The southwest Ohio farming community is invited to an Ag-LINK Program seminar to be held 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Appalachian Gateway Center on Southern State Community College's South Campus, 12681 US Route 62, Sardinia.

Dylan P. Dobbs of Holladay Road, Hillsboro is the recipient of a $10,000 Wilmington College Achievement Award. The award distribution amount, which ranges from $10,000-$14,000, is based on the cumulative high school grade point average and ACT/SAT composite score. It is awarded upon acceptance to Wilmington College, regardless of need.

The Advising and Retention Services main office opened mid-November on the college’s Central Campus in Hillsboro, with satellite offices on Fayette Campus in Washington C.H., North Campus in Wilmington and South Campus in Sardinia.

Hearkening the College’s heritage in agriculture and the current Grow Food, Grow Hope initiative, Wilmington College is sponsoring a food symposium April 22 titled “Food and Farming for the Future: Eat Healthy/Grow Responsibly.” While program details are evolving, the daylong event — purposely scheduled to coincide with Earth Day — will feature several presenters on such topics as Earth-friendly methods of food production, fresh and green food alternatives, and feeding the world’s growing population.

Guest speaker Mary Ayres will present “Choose to Live” 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at Southern State Community College’s South Campus, 12681 U.S. Route 62, Sardinia.

St. Mary Catholic School is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and its pupils and staff are commemorating the beginning of this landmark year by recognizing Catholic Schools Week. Hillsboro Mayor Dick Zink visited St. Mary's on Jan. 21 to present the school with a proclamation for Catholic Schools Week

Hillsboro Middle School 2nd qtr honor roll announced.

Several area residents have been named to the Wilmington College Dean's List for the 2009 fall semester.

Wilmington College’s Athletic Training Quiz Bowl team proved last year’s success was no flash-in-the-pan sensation when it repeated as the Ohio champion in the state competition held Jan. 16.

Southern State Community College has released its president's and dean's list for academic excellence for Fall Quarter 2009. To be eligible for the president's list, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average while carrying a minimum of 12 academic credit hours. Those who achieve the dean's list are also full-time students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average out of a possible 4.0. To learn more about Southern State Community College, please visit www.sscc.edu.

The Apollo Alliance and Policy Matters Ohio has released a joint report that identifies components of Ohio’s workforce development infrastructure that can be better integrated and scaled up to help fill jobs in the clean energy sector, which have grown at more than twice the rate of overall jobs.