A regular board meeting of the Highland County North Joint Fire and Ambulance District Board of Trustees will be held 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 200 South St., Leesburg. 

The Community Improvement Corporation of Highland County will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at noon at 129 N. High Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Hillsboro.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in the Democrats’ U.S. Senate primary in Michigan last Tuesday was the latest sign of an emerging kingmaker in U.S. politics – a little-known super PAC that has tapped the wealth of a new cadre of Muslim-American mega-donors to support far-left candidates.

The Hillsboro Zoning and Annexation Committee will meet on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. in the conference room at the City Building, 130 N. High St., Hillsboro. 

The Hillsboro Street and Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the conference room at the City Building, 130 N. High St., Hillsboro. 

The Hamilton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, with assistance from the Ohio Department of Transportation, conducted an OVI checkpoint on state Route 122 (Roosevelt Boulevard) in the city of Middletown, Butler County on August 13, from 9-11 p.m. 

Seniors are on track for a Social Security raise of 3.2% to 3.6% next year, money paid from a retirement fund the program's trustees say will be depleted in 2032.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

Energy prices are higher on average in Blue states than they are in Red states because of energy policies that prioritize renewable sources such as wind and solar “over reliability and affordability,” two energy groups argue in a joint report and website.