 | | | In The News | | |  | | Headlines | Social | Education | World News | Citizen of the Week | | Ohio bobcat making a comeback | An endangered species is seeing some population resurgence in the southern Ohio area, and while that is positive for the animal and Ohio residents, it is also increasing the frequency in which area residents may encounter the animal. Kevin Behr, a wildlife investigator for ODNR told The Highland County Press this week that bobcat numbers are increasing, which is an indicator that their habitat and environment area improving.
Saturday, February 04, 2012 | | | Ayres, Allen names LC queen and king | On Friday, Lynchburg-Clay High School elected their 2012 Homecoming king and queen with Marissa Ayres named queen and Bronson Allen named king.
Saturday, February 04, 2012 | | | Midlam sentenced to 5 years for Rite-Aid robbery | After apologizing to the court for scaring his victims and saying that an addiction to Oxycontin drove him to commit his crimes, a Dayton-area man was sentenced to five years in prison for first-degree felony aggravated robbery. The sentence will be served consecutively to 10 additional years of prison time for robberies in other counties.
Cole Midlam, 29, pleaded guilty Friday in Highland County Common Pleas Court to one count of first-degree felony aggravated robbery.
Friday, February 03, 2012 | | |
| | | Opinions | | | | | Rory Ryan | Gary Lewis | Jim Surber | Eric Deters | Letters to Editor | | Respect the office | Frankly, there's not much from all of my past experiences that I can draw from to rationalize this type of behavior from a public official. He seemed to be angry at this newspaper and, at the same time, angry at one of his primary campaign opponents who was attending the public meeting. (For the record, I have never written about the mayor's hair or sleeping habits. I don't care about either. Nor does anyone else. Get over yourself.)
Friday, February 03, 2012 | | | Post-forum questions | I must say that I was impressed by all of the candidates at county commissioner forum hosted by the Highland County TEA Party this past Monday evening, though some shined brighter than others. But it certainly isn’t my place to critique the candidates for their public speaking; besides, one’s public speaking ability has more to do with getting elected than actually fulfilling the requirements of the office.
Friday, February 03, 2012 | | | Congress just keeps on truckin' | It has been said that if you think the problems that government creates are bad, just wait until you see its solutions.
Friday, February 03, 2012 | | |
| | | | | Sports | | | | | Hillsboro | Greenfield McClain | Lynchburg | Fairfield | Whiteoak | | Mustangs win over Lions for homecoming crowd | Friday night was all about the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs. LC hosted its 2012 homecoming, honored a new king and queen, blocked many shots, and in the end, the night was wrapped up with a 68-52 Southern Hills League win over the visiting Fairfield Lions.
Saturday, February 04, 2012 | | | Tigers narrowly fall to Blue Lions | A fourth-quarter rally by the McClain Tigers came up just a few points short, as the visiting Tigers fell to the Washington Blue Lions 40-38 Friday at WSHS.
Friday, February 03, 2012 | | | Indians gain road win at Madison-Plains | The Hillsboro Indians got the job done in a big way on Friday night, gaining a valuable road and South Central Ohio League win over the Madison-Plains Golden Eagles, 67-48 at MPHS.
Friday, February 03, 2012 | | |
| | | Obituaries | | | | | Charles Louis Tieman | Charles Louis Tieman, 86, of Hillsboro, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 at Highland District Hospital with his wife and son by his side.
Saturday, February 04, 2012 | | | Jason Michael Dodds | Jason Michael Dodds, 29, formerly of Greenfield, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 in Warren County.
Friday, February 03, 2012 | | | Irene Napolz | Irene Napolz, 93, of Greenfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Hearth & Care, Greenfield.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 | | |
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