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6 days ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels approved the issuing of two letters to Ohio senators and state representatives on unrelated matters during their Wednesday, May 28 meeting, as they reviewed potential changes regarding county engineers and property taxes.
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1 week ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press McClain senior Brenna Wright will conclude her successful track and field season at state for a third straight year, but in a new event, as she earned a spot in the 300-meter hurdles in the Division II OHSAA State Track and Field Championships June 6-7 at Jesse Owens Stadium at The Ohio State University.
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1 week ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press Land bank coordinator Jason Johansen informed members of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board of various timeline extension requests for a number of projects covered under state grant funding during the board’s Thursday, May 22 meeting.
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2 weeks ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press One week after debating a proposal to convert the Highland County Sheriff’s Office’s software system into the cloud and discussing concerns about the costs involved, Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels agreed Wednesday, May 21 to proceed. The county currently contracts with CentralSquare for their 911 system.
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2 weeks ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels heard updates from several different county offices at their Wednesday, May 21 meeting, including favorable updates on permissive sales tax receipts and local foster care programs. Highland County Auditor Alex Butler shared a positive permissive sales tax receipt report, as the county collected a record-high $765,118.79 for the month of May.
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2 weeks ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press Superintendent Tim Davis discussed the “crazy busy” end of the school year, including an overview of recent honors, graduation, spring sports and the last days of school, during the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education’s Monday, May 19 meeting. Although he was not present for the meeting, graduating senior Carter Boyd was honored by Davis, as Boyd was slated as the 2025-26 Ohio FFA State President during the recent State Convention.
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2 weeks ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press Members of the Hillsboro Elementary student council recapped the activities of the 2024-25 school year in a presentation to the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education at the board’s Monday, May 19 meeting. The student council was accompanied by Hillsboro Intermediate principal Darci Miles and their advisers, Jennifer Chaney and Mark Koller.
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2 weeks ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press One month after tabling an ordinance raising water rates, Hillsboro City Council members voted to approve and adopt the legislation during their Thursday, May 15 meeting. As previously reported, council heard the first reading of the proposed ordinance to increase the rates charged for water service at their February meeting, with no discussion of the legislation at their March meeting outside of a second reading.
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2 weeks ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press Hillsboro City Council members approved the latest legislation for tax increment financing for the long-planned Marriott Hotel project — now authorizing the issuing of bonds — and heard an update from several individuals working on the project, including one of the developers, Thursday, May 15.
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2 weeks ago | 
highlandcountypress.com | Caitlin Forsha
By Caitlin Forsha, The Highland County Press The Thursday, May 15 Hillsboro City Council meeting saw the presentation of the city’s annual senior scholarships for Hillsboro High School graduates. On behalf of the City of Hillsboro, Mayor Justin Harsha awarded scholarships to three graduating HHS seniors during the monthly meeting. This year’s $2,000 scholarship award winners are Austin Bledsoe, Blake Herdman and Addyston Knauff.
