Jacob Clary

2 days ago | timesgazette.com | Jacob Clary

A Hillsboro woman was sentenced to six years of community control on multiple counts of meth possession in Highland County Common Pleas Court. Virginia Beall, 48, was sentenced to six years of community control for two counts of aggravated possession of methamphetamine from two separate cases, one a fifth-degree felony and the other a third-degree felony. For the first case, Beall was ordered to successfully complete outpatient treatment and aftercare through R.E.A.C.H. for Tomorrow.

6 days ago | timesgazette.com | Jacob Clary

Editor’s note — We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.

1 week ago | timesgazette.com | Jacob Clary

The launch of the Highland County Summer Scavenger Hunt was discussed at the weekly Wednesday morning meeting of the Highland County Board of Commissioners. Jamie Wheeler, executive director of the Highland County Visitors Bureau, said that the program launches on May 1, 2025, and will be open until Sept. 15, 2025. She said it is ending in the middle of September to allow the Highland County Fair to be included as well.

1 week ago | timesgazette.com | Jacob Clary

A Hillsboro man indicted on a charge of failure to change their address as a registered sex offender was among 14 people indicted by a Highland County grand jury. Ronald Knechtly, 74, was indicted on a count of failure to register a change of address as a registered sex offender, a fourth-degree felony. According to court documents, on or around Feb. 10, 2025, Knechtly, being a registered sex offender convicted in Brown County Common Pleas Court case no.

1 week ago | timesgazette.com | Jacob Clary

Editor’s note — We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by. This week in 1925, The News-Herald reported on the Highland County Fish and Game Protective Association electing its new officials, as C.N. Winkle, Hillsboro, was elected president and Dr. N.H. Lowe was elected as vice president.