The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities has rescheduled its balloon launch.

Members of the Appalachian Artisans Guild are offering several workshops in Hillsboro on two Saturdays in April at the First Presbyterian Church. These events are in keeping with the guild's mission statement to preserve and promote the traditional skills of the Appalachian Region.

The Hillsboro Emblem Club met on March 8 with 12 members in attendance.

A colonoscopy is one of the best tests for the early detection of colorectal cancer, which kills more than 50,000 people in the U.S. each year. But myths about the test and the cancer abound, keeping people from getting screened on time.

Southern State Community College will present guest speaker Dona Grant on the topic of homestead gardening 6 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the Learning Resources Center on the college’s South Campus, 12681 U.S. Route 62, near Sardinia. The event is free and open to the public.

Army National Guard Spec. Benjamin R. Conner has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training.

The Ohio Association of REALTORS® will sponsor "Property Management," April 6, at the Ohio Association of REALTORS®, 200 E. Town St., Columbus.

Bob Patton is looking for information on the church which was formerly located on Morrow Road at the location of the Fall Creek (Liberty) Cemetery.

Eddy and Cathy Forsythe of Sardinia are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Amy Beth Forsythe, to Dustin (Dusty) Travis Bohl. Dusty is the son of Dick and Kay Bohl, also of Sardinia.

The annual banquet of the Highland County Pork Producers will be held on March 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillsboro Ponderosa Banquet Center in Hillsboro.

January was a tough month when it comes to weather in our area. There was more snow than normal, not that it was a great amount of snow, but it seemed to just always be here.

March events at center
    Join us on Friday, March 11, 9-11:30 a.m. for the Senior Resource “Fight Fraud” Fair.

The Highland County Board of Realtors will be hosting a bowling tournament on Wednesday, April 27 from noon- 5 p.m. at Alley 21 in Hillsboro.

Winning chili recipes from the seventh annual Heartland Chili Challenge were enjoyed Thursday, March 3 at the Old Ponderosa Banquet Center, during the chili supper and dessert auction, sponsored by Heartland of Hillsboro, Gibbs Associates Insurance, The Highland County Press, Kroger, NCB, Hillsboro Ponderosa Steak House, Wilkin-Wilkin Insurance and Buckeye Country 105.5 FM.