While not a new thing, it’s a good thing that all students within the Greenfield school district get free lunch this school year. Actually free breakfast, too.

The nation’s two largest teachers' unions directed thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to Democratic members of key congressional education committees, according to federal campaign finance records reviewed by The Center Square.

The Supreme Court this week removed Sandusky County Common Pleas Court Judge Jon Ickes from judicial office without pay. This stems from the Court suspending him for two years due to several judicial conduct violations. 

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

Members of the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education heard updates about the newly begun 2026-27 school year, including a new career initiative at the high school, during their Monday, Aug. 17 meeting.

H6 Aviation Service LLC, located outside of Hillsboro, celebrated their opening with a ribbon cutting from the Highland County Chamber of Commerce, along with family, friends, and members of the community on Aug. 15.

The Hillsboro Utilities Committee will meet on Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. at the City Building to discuss the sewer increases.

The largest number of students yet in the Greenfield school district achieving perfect scores on state tests in the spring were recognized by the Greenfield school board at the Aug. 17 meeting.

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey and GE Aerospace leadership at the company’s Cincinnati headquarters to highlight GE Aerospace’s work developing the next generation of engines for critical U.S. defense systems.

Seventeen Iranian men have been charged in a cybercrime case being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

To help local youth start the academic year on the right foot, Hillsboro Lodge No. 361 hosted a Back-to-School Backpack & Supply Drive at the Hillsboro City Schools open house on August 6.

Bright Local Schools recently celebrated a milestone more than two decades in the making with the official ribbon cutting and opening of the Wildcat Learning Center.

President Donald Trump said he was "not surprised" to hear of confidential documents obtained by The Center Square revealing plans to sue him nearly seven months before he was reelected.

National teacher unions contribute at least 10% of their annual budget to lobbying and political activism, which includes calling for the impeachment of Republican President Donald Trump in the 2026 American Federation of Teachers handbook. Efforts also include supporting Democratic causes such as messaging against immigration enforcement.

An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45 of Pepper Pike, Ohio, laundered $3.4 million in “illicit healthcare fraud” proceeds through multiple regional banks, the Justice Department said in a news release.