These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on Monday, with several high-profile cases already on the docket.

Vice President JD Vance is calling for Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to withdraw from Virginia’s Nov. 4 election after private text messages leaked in which Jones talked about shooting former House Speaker Todd Gilbert.

These incidents have been reported by the HPD.

Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels heard a proposal to dissolve the local Family and Children First Council during their Wednesday, Oct. 1 meeting.

In a unanimous per curiam opinion , the Supreme Court rejected the claim that once an adoption proceeding is pending in probate court, a juvenile court loses its jurisdiction to consider visitation requests by a biological parent.

The ongoing government shutdown will span at least five days as U.S. senators depart for the weekend after voting down both short-term funding options for the fourth time in a row.

Voters across Ohio will still vote on several school district levy options in November, but it will be the last time. Following a Senate override of Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto, levy options are now restricted, eliminating replacement levies, fixed-sum emergency levies, substitute emergency levies and combined levies.

On the first day of the annual monthlong observance, Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels issued a proclamation recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month during their Wednesday, Oct. 1 meeting.

In recognition of judicial excellence and innovation, Ohio State Bar Association 2025-2026 President Bill Chris presented the 2025 Thomas J. Moyer Award for Judicial Excellence to Scioto County Common Pleas Court Judge Howard “Hank” Harcha III and the 2025 Innovative Court Programs and Practices Award to “Operation: Better Together” at the Adams County Court of Common Pleas, led by Judge Brett Spencer. Both awards were presented as part of the Ohio Judicial Conference annual meeting at the Hilton Easton Columbus on Sept. 12.

State Representative Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) this week announced that the Ohio Senate voted to complete the override of the governor’s veto of Item No. 66, putting into motion landmark property tax reform through a provision that encourages levy transparency and promotes responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars on the local level.

Growing inflation over the past year means a raise for minimum wage workers in Ohio. The 30-cent hike to $11 an hour takes effect Jan. 1.

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today joined Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) No Budget, No Pay Act. This bipartisan bill would stop lawmakers from receiving their salaries until both the House and the Senate fund the government.

The Southern State Community College Foundation has announced Kiley Hewitt and Taylor Smith as the recipients of the Dylan Philip Wilson and Nathan Paeltz Memorial Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year.