The Highland County Health Department is offering free tobacco cessation classes to Highland County residents. The classes are for individuals, ages 18 and over, who would like to quit using any type of tobacco product.

Hunters killed 19,900 deer on December 19-20, during the weekend of gun hunting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend of gun hunting was first offered in 2006 in response to hunters' request for additional weekend days to pursue white-tailed deer, the state's number one big game animal. In 2008, hunters took 16,382 deer during those two days.

On Dec. 1, the Lynchburg-Clay FFA Parliamentary Procedure team competed at the Sub-District competition at the Hillsboro High School. The team was awarded first place in the Highland County competition.

The Armed Services Blood Program from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will visit the Chillicothe VA Medical Center for a military blood drive on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Bernice Marie Taylor, 73, of Greenfield, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 at her home.

Wilmington, Ohio -- Robin Pavey, registered nurse, is the new infection control nurse for CMH Regional Health System (CMH), joining the Performance Improvement department. She replaces Mandy Platt, registered nurse, who now works in Emergency Services.

There will be a public hearing before the Hillsboro Planning Commission on

B. Helen Meyers, 76, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away early Saturday morning, Dec. 26, 2009 at her residence in Hillsboro, Ohio.