Sharon Burns, associate professor of English at UC Clermont, has been honored with the college’s 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

On Feb. 7, four members of the Hillsboro FFA Chapter went to Leesburg for the subdistrict public speaking contest. These four members included Grant Crum, Lana Grover, Loraleigh Mahan and Joe Helterbrand.

Members from the McClain FFA chapter competed in the subdistrict public speaking contest at Fairfield High School on Feb. 8.

The Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC) held its organizational meeting Jan. 24 at the SOESC Wilmington Office.

The Hillsboro FFA would like to thank Mrs. Joanie Grimes of ICAP Marketing, through their dealership with Monsanto, for their donation of $750.

Lynchburg-Clay High School honored their 2017 homecoming court on Friday, Feb. 3.

Fairfield High School honored their 2017 homecoming court on Friday, Feb. 3.

As part of the Right to Read Week activities taking place this week at Hillsboro Elementary, fifth grade students read to kindergarten students on Wednesday.

Whiteoak High School honored their 2017 homecoming court on Friday, Jan. 27.

The Lynchburg-Clay FFA junior and senior members attended a recent Ag Reality workshop that was held at the Patriot Center on Southern State Community College’s campus.

On Jan. 19, the Hillsboro FFA held their first meeting of the new year.

Madison Schumacher of the McClain FFA chapter signed with Blinn College on Jan. 18. Schumacher will be attending Blinn on a scholarship to judge livestock on the collegiate level.

Peoples Bank Foundation, a non-profit corporation formed to make donations in Peoples Bank market areas, showed its support for Wilmington College and its new Center for Sport Sciences that represents a unique public-private partnership with a $200,000 pledge.

On Nov. 18, the Lynchburg-Clay FFA chapter had the pleasure of hosting a special visit with the Ohio FFA Vice President, Meredith Oglesby.

The McClain FFA chapter competed at the National Western Roundup in the general livestock judging contest. This national contest was held in Denver, Colo. on Jan. 6. The members that competed in this contest were Emily Jones, Allison Beatty, Madison Schumacher and Ethan Cockerill.