After a Highland County grand jury handed down 11 indictments as the result of Highland County Task Force investigations, area law enforcement officers conducted an arrest roundup this week, with multiple defendants arrested on drug-related charges.

A Lynchburg man was sentenced to prison recently after pleading guilty to charges in two separate cases.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is improving safety at select intersections statewide by converting standard, two-way stop intersections to all-way stop following examples in other states where the change brought improved safety.

As part of the Ohio Department of Transportation—District 9’s Planning Department, the district’s Environmental Office is seeking public input for a culvert replacement project on SR 138 in Highland County.

A Hillsboro man was sentenced to community control recently after pleading guilty to improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.

Geronimo Power (Geronimo) announced last week the start of commercial operations at its Dodson Creek Solar Project (Dodson Creek) in Highland County.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades agreed to issue a notice of default on a promissory note for the long-discussed Marriott Hotel project in Hillsboro during their Wednesday, April 8 meeting.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of April 8, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

A Hillsboro juvenile charged with a first-degree felony count of attempted murder was among the 22 individuals indicted by a Highland County grand jury in their Tuesday, April 7 session.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of April 6-11 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades issued a proclamation in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month at their Wednesday, April 1 meeting.

Two Highland County commissioners and the county engineer engaged in a heated discussion Wednesday, April 1, as the engineer said commissioners removed a $1 million grant from his truck barn project and commissioners repeatedly evaded questions on when and how the decision was made.

The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to impact traffic in Highland County. All outlined work is weather permitting. Visit OHGO.com for travel updates or follow ODOT District 9 on Facebook or X for current Highland County construction information.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of March 30-April 4 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

Although Highland County has been on an upward trend of record permissive sales tax receipts since 2020, the county reached a new milestone this month by surpassing $1 million for one month, as announced at Highland County commissioners’ Wednesday, March 25 meeting.