Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss has denied a motion for judicial release for a Greenfield man who was convicted of stealing $267,911.11 from a Greenfield church.
The finance committee of the Hillsboro City Council will investigate the steps that need to be taken for a performance audit of the city. The proposed performance audit was discussed this week during the Hillsboro City Council's September meeting. In a separate action, council found that there was "urgent necessity" to renew the city's existing liability insurance with the current provider for a 10-month period.
A Lynchburg man was taken by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital Saturday after he sustained injuries in two-vehicle crash on U.S. 50 near Worley Mill Road.
With a vote by the Ohio House and Senate pending this week on redrawing the lines of Ohio's Congressional Districts, a proposed map shows that Highland County would be part of a 14-county district that includes portions of Franklin County.
With a vote by the Ohio House and Senate pending this week on redrawing the lines of Ohio's Congressional Districts, a proposed map shows that Highland County would be part of a 14-county district that includes portions of Franklin County.
History was equaled in Ringgold, Ga., this past weekend as Allensburg's Rick Wilkin became only the second person to win the Beat the Heat World Championship for a second time. Wilkin, racing his 1991 DARE Chevrolet Camaro with a 540-cubic-inch engine, defeated Jose Ayala in the Pro Cop finals and bested Modifiers champ Mike Carroll for the championship on Saturday, Sept. 10.
History was equaled in Ringgold, Ga., this past weekend as Allensburg's Rick Wilkin became only the second person to win the Beat the Heat World Championship for a second time. Wilkin, racing his 1991 DARE Chevrolet Camaro with a 540-cubic-inch engine, defeated Jose Ayala in the Pro Cop finals and bested Modifiers champ Mike Carroll for the championship on Saturday, Sept. 10.
For many Septembers, the shores of Rocky Fork Lake have been rocked with the quakes of powerboats during the annual Thunder in the Hills. As financial hardships have prevented organizers from hosting the event in 2011, a group of area residents said they wanted to create an event that would “fill the void” until Thunder in the Hills returns in 2012.
According to Sharon Fulkerson, their comfort bears are distributed to patients in the Hospice of Hope – Ohio Valley region, which includes inpatient and home-health patients in Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland and Pike counties.
After three months of discussion and consideration, the Hillsboro City Council voted 5-0 to pass a resolution approving a 15-percent increase to sewer rates over three years. Council members said following Monday's meeting that the increase will go into effect immediately. The rates will increase 5 percent per year for the remainder of 2011, 2012 and 2013.
A Sardinia man who was involved in a car crash that resulted in the death of a local man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide. Mickey Berry, who was indicted on the charge in March, had been scheduled to stand trial Monday in Highland County Common Pleas Court, but he pleaded guilty to the third-degree felony charge.
The Highland County Sheriff's Office conducted aerial marijuana searches over the county on Monday, Sept. 12. As of early afternoon, deputies had confiscated 121 marijuana plants for eradication. By day's end, deputies found 350 plants.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Louisiana State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson have signed an agreement that permits reciprocity between their states for citizens who have valid concealed carry permits.
As Ohio lawmakers return to Columbus after what's commonly called the "county fair" circuit, a major topic of discussion with be the reformatting of the state's legislative districts.
The Ohio Association of REALTORS will be hosting a press conference and rally for housing at the Ohio Statehouse, starting at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in conjunction with the National Association of REALTORS, Ohio lawmakers and other representatives from the real estate industry.
