A Hillsboro man was sentenced to two years in prison recently after pleading guilty to an amended charge of attempted robbery.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has concluded an investigation into a white-tailed deer processor in Harrison County which resulted in 35 individuals being convicted of a total of 55 violations.

Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new analysis of crime trends in 40 large U.S. cities released by the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice.

The 89th Annual Boys and Fourth Annual Girls Ohio High School Athletic Association wrestling state tournament begins Friday at the Jerome Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University. Over three days and more than 1,300 bouts, state champions will be crowned Sunday evening in 14 weight classes for three divisions for boys and one for girls.

Varsity girls and boys basketball results for the Frontier Athletic Conference and Southern Hills Athletic Conference. All results compiled by The Highland County Press. Please send score updates or corrections to sforsha@gmail.com or crforsha@gmail.com.

The 51st Annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament tips off Thursday at three sites in Southwest Ohio. For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Dayton Arena will serve as the epicenter of the Final Four, while state semifinal games will also be hosted at the Nutter Center at Wright State University and Vandalia Butler High School.

Hillsboro Emblem Club 277 will meet in regular session 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 in the Elks basement meeting room.

With U.S. military operations costing more than a billion dollars each day, experts warn that a prolonged war could require a significant increase in defense spending, further affecting the federal budget.

The Batavia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal hit-skip crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred at approximately 4 a.m. on March 8 on Bethel-New Richmond Road east of U.S. 52 in Ohio Township, Clermont County.