🏢 Highland County buys former Schwan's building for $275,000. The county commissioners approved the purchase of the 212 Hobart Drive property to serve as a maintenance facility and potential recycling area. The existing building will provide storage for equipment currently scattered across multiple locations, saving the county from constructing a new maintenance barn. In other business, officials announced a September 26 heritage tree-planting ceremony at Liberty Park, with each township invited to sponsor a white oak tree as part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations. The county also extended a timeline for Greenfield's infrastructure project and accepted a donated K-9 officer for the Sheriff's Department.
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👑 Highland County crowns new Lamb and Fleece royalty. Fifteen-year-old Eloise Roehm was named the 2025 Highland County Lamb and Fleece Queen, representing Fairfield High School and its FFA chapter. Sisters Clare and Chloe Fullenkamp, ages 10 and 9 respectively, were crowned as Princesses during the ceremony. Both princesses attend Hillsboro schools and are active members of the Premier Showmen 4-H Club. The Highland County Shepherds Club organizes this annual tradition celebrating youth involvement in agriculture.
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🗳️ Highland County voters face first Greenfield mayoral race in over a decade. November's election will feature three candidates competing for Greenfield mayor after voters abandoned the city manager plan last year. The new system will take effect in 2026, with council also being reduced from five members to three. Hillsboro will see contested races for council-at-large positions, with four candidates vying for three seats. Several township trustee races are also contested, with Liberty Township having the most candidates at five for two positions.
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Flashlight Required Gut Job: This $39,900 fixer-upper features 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, but it's a total gut job—only a few outlets work, and house hunters will need to navigate by flashlight or a lone lamp.
Affordable tenant-occupied corner property: This $84,900 home, just minutes from US-35/I-71 interchange, offers an eat-in kitchen, spacious living room, modern bath, and newer roof on a huge corner lot, currently occupied by a long-term tenant.
Renovated home huge lot garage: Listed at $189,000, this fully renovated home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a generous 0.57-acre lot, complete with a new roof, central air, front porch, deck, and spacious steel garage building.