Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades made two approvals for Community Development Block Grant projects during their Wednesday, May 13 meeting.

Ohio State Rep. Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) commented on recent reports exposing widespread abuse of Ohio’s Medicaid system, in which some businesses have exploited loopholes to collect millions in taxpayer dollars without providing legitimate care.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades proclaimed May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Highland County during their Wednesday, May 13 meeting.

The report summarized hearings held during the 2025–2026 legislative session and outlined what Republicans describe as “widespread" vulnerabilities in state-administered programs, including Medicaid waiver services, child care assistance and other public benefits programs.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that he is implementing several new fraud prevention initiatives to strengthen and build-upon long-standing efforts to fight fraud, waste, and abuse in the Ohio Medicaid system.

Committee members announced plans this week for the 2026 City of Hillsboro Festival of the Bells, which is slated for July 2-4 in uptown Hillsboro with the theme “Bells Through the Ages.”

The Trump administration continues to crack down on violent Tren de Aragua Venezuelan prison gang members after they flooded the country during the Biden administration. 

Top private nonprofit universities that receive government funding pay some of their top leaders millions of dollars and one even received a $20 million longevity bonus, an investigation by The Center Square found.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday named Andy Wilson, a former prosecutor and currently the state’s director of public safety as the state’s new attorney general.

The Hillsboro RoundTown Cruisers are excited to invite car enthusiasts and community members to the official kickoff cruise of the 2026 season.

Terrorists recorded, live-streamed and distributed acts of abuse and torture through social media and victims’ own digital accounts. In many cases, families first learned of the fate of their loved ones through images and videos sent by perpetrators.

The Southwest Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (SWOAEYC) is proud to announce that Nicole Sheppard, assistant professor of education at Southern State Community College, has been selected as the 2026 Teacher Educator of the Year.

The accused White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooter pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday to all charges, including an attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump. 

Scheduled for May 12-14 throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada, Roadcheck is a 72-hour intensive inspection program where transportation inspectors across North America will be stopping trucks and conducting inspections to ensure motor carriers are operating safely.

After postponing a scheduled trip to China from March to May due to the U.S. strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump is set to visit the country for the first time since 2017 and is heading into the meeting with a long agenda.