A special Planning Commission meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.

Two Brown County police officers were injured Friday, Oct. 26 in a crash at U.S. 68 at Gooselick Road in Jefferson Township in Brown County.

Congressman and GOP VP candidate Paul Ryan will be at East Clinton High School in Sabina Saturday, Oct. 27.

Two men have been charged with assault and criminal damaging, following an altercation at a Route 73 tavern on Hillsboro's east side. According to the Hillsboro Police Department at 12:59 a.m. Oct. 26, an officer witnessed Robert Perry IV, 20, of Cincinnati enter a vehicle and assault James R. Captain II, 27, of Hillsboro.

Two men have been charged with assault and criminal damaging, following an altercation at a Route 73 tavern on Hillsboro's east side. According to the Hillsboro Police Department at 12:59 a.m. Oct. 26, an officer witnessed Robert Perry IV, 20, of Cincinnati enter a vehicle and assault James R. Captain II, 27, of Hillsboro.

The Ohio Association of REALTORS reports that the number of single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement in September rose for the 17th consecutive month compared to the results from the prior year.

Highland County Commissioners Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Jeremy Shaffer voted Wednesday to maintain Cross Management Consulting Services of Portsmouth as the county's labor negotiating representative. By a 3-0 vote, commissioners approved the firm (www.crossmanagement.com), headed by President Bob Cross, which has represented the county for several years.

The village of Greenfield has scheduled an open house of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility for Saturday, Oct. 27 from 1-3 p.m. with tours of the plant also scheduled.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) recently recognized Weastec, Inc. in Hillsboro for attaining Safety and Health Achievement Program status through the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

The Ohio Ethics Commission will meet on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. in the William Green Building, 30 West Spring Street, Columbus.

The Highland County Board of Elections will hold a public logic and accuracy testing of the voting machines on Monday, Oct. 29 at 8 a.m. at the board office. The public is welcome to attend.

A two-vehicle collision at Route 247 south of Hillsboro has resulted in one fatality, according to Highland County Coroner Dr. Paul Terrell. One person was killed in the crash that occurred Saturday afternoon near Buckley Road in Washington Township and another person was transported to Miami Valley Hospital.

One Highland County school district and one individual school were given the highest possible rating by the Ohio Department of Education on its preliminary state test report card, as Fairfield Local Schools and Greenfield Elementary School both earned “excellent with distinction” honors.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that agents with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), along with local law enforcement officers from across the state, seized more than 30,000 marijuana plants in 2012. In Pike County, investigators seized more than 1,200 plants in August after finding a grow site with suspected ties to a Mexican drug cartel.

As temperatures drop, Ohioans are starting to crank up their home heating systems. Starting today, low-income Ohioans can benefit from additional relief for these utility services. Residential utility consumers can avoid a utility disconnection or restore their heating services by making a one-time payment of $175.