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Fairfield’s Moon, Henninger, Jackson, Lightle; Hillsboro’s Miles; McClain’s Lovett all become state qualifiers
Four Fairfield juniors, Remi Moon, Vivian Henninger, Meri Jackson and Mason Lightle, and two Highland County seniors, Hillsboro’s Kobie Miles and McClain's Mylie Lovett, all became state qualifiers in track and field as they competed at the Division V Regional Championships at Southeastern High School in Chillicothe and the Division III Regional championships at Muskingum University on Thursday and Saturday.
Columbus man who sexually abused non-verbal child with autism sentenced to 35 years in prison
Christian Toms, 47, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court this week to 420 months (35 years) in prison for child pornography crimes involving a non-verbal child with autism.
Ohio bill would require increased accountability for schools using private school vouchers
A new bipartisan bill would require more transparency for Ohio private schools receiving Education Choice and Education Choice Expansion vouchers.
EveryLibrary Institute launches national survey on cellphone-free schools and school library engagement
The EveryLibrary Institute is launching a national survey of school librarians and library media specialists to better understand how cellphone restrictions in schools are influencing reading, library use and engagement during the 2025-26 school year.
Lynchburg-Clay girls junior high team wins SHAC track & field title
The Lynchburg-Clay junior high girls track and field team finished first at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference meet on May 8 with a score of 102.
Ohio Supreme Court hears second round of arguments over pandemic-era unemployment benefits
The Ohio Supreme Court began oral arguments in a second case over pandemic unemployment benefits by wondering why the case was back before the justices.
Hillsboro woman sentenced to 2 years in Highland County Task Force case
A Hillsboro woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking drugs in the vicinity of a juvenile.
The physics of politics
As conservatives seek to counter the hard-left turn taken by the Democratic Party, it will not be enough to simply point out the grim failures of Marxist-inspired philosophies everywhere they have been tried. If the soul-crushing and deadly record of Soviet and Chinese communism, of Castro’s regime in Cuba, and Chavismo in Venezuela, haven’t convinced true believers that ideology belongs in the ash heap of history by now, it probably won’t happen anytime soon.
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