Notice is hereby given that the Ursulines of Brown County are now accepting bids for the “Solomon Run Low-head Dam Removal Project” located in St. Martin, Ohio.

2012 is an exciting year for our Agency as we celebrate 40 years of service to our district! What a great way to kick-off our year of celebration with covering that very topic for our January Monthly Column.

2012 is here and has been a great winter so far. We are decorated for snow here at the library, but it would be OK if we don’t have much outside to go along with it.

The Highland County Chamber of Commerce kicks off 2012 with Business After Hours on Thursday, January 19th, 5-7 p.m.  NCB, 139 S. High Street, will host this popular networking event.

Altrusa lost 377 children’s books in the fire on Sunday. They were sorted in boxes for all the schools in Highland County.

Stephanie's Pet Spa recently opened at 145 Catherine Street in Hillsboro.

State Rep. Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville, will be a celebrity chef at Calhoun’s on Jefferson on Saturday, Jan. 14 in Greenfield to benefit the Greenfield Food Pantry.

S.A.T.H. (Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped), is having its third annual “Souper Bowl” Chili Cook-Off and Cake Walk Saturday, Jan. 28 from 5-8 p.m. at the Hillsboro Elementary School Cafeteria.

As of the first of the new year, four healthcare providers who already are familiar faces in the Greenfield area will join the Adena Health System – working in the same community. Dr. Richard Mizer, Dr. Christina DeLand and Nurse Practitioners Michele Dodds and Debra Wolf are leaving the HealthSource of Ohio office in Greenfield to partner with Adena.

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association will host its District 11 meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The meeting will be at the Southern State Community College Appalachian Gateway Center in Sardinia beginning with a light meal at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 6:30 p.m.

Jim Mootz Trucking LLC, held its annual safety awards meeting on Dec. 10. The annual meeting was hosted by Gibbs Insurance Associates, their local Independent Insurance Agency and held at The “Old Y” Restaurant.

A reception for Jackson Township residents will be held at 6:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 at the Belfast United Methodist Church, prior to the trsutee’s 2012 organizational meeting. Refreshments will be served. Attendees are welcome to bring their favorite snack to share. Call 466-2488 or 764-1350 for information.

In the last two weeks of January 1937, cities along the Ohio River faced one of the worst floods in its history. Flood levels in southern Ohio reached nearly 80 feet. Parts of Cincinnati were underwater 19 days. Ten people died and more than 50,000 people lost their homes and businesses causing more than $20 million in damages. In Portsmouth, one woman drowned saving her baby.

The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) can help older adults and others in its district access Ohio’s Assisted Living Waiver more quickly thanks to recent program changes. These changes, written by the Ohio Department of Aging and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, mean that anyone living in the community, who meets Medicaid eligibility, can access the program.