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.

Highland County commissioners submitted a curt response this week to Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Ralph Holt, following the city’s decision to end a maintenance agreement on the county sheriff’s computer network system. Commissioners said they received only 12 hours’ notice from the city on the contract termination.

Kerry Jean is leaving North Carolina and heading back to her hometown in Leesburg, Ohio to a Columbus area job which will allow her to be closer to the family who was so supportive during her illness. She is grateful for the opportunity to spend a little more time with the youths and congregation in North Carolina who have come to mean so much to her.

The Adena Health Foundation has awarded seven grants to organizations in Fayette, Highland, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross and Vinton counties.

The Greenfield Rotary Club Wheels of Progress festival will roll into town July 16-18 and organizers say the annual event will feature something for every member of the family. The three-day event will have a host of games, music, food, a pageant, and multiple parades.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has announced $24,990,000 to the city of Cincinnati for the creation of a streetcar line. The funding is distributed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Urban Circulator Grant Program, according to a news release from Brown's office.

Brenda Hale, RN, MSN, has been named the Director of Accreditation at Adena Health System, a newly created position in Adena’s Department of Quality.

Cincinnati and southwest Ohio will be the destination for more than 350 bicyclists on Aug. 1 as they finish their journey from Cleveland in the American Cancer Society's Pan Ohio Hope Ride.

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF http://ofbf.org/) has announced its support for the agreement announced between the Ohioans for Livestock Care coalition and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The agreement validates Ohio voters’ decision last fall to pass State Issue 2, which established the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board as the appropriate venue for defining acceptable farm animal care practices, the OFBF said.

Former Ohio congressman John Kasich holds a 7-point edge over Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in the Buckeye State's gubernatorial race, according to a recent poll.

The ongoing property tax dispute between the Highland County commissioners and the legal counsel for Hangar 6, a business located at the Highland County Airport, appears no closer to being resolved after commissioners received a letter this week from the business’ legal counsel.