The Highland County Board of Elections would like to remind voters of the upcoming Primary Election, Tuesday, May 5.

The proposed JobsOhio Transparency Act follows the resignation of former Ohio State University President Ted Carter last week over an “inappropriate” relationship with a podcaster. JobsOhio announced that it had paid the woman $60,000 for a series of four podcasts, but only one of those was produced.

Reductions in federal funding for food stamps are rippling through the Ohio Legislature.

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to strike down state laws allowing mail-in ballots to be received after Election Day.

A Montgomery County judge has removed Miami Township’s fiscal officer from public office after he tried to invest nearly $10 million of the township’s funds in gold coins, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

Judge Ron Lewis, 2nd District Court of Appeals judge and candidate for Ohio Supreme Court, joined the Highland County Republican Party for their Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Monday evening. 

A majority of American voters favor guardrails on K-12 political activism during school hours and say students should remain focused on academics, according to a new poll.

NCB and the Hillsboro Rotary Club will be offering several items for auction during the 54th annual Ernie Blankenship Memorial Radio-Telethon on Wednesday, March 25 to be held at the Hillsboro Orpheum from 7-9 p.m.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has announced the appointment of D. Michael Crites to serve as chair of the Ohio Election Integrity Commission. 

State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) commends the groundbreaking of a $33 billion natural gas power plant at the Portsmouth Site on March 20.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

The Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board voted to award bids for 19 properties to be cleared under the state’s Building Demolition and Site Revitalization grant program during their Thursday, March 12 meeting.

With the May 5 primary election approaching, the Highland County Board of Elections recently released the official list of candidates and issues to appear on the ballot, including local and state races as well as U.S. Senate and Congress seats.

When asked, 78% of American voters said that requiring ballots to be received by election officials at the end of Election Day makes elections more secure, according to a new poll shared with The Center Square.