• Headlines 26 October 2010

    Village of Highland grateful for support

    After a little over a year of being in service, the Village of Highland would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their donations of equipment, materials, services, money, or time that went toward providing the village law enforcement with equipment. The Village of Highland had been without its own law enforcement for approximately nine years until 2009.
  • Headlines 25 October 2010
    ODOT report: New numbers show more Ohioans riding passenger rail
    Based on new passenger rail ridership figures from Amtrak, a review by the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Rail Development Commission shows that the demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year, according to a news release from ODOT's Scott Varner today.
  • Headlines 25 October 2010
    WC Theatre to present the musical 'Working'
    Everyday workers will articulate their hopes, dreams and fears when Wilmington College Theatre presents the musical "Working," Nov. 18, 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m., in Hugh G. Heiland Theatre.
  • Headlines 25 October 2010
    Hillsboro Police Reports - Oct. 23
    The following are the Hillsboro Police Department reports for Oct. 23, 2010.
  • Headlines 24 October 2010
    Heartland of Hillsboro hosts Oct. 27 open house
    Heartland of Hillsboro will celebrate the completion of its newly renovated TCU Unit on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 2-4 p.m.
  • Headlines 22 October 2010
    Ohio unemployment rate at 10 percent
    Ohio's unemployment rate was 10.0 percent in September, down from 10.1 percent in August, according to data released Oct. 22 by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 17,300 over the month, from the revised 5,031,500 in August to 5,014,200 in September.
  • Headlines 21 October 2010
    Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities welcomes John Fittro
  • Headlines 20 October 2010
    Former corrections officer indicted
    On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Highland County Grand Jury issued an indictment against Christopher L. Hilderbrandt, 30, of Highland County. The indictment was for one count of sexual battery, a felony of the third degree.

  • Headlines 19 October 2010
    Hillsboro Post Office offers free delivery to military personnel in Mideast
    The Hillsboro Post Office is providing free postage on any flat-rate parcel mailed to any military personnel currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, effective Nov. 1-30, 2010, for Highland County residents.
  • Headlines 18 October 2010
    Hydrant flushing to begin Oct. 25
    The City of Hillsboro Water Department will be conducting its annual hydrant flushing starting Monday, Oct. 25 through Friday, Oct. 29, 2010.
  • Headlines 18 October 2010
    State: "Ohioans to speak out on creating more Ohio jobs through transportation"
    ODOT will hold the first in a series of interactive public workshops across the state to give residents a chance to speak out about policy issues that impact transportation investment in Ohio, according to a news release from the Department of Transportation. The workshops are part of the department’s first-of-its-kind ‘GO Ohio’ Transportation Futures Plan that will look at state investments in all modes
    of travel and shipping - highway, air, rail, transit, water, pedestrian and bicycle – and align those transportation choices more comprehensively with job creation, economic development and quality of life.

  • Headlines 17 October 2010
    Ohio Poll shows Kasich, Portman lead Strickland, Fisher
    Republicans John Kasich and Rob Portman hold substantial leads over Democrats Ted Strickland and Lee Fisher in the races for Ohio governor and U.S. senator, respectively, according to a recent Ohio Poll.
  • Headlines 17 October 2010
    Ohio Poll shows Kasich, Portman lead Strickland, Fisher
    Republicans John Kasich and Rob Portman hold substantial leads over Democrats Ted Strickland and Lee Fisher in the races for Ohio governor and U.S. senator, respectively, according to a recent Ohio Poll.
  • Headlines 15 October 2010
    Federal judge allows states' challenge of health-care reform law to move forward
    While dismissing most of the states' other complaints, Vinson ruled that states can contest whether the law's "individual mandate" requiring virtually all Americans to buy health insurance exceeds Congress' constitutional authority to regulate commerce and make laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out its powers.
  • Headlines 15 October 2010
    McKinney, Swonger among OSBA honorees

    The president of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) will visit Portsmouth on Wednesday, Nov. 3 to speak to area attorneys about current issues facing the legal profession and to honor attorneys David H. McCown of Ironton, Carroll V. McKinney of Leesburg, Ronald L. Swonger of Hillsboro, and Judge David D. Wilson of West Union for their 50 years in practice.

  • Headlines 14 October 2010
    Eric Deters joins HCP as columnist
    Northern Kentucky attorney and WLW Radio talk show host Eric Deters is now a columnist for The Highland County Press.
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