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2025 Area High School Football Scoreboard
11/23/2025

2025 Area High School Football Scoreboard

High school football scores for the 2025 season. All scores compiled by The Highland County Press

Via Ohio Capital Journal - LifeWise Academy Ohio programs take trips to Kentucky museums that promote young Earth creati...
11/23/2025

Via Ohio Capital Journal -

LifeWise Academy Ohio programs take trips to Kentucky museums that promote young Earth creationism

At least nearly a dozen LifeWise Academy Ohio programs have taken public school students on field trips to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky, which claims humans lived alongside dinosaurs and the Earth is only 6,000 years old.

Wilmington College alumni recognized for service, distinguished and promising careers
11/23/2025

Wilmington College alumni recognized for service, distinguished and promising careers

Wilmington College recognized a quartet of alumni who are distinguishing themselves in lives of service and success at the Alumni Awards Brunch held during Homecoming (Sept. 27).

Reps. Turner and Nadler reintroduce bipartisan legislation to align government funding schedule with calendar year
11/23/2025

Reps. Turner and Nadler reintroduce bipartisan legislation to align government funding schedule with calendar year

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) reintroduced the It’s About Time Act, bipartisan legislation that changes the federal government’s funding schedule to align with the calendar year.

Hillsboro man sentenced to 2 years for failure to comply
11/23/2025

Hillsboro man sentenced to 2 years for failure to comply

A Hillsboro man accused of fleeing from a Highland County Sheriff’s deputy by driving into a field last summer was sentenced recently to two years in prison.

OHSAA Announces Football State Semifinal Bracket Pairings
11/22/2025

OHSAA Announces Football State Semifinal Bracket Pairings

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the bracket pairings for next week’s footbal

Hillsboro FFA members participate in Junior Fairboard
11/22/2025

Hillsboro FFA members participate in Junior Fairboard

This year, the Hillsboro FFA Chapter had 10 members representing the chapter in the Junior Fairboard.

Via Stateline  – School ride-hailing services may be nudging aside traditional buses
11/22/2025

Via Stateline –

School ride-hailing services may be nudging aside traditional buses

As a middle-school student in 1980s Philadelphia, Shelley Hunter remembers getting to and from school pretty easily thanks to the city’s public transit service, SEPTA, which had bus and train routes near her home and her school. Sometimes, she even felt comfortable enough to take a city cab.

Ohio 1 of 5 states selected for federal pilot to boost self-sufficiency, strengthen families
11/22/2025

Ohio 1 of 5 states selected for federal pilot to boost self-sufficiency, strengthen families

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced recently that Ohio is one of five states selected by the Trump Administration for a new pilot program that will help individuals overcome barriers to employment and move from public assistance to self-sufficiency.

Rio women capture RSC Championship; Shular named RSC Newcomer of the Year
11/22/2025

Rio women capture RSC Championship; Shular named RSC Newcomer of the Year

For the first time since 2016, the University of Rio Grande women's cross-country team can call themselves "champions.”

Hillsboro woman gets 5 years in felonious assault case
11/22/2025

Hillsboro woman gets 5 years in felonious assault case

A Hillsboro woman accused of causing “serious physical harm” to an infant was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 1 to a minimum of five years in prison.

NCB supports Backpack Club
11/22/2025

NCB supports Backpack Club

NCB is honored to support the Backpack Club, creating a safe and engaging afterschool space where students can learn, play, and grow together.

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