In honor of Healthcare Simulation Week, Southern State will host an open house on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive in Hillsboro. This event is free and open to the community.

The Ohio Forestry Association Foundation will open its grant application window for small-scale projects on Sept. 15. These grants are designed to assist an organization in a conservation education project, with a maximum individual grant amount of $2,500.

The University of Rio Grande will host Family Day sponsored by Ohio Valley Bank Friday as part of its weekend Founders' Day celebration.

The U.S. Department of Education named the first six organizations to participate in the phased rollout of the 2025-26 form to apply for federal financial aid Wednesday, and opened up the interest form for high schools, school districts and other entities to get involved in its next three testing periods.

Southern State recently combined forces with many local businesses across Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland counties to host a summer outreach initiative called Patriot Palooza. The event aimed to bring awareness to the many programs and opportunities offered by the College.

The University of Cincinnati Clermont College Art Gallery will present “Reclaiming Your Outside Voice,” a compelling photographic exhibition by Judi Bommarito, as part of the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial backstories. The exhibition will be on display from Oct. 1 – Dec. 13.

A school voucher lawsuit currently in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas will likely make its way before the Ohio Supreme Court eventually — meaning whichever candidates are elected to the state’s high court this fall could end up ruling on this pivotal school funding case.

On Sept. 4, a Highland County student was honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarship support for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Thursday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. on SSCC’s Hillsboro Campus, Room 347, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro for their regular board meeting.

The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.

Fourteen states have committed to cut chronic absenteeism by 50 percent over five years, answering a challenge by a group of education advocates to urgently address a pressing issue that, if not fixed, could have long-term detrimental effects for our nation’s students.

UC Clermont will host a fall open house on campus Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

In a victory for free speech in higher education, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled Tuesday in favor of a professor whom University of Louisville officials demoted, harassed, and then fired because of his views on gender dysphoria, sending his case back to the district court for trial. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Dr. Allan Josephson argued before the 6th Circuit in July, asking the court to allow the professor’s case Josephson v. Ganzel to proceed to trial.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) Tuesday awarded $251 million to 27 grantees across the country who are working to ensure individuals with disabilities have access to in-demand, good-paying jobs of the 21st century.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Choral Union is beginning preparation for the 56th annual presentation of Handel's Messiah, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. MVNU is pleased to invite community members to sing with the students in this traditional performance.