo.

An attempt to pool resources from smaller community fire departments into a larger joint fire district will be in the hands of some area voters Nov.

At 2:00 in the afternoon on January 21, 1987, a young Morrow police officer named Jeff Phegley pulled over a speeding car just outside of the Village.

John Ralston, of Leesburg, was arrested after law enforcement found marijuana in his home.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry has approved federal pass-through grant funding for 57 projects that will assist and improve rural fire departments and fire associations serving communities with populations under 10,000. Locally, Springfield Township Fire Department in Ross County will receive $3,000. In Pike county, ...