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Hillsboro man arrested after two-county pursuit
On Thursday, April 25 at 3:53 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Hillsboro Police Department that their officers were pursuing a red 2005 Ford F150, traveling north on U.S. 62 toward Fayette County. Deputies from Fayette County intercepted the pursuit on Staunton-Sugar Grove Road and...
Mount Orab man sentenced to 10 years in prison for meth trafficking
A Mount Orab man was sentenced this week to at least a decade in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Brown County. As previously reported by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, seven individuals were indicted in March 2023 after a seven-month-long investigation into a drug trafficking organization allegedly responsible for bringing pounds of methamphetamine from Dayton to the Brown County area. The investigation was a collaborative effort involving the Brown County Drug & Major Crimes Task Force, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Mount Orab Police Department, Ripley Police Department, Dayton DEA and the Dayton Police Department.
Hillsboro man charged with bank robbery
A Hillsboro man is being held in the Ross County Jail in Chillicothe after being charged in the April 18 robbery of the Buckeye Savings Bank in Bainbridge. Williams L. Eads, 49, has been charged with robbery, a third-degree felony, by the Ross County Sheriff’s Office and is being held on a $25,000 bond, according to Chillicothe Municipal Court online records.
Highland County Sheriff's Report
These incidents have been reported by the Highland County Sheriff's Office. A resident of the 11000 block of Milner Road reported a child was being combative. After investigation, a female juvenile was charged with domestic violence and transported to juvenile detention. April 22. A resident of the 8700 block of...
Structure fire reported on Washington Street in Higginsport
HIGGINSPORT, Ohio — Brown County crews are responding to Higginsport for reports of a structure fire Tuesday afternoon. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5. Dispatchers reported the structure fire at the U.S. Postal Service building on Washington Street. There is no...
Cruise nights on Wednesday’s in Hillsboro
The Ohio Car Shows & Cruise Ins group will hold a cruise night every other Wednesday from May 1 to Oct. 30 from 5-9 p.m. at Frisch’s Big Boy in Hillsboro. There will be a 50/50 raffle at each of the cruise nights with proceeds going to Hillsboro schools for students who can’t afford lunches.
Hillsboro baseball drops to 0-14
The Hillsboro Indians made the trip up to Miami Trace High School for the second of back-to-back Frontier Athletic Conference games Tuesday with the Panthers. At HHS Monday, Miami Trace won the game, 10-0 in five innings. On Tuesday, it was another run-rule victory by the Panthers over the Indians, this time by a score of 17-3.
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