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." 
Obituaries 20 May 2010
Garry Ray Johnston
Garry Ray Johnston, 53, of Winchester, Ohio, died May 17, 2010 at the Adams County Regional Medical  Center in Seaman, Ohio.
Education 20 May 2010
Laurel Oaks announces students of the month
Four Laurel Oaks students were honored at a luncheon this week as Students of the Month for April.  The students were chosen for their excellent work in classes, leadership, attendance, and the support they showed their programs, the Laurel Oaks campus, their home school, and their community.
Education 20 May 2010
Laurel Oaks announces students of the month
Four Laurel Oaks students were honored at a luncheon this week as Students of the Month for April.  The students were chosen for their excellent work in classes, leadership, attendance, and the support they showed their programs, the Laurel Oaks campus, their home school, and their community.
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.
Rory Ryan 20 May 2010
Not everyone notices the recession
The state auditor has recently instructed the Scioto County commissioners to cut $1.4 million in spending. The county is in a fiscal emergency with a budget deficit of more than $3 million. Locally, the city of Hillsboro auditor projects a pending budget deficit of more than half a million dollars. If no action is taken, that number will surely inch closer to the $1 million mark – and soon. It ain’t politics; it’s arithmetics.
Headlines 20 May 2010
County may pursue $100,000 grant for airport repairs
Outgoing Highland County Economic Development Director Dan Cowdrey informed commissioners Wednesday of a $5,500 reimbursement from the Federal Aviation Administration, following an auditor’s report. Cowdrey suggested, and commissioners Gary Heaton, Tom Horst and Shane Wilkin agreed, that if it’s possible, they would like to use the funds toward a grant match that would qualify the county airport for $100,000.
Social 20 May 2010
Boy Scouts tour HCP

Boy Scout Troop 37 visited the Highland County Press recently, and learned about what it's like to work at a newspaper. Pictured are Scouts Xander Willoughby, Brad Miller and Logan Groves. 

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.
In The News 20 May 2010
Area doctor listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons
Linda Welder, MD of East Surgical Group in Hillsboro has been listed in the Guide to America's Top Surgeons. 
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