Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades proclaimed the month of May as Older Americans Month in Highland County during their Wednesday, May 6 meeting.

AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) claimed this week that no one can earn $ 1 billion, proving she is no polymath (an individual whose expertise spans multiple, diverse fields, often combining profound knowledge in areas like science, art and philosophy to solve complex problems). Hey, AOC, give me a call, and I will tell you about the billionaires I have known.  

Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a sharply worded letter Wednesday to Secret Service Director Sean Curran demanding an immediate, top-to-bottom review of the Secret Service, a move that comes nearly two weeks after an armed gunman sprinted past a checkpoint leading to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in a third assassination attempt on President Trump.

On May 8, the Ohio State Highway Patrol partnered with Kings Island to host a Saved by the Belt event. The event was held inside the amusement park. There were recipients nominated by the Patrol’s Piqua and Wilmington districts.

Forty-nine graduates of Southern State Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program were recognized during a May 7 pinning ceremony at the college’s Central Campus in Hillsboro.

The Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation will be having a special meeting on Monday, May 11 at 9 a.m. in the commission chambers on the second floor of the Highland County Administration Building at 119 Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro.

Highland County’s America 250 Committee has approved a time capsule project as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. A time capsule will be buried under one of the sidewalks on the court house square in conjunction with renovations on the exterior of the building expected to commence in late July.

The 110th Whiteoak Alumni Banquet will be Saturday, May 23 at the high school gymnasium.

The Bengals today signed five selections from the 2026 NFL Draft — C Connor Lew, WR Colbie Young, OT Brian Parker II, TE Jack Endries and DT Landon Robinson. Cincinnati also signed 10 college free agents.