An agreement has been reached between the Enchanted Hills Community Association and a property owner following a civil suit between the two parties in Highland County Common Pleas Court.

Commissioners met with Rick Anderson and associates from the Cincinnati-based Perfection Group regarding an energy audit of the county-owned buildings at their June 2 meeting. Anderson, who said he'd met with the county commission "1 1/2 or 2 years ago," explained state and federal legislative changes that could make it easier for government entities to borrow money for more energy-efficient operations.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has announced appointments to the following state boards and commissions: the Asian Advisory Council and the Bureau of Workers Compensation Board of Directors.

A report this week by www.businessweek.com says an auction is scheduled for June 28 to determine whether a $15+ million bid from insiders is the best offer for the business that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The Highland County Board of Elections is awaiting a decision on whether or not the county will be permitted to open a voting center for a July 13 Democratic special primary election, rather than open all 31 precincts. The primary election is necessary after the withdrawal of Dr. Mark A. MacNealy of Vandalia, who won the March 4 Democratic primary election and would have faced incumbent Republican Mike Turner, of Centerville, in the November general election in the race for Ohio’s Third Congressional District.

Longtime uptown merchant and former Hillsboro High School standout athlete Frank W. “Squeak” Collins has died at age 89.

CNN News is reporting today that a document from the Department of Homeland Security that says "the number and pace of attempted attacks against the United States over the past nine months have surpassed the number of attempts during any other previous one-year period."

Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward announces the kick off to this year's "Click It or Ticket" campaign. The campaign began on May 24 and runs through Memorial Day weekend. Sheriff's deputies will be out in force to encourage safe driving behavior and enforcing seat belt usage.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today welcomed the announcement that Babcock & Wilcox and Toshiba will each invest $100 million into the USEC American Centrifuge facility in Piketon. This $200 million investment and partnership will strengthen USEC's position in the growing nuclear power industry and assist the project's plans to move forward. USEC expects 8,000 jobs nationwide, 4,000 of which will be in Ohio, when the project secures a federal Department of Energy loan guarantee.

This uninvited guest strolled into the garage of Hillsboro resident Jean Head Tuesday morning. Believed to be a common Ohio snapping turtle, it measured approximately one foot in diameter. A similar turtle stopped traffic on U.S. 62 north after the heavy rains Friday.

This uninvited guest strolled into the garage of Hillsboro resident Jean Head Tuesday morning. Believed to be a common Ohio snapping turtle, it measured approximately one foot in diameter. A similar turtle stopped traffic on U.S. 62 north after the heavy rains Friday.