Ohio's unemployment rate was 10.9 percent in April, down slightly from 11.0 percent in March, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 37,300 over the month, from the revised 5,004,800 in March to 5,042,100 in April.

Gary Buchanan, new Board member of the Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Outgoing Highland County Economic Development Director Dan Cowdrey informed commissioners Wednesday of a $5,500 reimbursement from the Federal Aviation Administration, following an auditor’s report. Cowdrey suggested, and commissioners Gary Heaton, Tom Horst and Shane Wilkin agreed, that if it’s possible, they would like to use the funds toward a grant match that would qualify the county airport for $100,000.

State Your Cause, a Columbus-area rock band that includes two Highland County native sons, will perform from noon-12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23 at this year's Rock on the Range at Columbus Crew Stadium. State Your Cause was formed by bass player Danny Zeid and guitarist Deepan Rajah. They are joined by drummer Matt Young, and the Scott brothers.

State Your Cause, a Columbus-area rock band that includes two Highland County native sons, will perform from noon-12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23 at this year's Rock on the Range at Columbus Crew Stadium. State Your Cause was formed by bass player Danny Zeid and guitarist Deepan Rajah. They are joined by drummer Matt Young, and the Scott brothers.

The State FFA Convention took place April 30-May 1. Nineteen Mowrystown FFA members and four chaperones attended. They were well represented with Brian Simmons, Monica Palmer, Amber Thompson, Ashley Frazer, and Ashley Crone participating in the State FFA Band.

Dr. Charles Guarino, superintendent of the Southern Hills Joint Vocational School, updated the Highland County Board of Commissioners on the school facilities and services at Wednesday’s meeting. Guarino discussed previous building renovations, including a number of exterior problems that were discovered after the original construction.

Dr. Charles Guarino, superintendent of the Southern Hills Joint Vocational School, updated the Highland County Board of Commissioners on the school facilities and services at Wednesday’s meeting. Guarino discussed previous building renovations, including a number of exterior problems that were discovered after the original construction.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has outlined priority legislation for the Ohio General Assembly to carefully consider while in session for the next several weeks.

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. has reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010, as compared with results for the first quarter of 2009.

Some of the properties owned by the bankrupt Brown Publishing, which owns two Highland County publications, The Times-Gazette and the County Shopper, may end up with familiar ownership. Under the headline, "Inside job," The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C. reports on its website, "Previously unidentified, the bidder seeking to buy most of the assets of {Brown} knows exactly what it's getting into. The group is made up of three top executives from the current owner, Ohio-based Brown Publishing Co., which sought bankruptcy protection late last month."

It has been three years since a community lined the streets of Hillsboro to welcome home a fallen hometown hero. Since then, a day has not gone by that the family of PFC Zachary R. Gullett doesn’t think about him and his sacrifice he made for his country.