As we reflect back on the 2024 Highland County Fair, we would like to congratulate two of our Hillsboro Great Oaks FFA members who excelled in the Alpaca and Llama show. These two exhibitors are Dalayna Collins and Addy Knauff.
Alumni will converge on their alma mater when Wilmington College holds the annual fall tradition of Homecoming on Saturday (Sept. 21). The schedule is filled with reunions, award recognition and sports as alumni, families and friends interact with students and the campus community.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University President Dr. Carson Castleman is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Brad Kochis as the new Chief Development Officer for the office of University Advancement.
Southern State Community College is excited to announce a 5.7-percent increase in student enrollment for the 2024 fall semester. Gains of 10.5 percent in College Credit Plus (CCP) enrollment and 0.4-percent increase in non-CCP hours suggest that the College continues to rely heavily on CCP enrollment while holding non-CCP enrollment steady.
Ohio Excels President Lisa Gray issued the following statement Friday following the annual release of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s report cards.
The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) and the Capitol Square Foundation (CSF) are pleased to announce that 81 schools will be awarded Transportation Grants for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The Lynchburg-Clay FFA had multiple FFA members participate in the 2024 Highland County Fair. We had members participate in special interest projects, crops and members who exhibited livestock.
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 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.
