Fairfield senior Zach Ahsaruk defends against North Adams' Thaddeus Moore on Tuesday.   LEESBURG — Trailing for less than two total minutes in their Southern Hills Athletic Conference game against the North Adams Green Devils, the Fairfield Lions continued to play strong basketball late into the…

By Angela Shepherd GEVS Greenfield Elementary School students are once again showing their artistic talents beyond the halls of the school. Two students’ art will be showcased in an upcoming exhibit in Columbus sponsored by the Ohio Art Education Association. The works in the upcoming show were…

By Kaylee Hurless-Miller Fairfield FFA Chapter On Feb. 5, Fairfield FFA Chapter members Spencer Hurless and Drew Benson represented the chapter at District 9 Ag Power Diagnostics CDE.  This event acts as a realistic assessment designed to evaluate students' knowledge in both recognizing and…

The McClain girls varsity basketball team has fallen on hard times lately, losing their last three games, most recently Monday night 54-42 against Fayetteville in a non-conference makeup contest. The Lady Tigers were short-handed from the start with starter Larah Henson sidelined and not available…

The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education signed off on the upcoming school year’s district calendar and the five-year financial forecast during their Monday, Feb. 16 meeting. The board approved the 2026-27 school calendar as presented at a public hearing in January. Next school year will…

LEESBURG — For the second consecutive season, the Fairfield Lady Lions lost their opening tournament game, and Monday’s loss to No. 11 seeded Ripley saw Fairfield have struggles with having shots fall and untimely turnovers, resulting in a 47-44 loss at Grandle Gymnasium in the Division VI SE…

Fairfield's Griffin Friend ended the game against Peebles with 25 points on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 at FHS.LEESBURG — Going into Saturday night's game, the visiting Peebles Indians needed a win to clinch a share of the Division II Southern Hills Athletic Conference championship, and all that stood…

MACON — Playing in the second part of the Eastern Winter Hoops Classic on Saturday afternoon, the McClain Lady Tigers faced the North Adams Lady Green Devils in a battle of two of the top teams in the area at Eastern High School.  The game didn’t disappoint as both teams played physical basketball…