U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) and Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) have released the following statement regarding the president's announcement that the United States and Russia have reached an agreement on a new nuclear weapons treaty to build upon the 1990's Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and 2002 Moscow Treaty.

U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) and Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) have released the following statement regarding the president's announcement that the United States and Russia have reached an agreement on a new nuclear weapons treaty to build upon the 1990's Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and 2002 Moscow Treaty.

While Ohio's unemployment rate rose to 10.9 percent in February, up from 10.8 percent in January, Highland County witnessed a slight decrease in its unemployment rate.

The following incidents have been reported by the Hillsboro Police Department:

Highland County Commissioner and former Sheriff Tom Horst (standing, right) provided this photograph from a local law en

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Nine-year-old Aaron Albrecht was seriously injured Jan. 29 from an explosion in his hands, causing him to lose three fingers on each hand. In addition, both arms were broken, and he had serious burns. Aaron has been in the Dayton Children’s Hospital since then, and will be there for at least two more months.

The sixth annual Quaker Genealogy and History Conference April 10 will delve into the Society of Friends’ influence in the period following the Civil War.

The Hillsboro Tea Party Group announces that plans are under way for a Tax Day Rally on April 15 at the Highland County Courthouse at 5 p.m.