For four years, Kimberly Dudley has worked on the front line of the Affordable Care Act as a navigator, helping Ohioans solve the puzzle of buying private insurance on the federal HealthCare.gov marketplace.

Leadership Ohio announces the release of the Ohio Civic Health Index, a new statewide report designed to measure and strengthen the civic foundations that drive economic competitiveness, community vibrancy and long-term leadership capacity across Ohio.

Since Donald Trump again became president at the start of 2025, Republicans have made massive cuts to programs such as Medicaid and food assistance.

Pursuant to ORC 3517.04, the Highland County Republican Central Committee will hold their reorganization for the 2026-2028 term on Thursday, May 21.

A quarter of immigration arrests since August were labeled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “collateral,” a type of arrest and detention that’s been challenged in court as an end run around civil rights.

In honoring Peace Officer Memorial Day and Police Week, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state of Ohio on May 15, 2026.

On May 15, at approximately 2:18 a.m., troopers from the Hamilton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to a reckless, potentially impaired, vehicle traveling the wrong-way, southbound in the northbound lanes, on Interstate 75.

A regular board meeting of the Highland County North Joint Fire and Ambulance District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday, May 21 at 200 South St., Leesburg at 8 p.m. 

An Ohio bill would require the state replace all lead service lines, but some statewide organizations worry about the costs associated with the bill.

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing the Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act.

Two men who orchestrated the theft of almost $7 million in fraudulent employment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic will spend a minimum of seven years in prison.

A Midland man was sentenced to five years in prison recently in connection with a Highland County drug case.

These incidents have been reported by the GPD.

About 45,000 Haitians in Ohio are waiting nervously as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a Trump-administration move to force them back to their homeland. As they do, a new assessment says that conditions in Haiti are about as bad as anywhere in the world.

As homebuying season ramps up across the state, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing is reminding licensees, homeowners and landlords of their responsibilities when selling, leasing or renting out older homes that may contain lead-based paint. The Division is calling attention to this issue following more than 450 downloads of its Lead‑Based Paint Disclosure Form both in April 2025 and 2026.