The newly elected officers for the Hillsboro FFA Chapter met at Hillsboro High School for the first day of their officer retreat. They started off the day with some team-building exercises. After a lot of working together as well as thinking together, they completed all of the obstacles that the advisors had in store for them.

Ms. Karen Trout attended the New Apostolic Church in Cincinnati while in college from 1989-90. She now teaches at St. Mary Catholic School in Hillsboro, and has remained friends with the members there. This year, the same Cincinnati congregation chose to help Ms. Trout's school as one of their community projects.

Bright Local Schools superintendent Ted Downing has announced the addition of two new administrators in the school district, with Brian Ruckel joining Whiteoak High School this fall as principal and Randy Drewyor being named district treasurer.

Bright Local Schools superintendent Ted Downing has announced the addition of two new administrators in the school district, with Brian Ruckel joining Whiteoak High School this fall as principal and Randy Drewyor being named district treasurer.

A group from the McClain FFA chapter competed at the Ohio State Fair in the Ohio State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest.

Seven Bright Elementary teachers traveled to Hillsboro Middle School and joined 20 other area educators for a weeklong science and literacy integration training workshop. The program, called NonFiction Texts in Inquiry based Science, (NFTI) is funded by an Ohio Mathematics Science Partnership grant, a federal MSP initiative which is awarded and administered by the Ohio Department of Education.

The Lynchburg Masonic Lodge 178 is proud to announce that the winner of the Carl Walton Memorial Scholarship for 2016 is Emily Roush.

The Greenfield Elementary staff members are excited to begin the 2016-2017 school year.

The Adena Health Foundation is continuing its commitment to local students, pursuing careers in health care. For the 2016-17 school year, the Foundation has awarded more than $90,000 in scholarships to 74 students. The 2016 class of recipients is the largest in the program’s history.

The McClain FFA chapter recently attended the fourth session of the Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum.

Hillsboro Christian Academy high school students traveled to Washington, D.C. this May.

UC Clermont College offered ‘Obstacle Free 2016’ – a summer bridge program –aimed at first-generation college students from Clermont, Brown and Adams counties.

Abigail Haught and Jamie Jones, both 2016 Hillsboro High School graduates, have been recognized as the outstanding students in the Business Cooperative Program for HHS.

Abigail Haught and Jamie Jones, both 2016 Hillsboro High School graduates, have been recognized as the outstanding students in the Business Cooperative Program for HHS.

Abigail Haught and Jamie Jones, both 2016 Hillsboro High School graduates, have been recognized as the outstanding students in the Business Cooperative Program for HHS.