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A pair of Highland volleyball players earned All-Ohio recognition in Division II for their efforts this fall for the Scots.

There was a lot of good-natured talk and teasing as members of Beyond the Book Club met with Columbus author Jillian Ober on Monday, Nov. 13, at the Mount Gilead Public Library.

A dominating defensive performance by Sugarcreek Garaway put an end to Northmor’s very successful football season on Friday at Heath High School.

The public square in Mount Gilead was the scene of the Veterans Day observance on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., the exact hour the Armistice was signed at the end of World War I.

While they Mount Gilead cross country team wasn’t able to defend its OHSAA Division III boys’ state title on Saturday, they were able to etch their names in history again.

A strong defensive performance combined with some timely offensive strikes helped Northmor reach uncharted grounds in the OHSAA football playoffs.

Hamilton Badin was able to steal the momentum from Highland in each of the first two sets to eliminate the Scots from the Division II volleyball tournament on Thursday.

The Mount Gilead Exempted Village Schools Board of Education opened the Oct. 17 meeting with recognition of volunteers Erin Kelty and Mandy Rocks, who were honored for their co-chairmanship of the Music Boosters, Jessica Trainer as president of Athletic Boosters, and Lori Levering as PTO president.

“All I noticed was he had rubber boots on,” said Rick Landis. This core revelation was the foundation of the Rubber Boot Mission that began last Christmas. Sitting down with the Sentinel for an exclusive interview, Rick and Becky Landis, coordinators and founders of the Rubber Boot Mission, discussed the reasons behind the fundraiser, information about this year’s event, and their goals for how to assist more students in need at Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools this holiday season.

For the seventh time in 11 years, the Highland volleyball team will be competing at regionals.