It was definitely a game of two halves Tuesday, Dec. 30 when the McClain Tigers hosted the Adena Warriors in a non-conference game in Greenfield before a packed house crowd, with McClain going on a 22-0 scoring run and taking its first lead of the game in the fourth to win 50-48. The visitors from…

The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2025. The following is Part 2 of the series. April • The Hillsboro Lady Indians softball team defeated the host Lady Blue Lions 18-0 in five innings April 1, with senior pitcher Camryn Spruell pitching a perfect game with her…

The Fairfield Lions traveled to Clinton County to face the East Clinton Astros in a non-conference game and returned home to Leesburg with a 53-38 victory over the host Astros.  The Lions outscored the Astros by even points in the first frame at 18-11, as they had Brody Smith score six points with…

DODSONVILLE —  With Hillsboro trailing by one point following a timeout with 23.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter on the road against the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs, the Indians looked to jump into the lead in the final seconds as they were looking to gain their first win of the season.  Playing a…

By Thérèse Boudreaux The Center Square The Trump administration says it will crack down on housing assistance fraud after a report from the Department of Housing and Human Development flagged billions in potentially fraudulent payments made since fiscal year 2024. “A massive abuse of taxpayer…

DODSONVILLE — Starting the game with an 11-0 run, the Hillsboro Lady Indians went on to defeat the host Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs, 56-36 Monday evening, completing the 2025 portion of their basketball schedule.  The Dec. 29 win by the Lady Indians included them not only holding an 11-point lead…

Playing at Marietta College against the Lakewood (Hebron) Lancers on Saturday afternoon, the Fairfield Lady Lions lost the non-conference game by a 51-39 score in the River City High School Classic.  Fairfield trailed 7-2 after the first quarter, and after being outscored 15-9 in the second, it…

The McClain Tigers boys basketball team recently played and defeated the Zane Trace Pioneers, 46-42 at Zane Trace High School in a non-conference battle on Tuesday, Dec. 23.  The Tigers led the Pioneers, 8-7 after the first quarter, then it was the home team Zane Trace team that won the second…

The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2025. The following is Part 1 of the series. January • Highland County Court/Madison Township Judge John Judkins accepted the oath of office and replaced his father, longtime Judge Robert Judkins, on the bench, effective Jan. 1…