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In The News 23 May 2010

More than 20 grave stones vandalized

The Hillsboro Police Department is currently investigating the vandalism of at least 20 grave markers at the Hillsboro Cemetery after the monuments were kicked over some time over the weekend.

In The News 23 May 2010

Oberschlake graduates from basic military training

Air Force Airman Jeff S. Oberschlake graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

In The News 22 May 2010

Collapsed culvert closes SR 134 in Highland County

State Route 134 in Highland County has been closed due to collapsed culvert. The route is closed at the 8.39-mile marker, between S.R. 131 and S.R. 286. The closure is in effect until further notice, and motorists are being detoured via S.R. 131 and S.R. 138.

In The News 21 May 2010

National Weather Service: Reports of tornadoes in Highland County

According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, reports have been received that tornadoes have touched down in southwestern Highland County, however those reports have not been confirmed.
The county had been under a tornado warning, but , according to the NWS, was cancelled at 7:45 p.m.

In The News 21 May 2010

Rep. Turner's amendment on deployed troops custody rights advances through committee

For a fourth consecutive year, legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner (R-Centerville) to protect military parents in child custody cases has advanced through the House Armed Services Committee.

In The News 21 May 2010

Commissioners hold public hearing June 14 on CDBG

The Highland County Board of Commissioners will hold the second public hearing for the FY10 Community Development Block Grant on June 14, 2010, at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ meeting room, 119 Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro. The public meeting for June 2 is canceled.

In The News 21 May 2010

Turner moves legislation recognizing Clinton County's bicentennial

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mike Turner announced that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has unanimously approved a resolution congratulating Clinton County and the county seat of Wilmington, Ohio on the occasion of their bicentennial anniversary.  

In The News 21 May 2010

SSCC students measure electron mass with new apparatus

How heavy is an electron? Students in Dr. Russell W. Kincaid’s physics courses at Southern State Community College can now answer that question with authority by using the department’s newly acquired Electron Mass Apparatus.

In The News 21 May 2010

Big Brothers Big Sisters awarded grant from Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bank celebrated its namesake – May 3, otherwise known as 5/3 – by beginning the Community Involvement Grant program, in which employees nominate organizations throughout the region to receive grants worth $530. Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Ohio was one of those grant recipients.

In The News 20 May 2010

Greenfield council discusses equipment

The Greenfield City Council discussed the need for potentially purchasing new equipment after a dump truck at the pumping station "broke in two."

In The News 20 May 2010

West Memphis, Ark. shootout has Clinton County connection

News agencies are reporting local ties to a shootout in West Memphis, Ark., that left two police officers dead Thursday, including the son of the police chief, during a traffic stop along a busy cross-country interstate highway, The Associated Press has reported. A short time later, the suspects were shot and killed in a separate shootout, the AP reports.

In The News 20 May 2010

Coss declares city ordinance unconstitutional

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss has entered a decision granting a motion for summary judgment regarding the city of Hillsboro's civil suit with Parker Hotel owner Jack Hope. In the entry filed May 20, Coss said Hillsboro City Ordinance 150.05, regarding "dangerous buildings" is unconstitutional, in that it "denies citizens due process of law."

In The News 20 May 2010

Hillsboro schools may not end year in the red

Although a $600,000 to $700,000 deficit was projected by the end of the fiscal year, the Hillsboro City Schools may not find themselves with a negative balance by the end of June.

In The News 20 May 2010

Report: Brown Publishing bankruptcy hearing set for May 20

The Business Courier of Cincinnati (www.bizjournals.com) reports Tuesday, May 18 that "Brown Publishing Co. has proposed to a New York bankruptcy court that its assets be sold to a recently formed company owned by its CEO Roy Brown, general counsel Joel Dempsey, and CFO Joseph Ellingham."

In The News 20 May 2010

Classic announces addition of Ruth Robbins

Real Living Classic is pleased to announce that Ruth Robbins has joined the Classic team.

In The News 20 May 2010

Multimedia: Miracle on the Hudson survivor to address HHS graduates

He wasn't supposed to be on that flight. But, maybe he was meant to be on that flight. When U.S. Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on a cold morning in January 2009, all 155 passengers survived. The 155th passenger off that plane was Hillsboro native Dave Sanderson.