• In The News 14 July 2010

    Belfast Cub Scouts attend events

    Belfast Cub Scout Pack 73 recently toured the new Hillsboro Fire Department building.
  • In The News 14 July 2010
    Belfast Cub Scouts attend events
    Belfast Cub Scout Pack 73 recently toured the new Hillsboro Fire Department building.
  • In The News 14 July 2010
    OSU president to visit Highland County
    The president of The Ohio State University, Gordon Gee, will visit a Highland County farm July 22, to discuss with area residents and officials the ongoing issues in agriculture. Gee will visit the Ken and Christa Davis farm, near Leesburg, and will participate in a dialogue on Ohio agriculture and the Ohio State University.
  • In The News 14 July 2010
    207 voters turn out in Highland County for special primary
    It was a smooth, but slow day at the polls according to the Highland County Board of Elections, when an estimated 207 people turned out to cast their votes during a special Democratic primary election July 13 in the race for Ohio's Third Congressional District. 
  • In The News 13 July 2010
    Planning commission holds hearing on fair board request for camp grounds
    The Hillsboro Planning Commission held a public hearing and heard concerns from Hillsboro residents regarding a request for a variance by the Highland County Fair Board that would permit the installation of a parking and camping area on the fairgrounds, bordering the properties residents of Chariss Avenue and Kayrean Plaza.
  • In The News 13 July 2010
    City removes itself from pending litigation
    The Hillsboro City Council has voted to withdraw from litigation regarding a claim on an estimated $15,000 the city is owed by a resident who received a loan from the city.
  • In The News 13 July 2010
    CFP Board celebrates 25th anniversary
    Many people are asking: Will the economy get even worse before it gets better? This is a real worry. And it’s driving many of us to reevaluate how to best manage our complex personal finance goals. The good news is that there are qualified people to whom we can turn for answers.
     
  • In The News 13 July 2010
    Portman hurt in bike accident
    Former southern Ohio congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman, R-Terrace Park, is scheduled for surgery July 13 after an accident Sunday in Wyoming. Portman, 54, reportedly fractured his collarbone Sunday in a fall from a bicycle wreck near Jackson Hole, Wyo. He was riding with his teenage son, Will.
  • In The News 12 July 2010
    Council recommends tax budget that could result in estimated 21-percent cuts to general fund departments
    The Hillsboro City Council voted to permit Hillsboro Auditor Gary Lewis to prepare the city's tax budget with the intent to preserve a $450,000 carryover into 2012, a vote that could mean a 21-percent cut to general fund departments.
  • In The News 12 July 2010
    City considers large decrease to budget
    The finance committee of the Hillsboro City Council has voted to recommend council permit Hillsboro city auditor Gary Lewis to prepare the city's tax budget with the end goal of having a carryover $450,000 into 2012.
  • In The News 12 July 2010
    Polls open Tuesday for special Democratic primary
    Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday for a special Democratic primary, in which voters will elect a candidate for Ohio's Third Congressional District.
  • In The News 12 July 2010
    Appeals court reverses decision from Wilmington Municipal Court
    The Twelfth District Court of Appeals has reversed the decision of the Clinton County Municipal Court excluding evidence and finding that a police officer lacked probable cause to arrest Chad Taylor for driving under the influence, according to a release from the cour
  • In The News 12 July 2010
    As Brown Publishing bankruptcy auction nears, unsecured creditors ask court to halt credit bid
    With an auction date set for Monday, July 19, the final day for bids on newspapers owned by the bankrupt Brown Publishing Company is Friday, July 16. The terms of the sale, as well as a listing of creditors and related company information is posted online at www.editorandpublisher.com.
  • In The News 12 July 2010
    State Issue 1 funding cycle begins
    The State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP), better known as the State Issue 1 Program, the Small Governments Capital Improvement Program, and the Local Transportation Improvement Program (LTIP) are beginning their Round 25 funding cycles. Through these programs, financial assistance for public infrastructure projects is available to subdivisions in District 15, which includes the following southern Ohio counties: Adams, Brown, Fayette, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton.
  • In The News 12 July 2010
    Greenfield Historical Society announces its Wheels of Progress events
    The Greenfield Historical Society will be holdings several activities during the upcoming Wheels of Progress Festival. On Saturday, July 17, the Old Stone Schoolhouse on South Street will be open at 8:30 a.m. for a breakfast of pastries and sausage patties, then for a lunch of brats and hot dogs.
  • In The News 9 July 2010
    No decision yet on city budget
    Facing the possibility of having to make "a double-digit" percentage decrease in the 2011 budget expenditures, the finance committee of the Hillsboro City Council said it will take the weekend to review numbers before meeting to make a recommendation to a full council during their regular session scheduled for Monday, July 12 at 7 p.m.
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