Private schools primarily serving low-income families qualify for the extra support, busting the myth that the tax credits help the “white and wealthy,” according to the foundation. Of the annual 101,751 scholarship recipients, 4 in 10 identify as non-white, which is on par with public school enrollment.

A regular board meeting of the Highland County North Joint Fire and Ambulance District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday, May 21 at 200 South St., Leesburg at 8 p.m. 

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik this week announced $61 million in grants to help communities in 75 counties clean up contaminated properties and prepare them for new life. 

Cincinnati will be featured in three primetime matchups, including two at Paycor Stadium against AFC North Division rivals.

The statewide signature petition drive does not change anything in Ohio. If successful, it simply gives Ohio voters a voice if they prefer a different direction. It reminds me of the many times I covered county commission meetings in Highland and other counties. Almost without fail, when a county agency such as Children Services or another office approached commissioners for their "blessing" to place a levy or levy renewal on the ballot, commissioners acquiesced.