The Greenfield Historical Society will hold its annual History Day on October 3 at the Grain & Hay Building at the corner of Jefferson Street and McArthur Way, Greenfield. The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.
Counties included in the state of emergency are Athens, Clermont, Gallia, Greene, Highland, Jackson, Logan, Meigs, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Van Wert, and Vinton.
Commissioners said at their Aug. 11 meeting they would see if Highland County Engineer Chris Fauber could investigate the situation to see if anything can be done to mitigate the problem. This week after being contacted by The Highland County Press, Fauber said the right-of-way on Sorg Road is 40 feet and that the issue is "100 feet or so from the right-of-way," which makes this a private property issue.
The state report cards are in, and Greenfield’s board of education got the information on that at the Sept. 21 board meeting from Dr. Alisa Barrett, the district’s director of instruction. Overall, the district scored 3.5 stars, which is the same as last year.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced this week that he is forming a steering group to work on Ohio’s application to be the future home of the U.S. Space Academy.
“On Sept. 2, 2026, an Ohioan lost their life because an illegal alien, Manjit Singh, entered the United States illegally on Oct. 23, 2023, and was awarded a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) by the State of California. According to reports, Mr. Singh was speeding excessively and driving on the wrong side of the road, with 'ample time and space to merge back,' but instead, the community is left reeling after this senseless loss of life.”
Grow! Highland County is taking a new approach to supporting local entrepreneurs and businesses with the launch of its newly created Hometown Business Grant Program.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his office has published a list of 208,856 inactive voter registrations scheduled for removal from Ohio’s voter rolls in January 2027 as part of the state’s legally required General Voter Records Maintenance Program.
The Hillsboro Street & Safety Committee will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. in the conference room of the city building at 130 N. High St., Hillsboro. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the uptown 3-hour parking.
A proposed sewer rate increase and the city’s finances were among the topics hotly debated by Hillsboro City Council members and city administrators during the Thursday, Sept. 17 council meeting.
