Jim Reynolds assumed the interim presidency at Wilmington College Monday (Aug. 1).
He succeeds Dan DiBiasio, WC’s second longest serving president, who has moved to Ada, Ohio, where he became Ohio Northern University’s new president, also on Aug. 1.

American Electric Power (AEP) residential customers will experience a significant rate increase if the pending electric security plan is approved for Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power, the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel (OCC) said in recent testimony.

"Rough Road Ahead," but maybe not for much longer. This stretch of East Beech Street in Hillsboro, one of the city's worst streets for potholes, may be in line for repaving soon.

The Highland County TEA Party Picnic will be held Saturday, July 16 at noon at the Carmean Family Farm, located at 9228 Fall Creek Road in Leesburg. Highland County Press columnist and radio (1160 AM) talk show host Eric Deters will be the guest speaker at the Monday, Aug. 1 meeting of the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party.

The Highland County TEA Party Picnic will be held Saturday, July 16 at noon at the Carmean Family Farm, located at 9228 Fall Creek Road in Leesburg. Highland County Press columnist and radio (1160 AM) talk show host Eric Deters will be the guest speaker at the Monday, Aug. 1 meeting of the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party.

The Highland County Board of Realtors held their annual RPAC (Realtors' Political Action Committee) auction this week following a luncheon at the Ponderosa Banquet Center in Hillsboro.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for Friday, July 28.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners has announced it will accept letters of interest for an appointed position on the Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities for the current term ending Dec. 31, 2014. Send letters to the Highland County Board of Commissioners, 119 Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro, Ohio  45133.

Working with the Highland County Engineer’s Office, the Ohio Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to DGM Incorporated to replace a bridge on Bald Knob Road, and construction is scheduled to begin Monday, August 1.

U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), John McCain (R-AZ), David Vitter (R-LA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Representatives James Lankford (R-OK) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) today introduced the State Transportation Flexibility Act that would allow state transportation departments to opt out of the Federal-Aid Highway and Mass Transit programs.

The order of the issues is as follows:
 
· Issue 1 - House Joint Resolution 1 - Judicial Retirement Age Constitutional Amendment;
· Issue 2 - Senate Bill 5 Referendum, and
· Issue 3 - Health Care Freedom Act Constitutional Amendment
 

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly,” so advises the lead character in “The Little Prince” playing Aug. 5-7 in the Edward K. Daniels Auditorium on Southern State Community College’s Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro. Friday and Saturday show times are 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’s matinee performance will begin at 3:30 p.m.  “The Little Prince” is a show for all ages and perfect for the whole family.

Real Living Classic Real Estate is pleased to announce that Kim Boyer has joined the Classic team.

Two Ohio Republican lawmakers appear at odds over how to best deal with the nation's growing federal deficit.

A special meeting of the Hillsboro City Council has been called for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 27. The meeting will be held at 204 N. East St., in council chambers at the fire station.