CINCINNATI – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) this week announced approval by the Ohio Controlling Board for authority to finalize construction plans and put shovels in the ground this spring on the transformational Brent Spence Bridge…

By Angela Shepherd GEVS Greenfield Elementary fifth-graders’ art will go up for auction on the school’s Facebook page this week with proceeds to benefit Shriners Children’s.  Starting Friday, March 20, one-of-a-kind art pieces by the fifth-grade art students of Greenfield Elementary will be…

COLUMBUS — The statement of “it takes a village” never rang so true as it did Sunday afternoon at the Division VII Regional Finals, where the Fairfield Lions faced the Malvern Hornets in a game that was delayed one day, moved and eventually played at Westerville South High School.  The Lions had…

Action was taken on two potential local developments at Hillsboro City Council’s March 12 meeting, as the mayor and property owner withdrew an offer to sell the former city pool, while council denied extending a promissory note for the sale of bonds for a long-discussed hotel development.  As…

Fairfield senior Zach Ahsaruk defends against a SCS player on Thursday at ODU. Set to play in a regional final game for the first time since 1978, the Fairfield Lions will be facing the Malvern Hornets on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Westerville South High School with a ticket to the state Final Four on the…

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades heard an update on policy changes for SNAP benefits from Highland County Job and Family Services Director Jeremy Ratcliff during their Wednesday, March 11 meeting. Effective in March, modifications to work requirements and…

More than 750 people were in attendance for the Highland County Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Ag is Everyone’s Business event on Friday, March 6 at the Patriot Center on Southern State Community College’s campus. After an opportunity to network with attendees and sponsors, those in attendance…

COLUMBUS — The Fairfield Lions can party like it is 1978!  For the first time since the Carter administration, the Fairfield Lions are headed to the Elite 8, by defeating the Shekinah Christian School Flames in the Division VII Regional Semifinals on Thursday evening at Ohio Dominican University…