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Opinions Rory Ryan 27 August 2026

For Ohio, anybody but Acton

As we now know, there was no sound scientific basis for the Fauci and Acton shutdown orders. We were Faucied and Actonnated, if not vaccinated.

Opinions Steve Roush 27 August 2026

The ‘First Annual’ Highland County Fair

For generations, the Highland County Fair has been a late-summer tradition filled with familiar sights, sounds and memories — a ride on the carousel or Ferris wheel, a livestock show, a hard-earned ribbon, or an evening spent strolling the midway with friends or someone special.

In The News 27 August 2026

'Stop Nick Shirley Act' gets GOP pushback at Capitol

Republican lawmakers, independent journalist Nick Shirley and a large crowd of activists spoke out against a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law that some said would impede the work of journalists reporting on immigration services providers.

In The News 27 August 2026

Homeland Credit Union celebrates with ribbon cutting

Homeland Credit Union, located in Greenfield, celebrated their new remodel with a ribbon cutting from the Highland County Chamber of Commerce.

Sports Fairfield 27 August 2026

Fairfield wins in 3 sets over visiting Ripley

LEESBURG — Tuesday evening saw the Fairfield Lady Lions host the Ripley Lady Blue Jays, where it was FHS leaving thei

Headlines 27 August 2026

Wilmington man sentenced to community control in Highland County drug case

A Wilmington man was sentenced recently to community control after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge in Highland County Common Pleas Court.

Sports Lynchburg-Clay 27 August 2026

Lynchburg-Clay tops Eastern for SHAC volleyball win

Winning in three consecutive sets on Tuesday, Aug.

Headlines 27 August 2026

US employers shed 23K jobs in July

U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and the employment count for earlier months was revised downward by 103,000 jobs as labor shortages begin to weigh on hiring, according to new statistics released earlier this month by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.