An area home sustained heavy damage, but no one was injured, Saturday when a fire broke out in the two-story structure.
  The state fire marshal's office has been called in to inspect the scene, but preliminary reports do not indicate that the fire was intentionally set.
  The Paint Creek Joint Fire and EMS District responded to the report of a structure fire at 2823 Lyndon Road in Ross County.

A trio of top executives from the now-defunct Brown Publishing Company are seeking almost $3 million in severance packages, according to a report by The Bellefontaine Examiner.

On Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 12:40 a.m., officers of the Greenfield Police Department executed a search warrant at 421 Mill St. The warrant was obtained after an investigation of drug activity at the residence.

Ohio's unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in February, down slightly from the revised 9.3 percent in January, according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 13,600 over the month, from the revised 5,068,300 in January to 5,081,900 in February.

A Greenfield man was found to be in violation of his community control Thursday in Highland County Common Pleas Court, and the presiding judge said the root of the defendant's problem was that he was "a jerk."
 Richard Jones, of Greenfield, appeared in court with his attorney J.D. Wagoner for an evidentiary hearing on the alleged violation reported to the court by the Highland County Adult Parole Authority. Jones was on community control from an initial charge of having weapons under disability.

The city of Greenfield is weighing its options on what will happen if they are officially classified as a village following the release of 2010 Census numbers.
   Greenfield City Council discussed the matter during their regular meeting Tuesday and reviewed the possibility of the loss of potentially millions of dollars in federal funding and grant dollars, and the consolidation of the Highland County Court in Greenfield into the Hillsboro Municipal Court system.

A member of a tree trimming crew was transported by helicopter with severe injuries after a car crash left the man pinned between a vehicle and a wood chipper.
 According to Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward, at approximately 2:16 p.m. Wednesday on Main Road, just south of the intersection at State Route 124, a tree trimming crew was working in the area of the roadway.

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Gov. John Kasich's much-anticipated biennial budget was announced Tuesday, and while the cuts were significant in some areas, local officials say they are cuts they can sustain.

Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich has unveiled The Jobs Budget – a groundbreaking proposal that closes an $8 billion projected budget gap through significant government reforms and carefully considered spending reductions.