Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades issued a proclamation in honor of longtime Whiteoak High School baseball coach Chris Veidt, who will be inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January.
Voters in Highland County considered a combined total of 17 issues and options on the Nov. 7 general election ballot, with the lone countywide issue — a Children Services levy replacement — failing, while the statewide issues passed overall despite overwhelming opposition in Highland County.
Highland County voters elected school board members for all five of the county’s districts Tuesday, Nov. 7, with voters in various precincts also selecting candidates in other counties.
Voters in Highland County’s 17 townships elected at least one trustee as well as their township fiscal officer in the Nov. 7 election, with incumbent candidates retaining a majority of the seats.
With three contested city and village races across the county, unofficial results from the Nov. 7 general election show a possible change in leadership in the Village of Leesburg, while incumbents retained their seats in other races.
Judge Rocky Coss granted a Rule 29 motion in a case involving a charge of pandering obscenity, after a jury heard several hours of testimony Monday, Nov. 6 in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
The Highlanders Chapter Sons of the American Revolution was awarded several awards at the Ohio Society Sons of the American Revolution Summer meeting at the Peterloon Estate in Indian Hill.
The Highlanders Chapter Sons of the American Revolution was awarded the USS Stark Memorial Award recently at the 133rd National Congress held in Orlando, Fla.
The Patriot Public House, located in uptown Hillsboro, celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting from the Highland County Chamber of Commerce, along with family, friends and members of the community, on Nov. 2.
The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Nov. 6, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.
The Highland County North Joint Fire & Ambulance District and the Highland County Grain Bin Team were dispatched to Monroe Road Saturday, Nov. 4 at 5:47 p.m. for a report of a male juvenile stuck in a grain trailer.
The Village of Leesburg celebrated the opening of their new administrative office with a ribbon cutting from the Highland County Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 30.
