• In The News 2 July 2010

    Justin Moore rocks the festival WATCH THE VIDEO

    Some lined up hours before the concert to save a prime spot to hear country music star Justin Moore perform at the Festival of the Bells. 
  • In The News 1 July 2010
    Natalie Grant brings fans to their feet WATCH PARADE VIDEO
    Under blue skies, with perfect weather, the 2010 Festival of the Bells drew crowds to uptown Hillsboro Thursday. The annual parade rolled through town, as hundreds lined the city streets. Christian music star Natalie Grant took the stage at 9 p.m., prompting the crowds that had filled High Street and Main Street raise to their feet. Many fans were singing along, screaming and holding their hands up in praise.
     Festival of the Bells organizational committee chairperson Michael Bradford said day one of the annual event was off to a great start.
  • In The News 1 July 2010
    Festival features food and fun frenzy
    Highland County Commissioner Shane Wilkin enjoys a cheeseburger Thursday afternoon at the 2010 Festival of the Bells, as Festival committee member Chuck Emery, left, and Commissioner Tom Horst mull their options.
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    Festival fun in full swing
    Setup for the 2010 Festival of the Bells began Wednesday afternoon, as carnival rides, food vendors and stage personnel began transforming the streets of uptown Hillsboro into the city's essential summer vacation spot.
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    Festival fun in full swing
    Setup for the 2010 Festival of the Bells began Wednesday afternoon, as carnival rides, food vendors and stage personnel began transforming the streets of uptown Hillsboro into the city's essential summer vacation spot.
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    Commissioners proclaim'Made Locally' Labeling Month with Chamber of Commerce
    The Highland County Commissioners showed support of the Highland County Chamber of Commerce SHOP LOCAL campaign by proclaiming July, 2010 “MADE LOCALLY” Labeling Month. The proclamation supports the newly announced Chamber program designed to boost our local economy through community involvement with this plan.
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    House panel approves Sutton-Turner bill to hold foreign manufacturers legally accountable for unsafe products
    WASHINGTON D.C. -Today, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection approved legislation sponsored by Representatives Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) and Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-Centerville) that would hold foreign manufacturers legally accountable to American consumers injured by dangerous or defective products.
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    Ribbon-cutting marks opening of Adena orthopaedic/spine unit
    CHILLICOTHE – The opening of Adena Health System’s new Orthopaedic/Spine Unit will be a huge benefit for patients, providing even more highly advanced orthopaedic procedures without patients having to travel elsewhere, said Mark Shuter, Adena’s President and Chief Executive Officer
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    Adena CEO to work alongside staff to get to know them better
    CHILLICOTHE - Mark Shuter has no intention of going undercover, like those top executives who appear on TV's "Undercover Boss."
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    E. Gordon Gee to speak at Southern State's Fayette Campus
    A special guest is planning a visit to Southern State Community College. E. Gordon Gee, president of The Ohio State University, will speak at 9a.m. Thursday, July 22, in the Community Center on SSCC’s Fayette Campus, 1270 U.S. Route 62 SW, Washington Court House.
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    City tears down public access station
    The city of Hillsboro has begun tearing down the old Hillsboro Public Access Station on North High Street near Southern State Community College. 
  • In The News 30 June 2010
    City tears down public access station
    The city of Hillsboro has begun tearing down the old Hillsboro Public Access Station on North High Street near Southern State Community College. 
  • In The News 29 June 2010
    Projected deficit less than $164,000
    After facing a projected deficit of more than $700,000 the city of Hillsboro has been able to pare down expenditures, leaving a projected deficit of less than $164,000 by the end of 2011.
  • In The News 29 June 2010
    Additional funds approved for Coonrod defense WATCH THE VIDEO
    Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss approved additional funds for expert investigation and testimony in the capital murder case of Wesley Coonrod. 
  • In The News 29 June 2010
    Benches removed from county courthouse lawn
    Workers removed two park benches from outside the Highland County Courthouse Tuesday morning.
  • In The News 28 June 2010
    New home for HHS cupola
    A Hillsboro High School monument will be installed at a new permanent home, following a split vote by the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education.
     During a regular meeting held June 28, the board considered the placement of the cupola, which formerly was atop the old Hillsboro High School Building. The district had the cupola removed prior to the building's demolition in December.
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