The village of Vinton’s former fiscal officer paid herself $13,589 she wasn’t entitled to over a four-year period, according to the 2007-08 audit report released this week by Auditor of State Dave Yost.
To honor a member of the Hillsboro community who died while serving his country, the family and friends of PFC Zachary R. Gullett will hold a fundraiser on May 21 to support a scholarship that is given in his memory.
Former Greenfield mayor and longtime city council member Richard Counter has been selected to serve as Highland County recorder. He will complete the term of former recorder Ike Hodson, who was recently named Highland County clerk of courts.
CHILLICOTHE – A check for $20,000 was presented by Adena Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Shuter to Chillicothe officials Monday afternoon.
The city of Hillsboro has voted to apply for a grant that could lead to funds for an additional officer with the Hillsboro Police Department. By city statute, the HPD is short approximately five officers because budget constraints prevented the city from hiring new officers following the retirements of several officers in 2010 and 2011.
The future of the annual Thunder in the Hills race is uncertain due to diminished funds, but organizers with the Southern Ohio Powerboat Association said the racers themselves are stepping in to make sure that one of the largest races in the nation can continue for its 25th year. Race director Dean Davis said that approximately $12,000 is needed to put on the event, which is slated for the weekend of Sep. 17-18.
State Representative Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) has announced that House Bill 121 today passed from the Ohio House of Representatives with a unanimous vote of 96-0. This legislation would ensure that an existing custody order for the child of a parent actively serving in the military cannot be altered solely because of that parent’s military service.
A special meeting has been called by the Greenfield City Council for the purpose of addressing questions regarding the conversion from city status, to a village.
The agriculture department at Southern State Community College will hold a plant sale from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, in the atrium lobby of the college’s Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro.
Dr. Paul Terrell, Highland County Corner, recently participated in the Ohio State Coroners Association's 66th annual Education Conference. More than 80 Ohio coroners from across the state attended the conference held in Columbus May 5-7.
May is the National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Ohio State Highway Patrol would like to remind motorists that there will be an increase in motorcycles on the roadways with the warmer weather and to remind motorcyclists to ride trained and to ride sober.
On Sunday, May 8 at 2:39 a.m., several officers of the Hillsboro Police Department assisted officers of the Highland County Sheriff's Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol in responding to a report of an altercation outside of Christopher's Lounge at 150 West Main Street in Hillsboro.
CHILLICOTHE – As the Ohio Department of Transportation - District 9’s 2011 construction season gets into full swing, a pair of preservation projects on several county roads in Highland County are already under way.
The case against Hillsboro man arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery at Larry's Party Shop has been bound over for consideration by a grand jury in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
