Generous donations from the community led to a near-record high total — and the highest amount in close to two decades — collected at the Hillsboro and Greenfield Rotary Clubs’ annual Ernie Blankenship Radio-Telethon Wednesday, March 28, with an unofficial $188,849 raised to benefit the Highland…

EBER — The McClain Lady Tigers saved their best for the top of the fifth inning, but the young squad was just a little late in their breakout inning, falling to the host Miami Trace Lady Panthers, 13-3 in five innings at Miami Trace High School.  The game was the 2026 season opener and Frontier…

Highland County Veterans Services and Sons of the American Revolution will host a National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 29 at the Hillsboro Eagles Aerie 1161. A wreath-laying ceremony will follow at the Highland County Veterans Memorial at the courthouse. Prior to…

The Fairfield Lady Lions added another win for the 2026 season as they traveled to Pike County to defeat the Western Latham Lady Indians by a 14-1 score in five innings Tuesday evening.  The win on March 24 saw the Lady Lions total eight hits, and they had one error. Western totaled three hits. …

By Brett Rowland The Center Square NASA has abandoned its plans to build a lunar-orbiting space station and will instead use those resources to construct a $20 billion permanent base on the moon, scheduled for completion within seven years. This major policy shift is outlined in NASA's new…

WHITEOAK LADY WILDCATS Southern Hills Athletic Conference (SHAC) Head Coach: JC Captain (1st season)2025 Overall Record: 2-16 (2-11 SHAC, Div. II)Last Conference Championship: 2015 (SHAC, Div. II) The Whiteoak Lady Wildcats have a new head coach and a new roster to start the 2026 softball season…

Traveling to face the Greeneview Lady Rams on Monday, the Fairfield Lady Lions lost to the hosts by a 7-6 score as GHS scored the game winning run with a walk-off single hit to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning of their non-conference game.   Fairfield (1-2) finished with 13 hits and…

The 2026 Highland County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner was held Monday, March 23 at the Back Room Paradise Event Center near Hillsboro with nearly 140 in attendance.   Many candidates were present for a meet and greet prior to the delicious buffet dinner served by  Carson’s Farmhouse Favorites. The…