Buckeye Institute President Matt A. Mayer noted, “Given the constant increase in public higher education costs and pension liabilities, Ohio parents, students, and taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going.

Jim Bishop is a scheduled speaker at this year’s National Safety Council 2010 Congress & Expo in San Diego.  Jim is the Founder and Executive Consultant at American Workplace Consultants, Inc.., located in Hillsboro.

Small nonprofit organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they failed to file required returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009 can preserve their status by filing returns by Oct. 15, 2010, under a one-time relief program, the Internal Revenue Service has announced.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners is considering a merger between the county’s departments of jobs and family services and children services – a route taken by 55 other Ohio counties. However, not all officials involved are happy with the potential move.

Kelsey Davis was crowned as the 2010 McClain High School homecoming queen Friday night just before a heavy downpour prior to the Tigers vs. Madison-Plains game.

Kelsey Davis was crowned as the 2010 McClain High School homecoming queen Friday night just before a heavy downpour prior to the Tigers vs. Madison-Plains game.

Three Real Living Classic Associates, Randall A. Butler, Kim Abbott, and Jenny M. Cameron, attended the 100th annual convention of the Ohio Association of REALTORS (OAR), Sept. 12-15 at the Hyatt Regency and Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati.

Visitors are invited to see a part of Greenfield's history, learn something new, find a bargain, enjoy good food and visit with friends while supporting the work of the Greenfield Historical Society.

Visitors are invited to see a part of Greenfield's history, learn something new, find a bargain, enjoy good food and visit with friends while supporting the work of the Greenfield Historical Society.

Ohio's unemployment rate was 10.1 percent in August, down slightly from 10.3 percent in July, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 15,400 over the month, from the revised 5,046,600 in July to 5,031,200 in August.

Ohio Republican and U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman holds a 20-point lead over Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in the latest Quinnipiac Poll released Friday, Sept. 17. The Toledo Blade reported today that the same poll showed that "President Barack Obama has an approval rating of likely voters in the Nov. 2 election of just 38 percent in Ohio, a bellwether state considered crucial to his re-election plans in two years."

Area townships negotiating fire service contracts with the city of Hillsboro have upped their offer of an increase of 10 percent for 2011 to 12 percent. Highland County Prosecutor Jim Grandey, who is legal counsel for Hamer, Jackson, Liberty, New Market, Paint, Penn and Washington townships, is negotiating the contract with city representatives.

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