America can defend our interests on Diego Garcia today because the Chagos Islands are British territory. The leftists at the United Nations, however, want to change that. They unleashed a pressure campaign to shame the U.K. for maintaining any territory outside of Europe.

Jesse Brown attended Ohio State University before entering the Navy’s flight training program. The environment he entered remained overwhelmingly white, and not everyone there welcomed him. But naval aviation had a way of stripping away illusion. A pilot either knew how to fly or he did not. Brown did. In 1948, Jesse Brown earned his Wings of Gold, becoming the first African American naval aviator in the history of the United States Navy.

The 2026 Greenfield Music Festival will take place in downtown Greenfield June 5-7. This annual family-friendly event features performances from local and regional artists on the main festival stage, plus vendors, food and drink, and a variety of games and activities for all ages. Admission is free.  

A Wilmington woman was sentenced this week to a year in prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge in Highland County.

It has been a busy past few weeks for the Highland Amateur Radio Association with the highlight of the amateur radio summer and other related events yet to come.

Ohioans are invited to raise a glass to 250 years of American spirit as the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control debuts the Ohio Hard Cider Trail, a statewide adventure celebrating Ohio’s blossoming craft cider scene.

Members of the Premier Showmen 4-H Club recently spent time spreading kindness and joy at Hillsboro Post Acute through a special Mother’s Day community service project. 

Beginning May 2026 Homeland Credit Union will deposit $50 into your account when you bring your 2026 diploma into one of our five convenient locations. The offer must be redeemed by August 31, 2026. 

Wilmington High School’s (WHS) Cameron Griffith was awarded the $500 Randall J. Harris Scholarship in graduation ceremonies Friday, May 22.