Secretary of State Jon Husted today certified 426,998 signatures for a Constitutional Amendment related to the federal healthcare reform legislation, meeting the necessary requirements to place the amendment on the 2011 November ballot. Petitioners needed 385,245 signatures or 10 percent of the total vote cast for Governor in 2010.
The Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation Board of Trustees met recently at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, to recognize the recipients of the 2011-12 Educational Excellence Competitive Grant.
The Ohio Heart & Vascular Center is offering expanded cardiovascular service to the surrounding community with the opening of a heart failure clinic in the Ohio Heart & Vascular Center office, Suite 300, of the CMH Professional Building, 630 W. Main St., next to Clinton Memorial Hospital.
The Highland County Farm Bureau will hold its annual dinner meeting, Thursday, Aug. 11 at Jon and Jana Holbrook's farm, 4320 State Route 138, Lynchburg. Reservations must be received by 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4.
The 2011 Ohio State Fair opens Wednesday, July 27 for a 12-day run. Country music star and former Hillsboro Festival of the Bells performer Brad Paisley will entertain fair-goers on Aug. 7, the closing night of the fair.
Don Branson, executive director of the Southern Ohio Agricultural & Community Development Foundation, was inducted into the Association of Ohio Commodores on June 26. The Association of Ohio Commodores held its annual summer induction dinner in Columbus Ohio, at The Faculty Club. Sixteen people from around Ohio were inducted as new members of the Ohio Commodores.
Secretary of State Jon Husted today certified that petitioners seeking a referendum on Senate Bill 5 have collected 915,456 valid signatures, meeting the necessary requirements to place the issue on the 2011 November ballot. Petitioners needed 231,147 signatures or six percent of the total vote cast for Governor in 2010.
Join the discussion July 29 at Southern State Community College and learn how the many legislative issues on the state and federal levels affect your business. The day begins with a continental breakfast and networking followed by informative breakout sessions (10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.) led by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce legislative team.
The top four scoring teams from each Area Envirothon were eligible to compete in the State Envirothon and this year the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs team successfully scored high enough in the Area 5 competition to receive the honor of competing in the state contest.
Lyndhurst resident Linda (Limes) Ellis has contacted the Highland County Board of Commissioners regarding vandalism at the Sheep Pen Cemetery on Greenfield-Sabina Road.
Lyndhurst resident Linda (Limes) Ellis has contacted the Highland County Board of Commissioners regarding vandalism at the Sheep Pen Cemetery on Greenfield-Sabina Road.
"A Franklin County Jobs and Family Service worker was placed on paid administrative leave and at least one other person was out of work after an undercover video was released online showing workers how to receive inappropriate health care benefits," WBNS TV 10 in Columbus reported this week.
Several areas of Hillsboro were without power after a Tuesday morning thunderstorm passed through. Traffic signal devices were affected at several intersections along North High Street.
