During the same month that President Obama visited Ohio to mark the start of the nation's 10,000th road project paid for by the Recovery Act, more than 8,000 construction workers had jobs on Ohio¹s stimulus-funded transportation projects in June, according to preliminary figures collected by the Ohio Department of Transportation.

"Federal" grant scams are sweeping through Ohio, Attorney General Richard Cordray warned this week.

Auditor of State Mary Taylor has released the special audit of the Claymont Public Library in Uhrichsville for the years 2005-08. The audit shows Michelle Haff, library clerk treasurer, and her husband, library custodian Robert Haff, took a total of $84,980 in payroll overpayments, unsupported reimbursements, and improper credit card usage.

The Hillsboro 2010 Tournament of Champions opened Saturday, July 24 with a special morning ceremony in memory of Frank "Squeak" Collins. "Squeak," as he was known to his family and friends, was one of the Founding Fathers of the Hillsboro Little League baseball program. He contributed greatly of his time and financial resources to help ensure the park's long-term success.

The Hillsboro 2010 Tournament of Champions opened Saturday, July 24 with a special morning ceremony in memory of Frank "Squeak" Collins. "Squeak," as he was known to his family and friends, was one of the Founding Fathers of the Hillsboro Little League baseball program. He contributed greatly of his time and financial resources to help ensure the park's long-term success.

The Fairfield Local School Board will hold a special school board meeting Wednesday, July 28 at 6 p.m. in the district office conference room.

A company formed by executives of the Brown Publishing Company appears to be the high bidder for the bankrupt Brown Publishing Company, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court records. Brown Publishing Company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of New York. The company claimed it had more than $90 million in debts.

Jim Rosenberg, a senior editor at E&P, reports, "The committee argues that 'the process pursued by the debtors and its representatives was designed to be anything but a thorough, robust, competitive process.' It opposes acceptance of a bid for three parcels of land, calling the proposed transaction 'not even marginally reasonable.'

By building a future for Highland County through capitalizing on the resources and strengths that are present today, county commissioner candidate Jeremy Shaffer said he will create a path for the county to follow into the next decade.

“Our court has been working for many years to make our business and our records more accessible to everyone,” said Hillsboro Municipal Court Judge David H. McKenna. “We established Internet access 10 years ago and have shared data with other courts for many years. We are pleased to be part of the Supreme Court of Ohio’s statewide justice information exchange system.”

The following 4-H members met the requirements and will represent Highland County 4-H at the state fair Abby Cornele, Megan Thompson, Danielle Marler, Kurstin Wilkin and Haleigh Lovett.

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has announced a $725 million securities class action settlement against international insurance and financial services organization American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and certain individual directors and officers. The settlement resolves allegations of AIG's wide-ranging fraud from October 1999 to April 2005 involving anti-competitive market division, accounting violations and stock price manipulation, and brings total expected recovery for AIG shareholders to over $1 billion. The settlement is subject to court approval.