Hardins Creek Friends annual ice cream social will be Saturday, July 20 from 5-8 p.m. 

Hillsboro VFW Post 9094 will host a fish fry from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, July 12 at the Hillsboro Post behind the Dairy Queen.

It’s shaping up to be a hot summer, but there’s one beloved attraction that is keeping it cool at the Ohio State Fair. More than a ton of butter has arrived at the Ohio State fairgrounds, and sculpting of the 2024 butter cow, calf and other surprise sculptures began Monday, July 8.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of July 8, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

Boomin’ in the 'Boro, the annual fireworks show, was held July 3 at the Highland County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro.

Peace Lutheran Church has had a great group of children and adults at their annual "Weenie Wednesday" after the free movie at Star Cinemas in Hillsboro.

On June 26, Hayes and Violet Kelley celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary.

The Hillsboro Christian Academy will be hosting a rummage sale July 12 and 13 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the gym.

Junior exhibitors took top honors at the 2024 National Junior Shorthorn Show and Youth Conference in Timonium, Md. Overall, a total of 782 animals were entered and 372 junior exhibitors traveled across the nation from 29 states to compete for the National Champion top honors from June 15-22.

A total of 16 local authors will be at the Hillsboro Library’s annual Local Author Night on Wednesday, July 17 from 5-7 p.m.

President Jennifer West brought the June meeting of the Hillsboro Garden Club to order with a brief welcome, thanking member Teresa Cudkowicz for hosting the monthly event.

The 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Golf Invitational raised over $110,000 for foundation scholarships, grants and programs that help enhance agricultural communities and support careers in agriculture, setting an all-time record for the annual event.

Junior Shorthorn enthusiasts gathering from 29 states competed in the 2024 National Junior Shorthorn Show & Youth Conference in Timonium, Md., June 15-22. Not only did the juniors compete with their animals, but had the opportunity to compete in multiple individual, team or state contests.

Since the United States first commercially imported alpacas in 1984, alpaca breeders have worked hard to produce offspring with the finest, softest, most lustrous fleece. Until recently, the primary focus of the industry was on breeding to build a national herd of superior fleece producing livestock able to compete in the global market. The time has come to focus on the fleece.

Junior Shorthorn enthusiasts gathering from 29 states competed in the 2024 National Junior Shorthorn Show & Youth Conference in Timonium, Md., June 15-22. Not only did the juniors compete with their animals, but had the opportunity to compete in multiple individual, team or state contests.