Zander Blaze Bettle was born April 8 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington.

Fifth Third Bank is pleased to announce that Eric Roush has joined Fifth Third Bank as a Personal Banker in the Hillsboro and Lynchburg offices. In this position, Mr. Roush will work with customers to help them utilize bank products that fit their needs.

ALTRUSAPOLOOZA, a fund-raising yard sale for the Highland County Altrusa, will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the former Highland Enterprise lumberyard on West Main Street in Hillsboro. There will be unique treasures, classy clothes, jewelry, purses, shoes, furniture, books, toys, collectibles and much, much more quality merchandise.

Residents living in and around the Hillsboro area can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Northview Baptist Church, located at 1139 Northview Drive, Hillsboro, will host Life Line Screening on May 18.

Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped (SATH) will host the 19th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday, May 2 at Snow Hill Country Club in Wilmington. John Holt of the Hillsboro Ponderosa Steakhouse and Gary Riesenberg of Hole In One Challenge are proud to co-sponsor this year's event.

Attention all hams! This upcoming weekend, April 16th and 17, Magic Waters Summer Theatre will hold auditions for their upcoming production of "Maggie in Magic Land." There are some delightful roles for children, teens and adults to be filled.

The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission's Second Round Highland County Caucus meeting will be held Wednesday, April 27 at 11 a.m. at the commissioners office of the Administration Building, 114 Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro.

Isn’t it wonderful to see spring making its way? The flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, the weather is warming up, and best of all, the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) Senior Citizens Art Show is approaching.

The New Directions Rummage Sale will be held April 14-16, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily, at the New Directions Youth Center, 251 Jefferson St., Greenfield.

Petland is proud to announce the growing success of its national Adopt-A-PetSM program, a community service initiative to help find homes for abandoned or unwanted pets. 

More than 550 food items were collected during the month of March, in honor of National Nutrition Month. The Highland District Hospital department  that donated the most food items was Patient Registration with 233 food items.

Regardless if you produce beef in the traditional cow/calf operation, market or feed dairy steers, background beef calves, a feedlot, or cull cows from a beef or dairy operation, this meeting should be of some interest to you. The date is Monday, April 11 at Eastern Brown High School in the school cafeteria, starting at 7 p.m. This is a free program, and it is open to the public.

The Heart of Caregiving: The Emotional and Spiritual Side
    As reported in the news article at the top of this page, a program for caregivers will be presented Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church,133 East Walnut Street in Hillsboro.

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss celebrated his 60th birthday with court employees during the noon lunch break Wednesday, April 6.