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Celebrating 175 years of the Scott House
Sen. Bob Peterson speaks to the crowd in front of the Scott House in Hillsboro.
Sen. Bob Peterson speaks to the crowd in front of the Scott House in Hillsboro.
Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:50 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, when we chatted last time, the topic of conversation focused on the Highland House, a landmark in Hillsboro that has reached its 175th anniversary this year. Now, let’s get back to the Scott House, also celebrating 175 years in 2019.
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  • Celebrating 175 years of the Scott House

    Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:50 AM
    Ladies and gentlemen, when we chatted last time, the topic of conversation focused on the Highland House, a landmark in Hillsboro that has reached its 175th anniversary this year. Now, let’s get back to the Scott House, also celebrating 175 years in 2019.
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  • Celebrating 175 years of the Highland House

    Thursday, September 5, 2019 9:12 AM
    Ladies and gentlemen, when we chatted last time, the topic of conversation focused on two of the landmarks in Hillsboro have reached their 175th anniversary this year – the Scott House and the Highland House. Let’s continue this week with a closer look at the Highland House.
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  • Celebrating 175 years on Pioneer Day Aug. 24

    Celebrating 175 years on Pioneer Day Aug. 24

    Wednesday, August 21, 2019 10:56 AM
    Ladies and gentlemen, two of the landmarks in Hillsboro have reached their 175th anniversary this year – the Scott House and the Highland House. As a last-minute reminder, Highland County Pioneer Day is this Saturday, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Scott House Mansion at 338 West Main Street in Hillsboro.
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  • Jack Hope: A life of aeronautical engineering

    Jack Hope: A life of aeronautical engineering

    Wednesday, August 14, 2019 10:17 AM
    In December 1971, Jack Hope became a full-time consultant to the White House office of Science and Technology under the Nixon presidential administration. In February 1974, General Electric Corporation requested Hope’s return to GE in order to manage the GE portion of a collaborative project between the United States and France, known as the GEISNECMA CFM56.
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  • Arthur Milner: A century of service

    Wednesday, August 7, 2019 1:59 PM
    Arthur Milner was a legislator, educator, farmer and longtime leader in church, civic and Masonic organizations. As a young man, he helped excavate the area for the then-new Leesburg school building and then participated in the groundbreaking for the present Fairfield school.
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  • Greenfield native Dr. Wilfred Konneker: Nuclear medicine pioneer, philanthropist

    Wednesday, July 24, 2019 9:03 AM
    McClain High School graduate and local philanthropist Dr. Wilfred Konneker was born Feb. 20, 1922 and grew up in Greenfield, then earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Ohio University. Along with his wife, Ann, Dr. Konneker is the namesake of the Konneker Education Museum in Greenfield, which is operated by the Greenfield Historical Society.
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  • Highland County Historical Society to enshrine four more in Hall of Fame

    Wednesday, July 17, 2019 11:41 AM
    Ladies and gentlemen, many years ago the Highland County Historical Society created the Highland County Hall of Fame to recognize, honor and celebrate those who have made invaluable contributions to the county and/or the world beyond. By honoring and recognizing these people, the Hall of Fame serves to stimulate an interest in – and appreciation for – the value of the history of this county and its citizens. Further, the Hall reinforces to our youths that they can, and should, strive for excellence in any endeavor they may undertake.
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  • Dr. S.R. Howard and his only son’s tragic train accident in 1920

    Wednesday, July 10, 2019 12:46 PM
    Ladies and gentlemen, in our colloquies about the life and times of longtime Hillsboro veterinary surgeon Dr. Samuel Rogers “S.R.” Howard (1861-1933), we discussed last time how his wife, Clara, passed away in 1894 at the age of 28 shortly after giving birth to their son, Joseph, and how Joseph survived World War I, but died in a railroad accident in May of 1920.
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  • Dr. S.R. Howard and times of tragedy and sorrow

    Friday, July 5, 2019 9:27 AM
    Ladies and gentlemen, in our colloquies about the life and times of Hillsboro veterinary surgeon Dr. Samuel Rogers “S.R.” Howard (1861-1933), we’ve talked about how he specialized in horse dentistry, saved some cows who ate dynamite and how the uptown office he leased came tumbling down in 1909.
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  • Dr. S.R. Howard and the new ‘Skyscraper’

    Wednesday, June 26, 2019 10:14 AM
    Ladies and gentlemen, in last week’s blast from the past, the colloquy was on the time Hillsboro veterinary surgeon Dr. Samuel Rogers “S.R.” Howard saved three cows that had eaten dynamite in 1899. About a decade later, Doc Howard was credited for saving human lives when part of the oldest building in Hillsboro came tumbling down.
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