Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Feb. 16-21 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

After the Revolutionary War was settled, many colonists thought their nearly decade-long struggle might be over. Far from it. The 13 colonies considered themselves independent entities, even though they were loosely bound together by the Articles of Confederation. 

We need a permitting framework that is rigorous but workable, environmentally responsible, and decisive. One that allows critical infrastructure to be evaluated thoroughly and then, once approved, actually built and put into service. And we need this framework today.

A newly unsealed indictment lists 38 charges of racketeering, murder, double murder, murder-for-hire, kidnapping, sex trafficking and other offenses. The majority of the 27 defendants charged, 21, were previously charged in another 12-count indictment. Five of the six newly added defendants are in federal custody; one remains at large.

The Southeast District of the OHSAA announced Sunday afternoon the 2026 tournament brackets for boys basketball teams.

Greg and I know how to take off our chore boots, or wipe our feet, when we return inside the cabin, but our dear dog does not. Muddy paw prints decorate the wooden floors.

Chris Gibbs, Ohio’s Democratic Rural Caucus director, offered information and encouragement in his remarks at the Hi-TEC Center in Hillsboro on Feb. 9. 

Do your natural favorite a huge favor. Back off. Take a long-distance look at what you are doing. How you are treating all your kids. 

Climate and energy experts have praised President Donald Trump’s recent elimination of former President Barack Obama’s Endangerment Finding, with several noting the freedom the action will bring to the auto industry and others stating this is only a beginning step.