• Headlines 18 May 2010

    State Your Cause ready to Rock on the Range

    State Your Cause, a Columbus-area rock band that includes two Highland County native sons, will perform from noon-12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23 at this year's Rock on the Range at Columbus Crew Stadium. State Your Cause was formed by bass player Danny Zeid and guitarist Deepan Rajah. They are joined by drummer Matt Young, and the Scott brothers.
  • Headlines 17 May 2010
    Ohioans demonstrate Pedal Power during Bike to Work Week
     COLUMBUS - Joining the four-million bicycle owners in Ohio who are demonstrating the ‘pedal power’ of active biking, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is teaming up with local communities across the state in recognizing Bike to Work Week (May 17-21).
  • Headlines 17 May 2010
    Mowrystown FFA attends state convention
    The State FFA Convention took place April 30-May 1. Nineteen Mowrystown FFA members and four chaperones attended. They were well represented with Brian Simmons, Monica Palmer, Amber Thompson, Ashley Frazer, and Ashley Crone participating in the State FFA Band.
  • Headlines 14 May 2010
    Commissioners proclaim Peace Officers Memorial Day
    Dr. Charles Guarino, superintendent of the Southern Hills Joint Vocational School, updated the Highland County Board of Commissioners on the school facilities and services at Wednesday’s meeting. Guarino discussed previous building renovations, including a number of exterior problems that were discovered after the original construction.
  • Headlines 14 May 2010
    Commissioners proclaim Peace Officers Memorial Day
    Dr. Charles Guarino, superintendent of the Southern Hills Joint Vocational School, updated the Highland County Board of Commissioners on the school facilities and services at Wednesday’s meeting. Guarino discussed previous building renovations, including a number of exterior problems that were discovered after the original construction.
  • Headlines 11 May 2010
    Governor calls for legislative action on job-creating initiatives
    Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has outlined priority legislation for the Ohio General Assembly to carefully consider while in session for the next several weeks.
  • Headlines 11 May 2010
    ATSG reports results for first quarter 2010
    Air Transport Services Group, Inc. has reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010, as compared with results for the first quarter of 2009.
  • Headlines 10 May 2010
    Executives of bankrupt newspaper company seek to purchase Brown's assets
    Some of the properties owned by the bankrupt Brown Publishing, which owns two Highland County publications, The Times-Gazette and the County Shopper, may end up with familiar ownership. Under the headline, "Inside job," The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C. reports on its website, "Previously unidentified, the bidder seeking to buy most of the assets of {Brown} knows exactly what it's getting into. The group is made up of three top executives from the current owner, Ohio-based Brown Publishing Co., which sought bankruptcy protection late last month."
  • Headlines 7 May 2010
    Memorial scholarship benefit May 15 in honor of Zachary Gullett
    It has been three years since a community lined the streets of Hillsboro to welcome home a fallen hometown hero. Since then, a day has not gone by that the family of PFC Zachary R. Gullett doesn’t think about him and his sacrifice he made for his country.
  • Headlines 6 May 2010
    Brown County emergency repairs remain in effect
    CHILLICOTHE - Work will continue through next week on state Route 505 in Brown County following a slip that occurred during last weekend’s rain storms.
  • Headlines 5 May 2010
    U.S.68/S.R. 32 ramp reopens May 5
    CHILLICOTHE – After only five weeks on a resurfacing job in Brown County, contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation – District 9 have expedited their efforts and will reopen the on-ramp from U.S. 68 to state Route 32 West later this evening.
  • Headlines 4 May 2010
    Thousands expected on local roads for weekend bike tour
    CHILLICOTHE – Holidays and weekends are usually quite busy for motorists, and this year’s Mother’s Day weekend will likely be busier than most in southern Ohio as bicyclists join motorists on several local and state roadways.
  • Headlines 2 May 2010
    Brown Publishing files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
    Brown Media Holdings Co. and Brown Publishing Co., the owner of two Highland County publications, The Times-Gazette and the County Shopper, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief and plan to sell their assets to a bidder chosen by the companies, The Associated Press reported May 1.
  • Headlines 30 April 2010
    ODOT urges No Phones in construction zones
    ODOT urges No Phones in Construction Zones
     
    COLUMBUS - You might say the O in ODOT represents Oprah today.
     
    The Ohio Department of Transportation is joining forces with celebrity Oprah Winfrey to urge “No Phones in Construction Zones” - as part of Oprah’s first National No Phone Zone Day to be featured on her national television talk show Friday, April 30.
     
    “With all the variables in work zones - the cones, signs, equipment and workers - it’s even more important to pay attention, slow down and hang up the phone in the cone zone,” said ODOT Director Jolene M. Molitoris.  “Simply putting down the phone while traveling through construction zones could help save lives.”
     
    According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Oprah.com, a recent study found that 71 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 49 admit to texting or talking on the phone while driving.
     
    This year, Ohio safety experts are taking special aim at motorists who are using cell phones while driving through highway construction zones.
     
    In 2009, there were 5,012 crashes in work zones along Ohio’s roadways. 13 people lost their lives. While the numbers are down from the year before, it still represents one work zone crash every two hours in Ohio.
     
    With more than 1600 transportation construction projects underway this summer - with projects in every county in the state - safety experts say it’s even more critical that drivers be alert, avoid distractions such as cell phone, and follow posted speed limits when traveling through construction zones.
     
    An ODOT analysis shows that the causes of most work zone related crashes are speeding, vehicles following too close together, and drivers making improper lane changes.
     
    To help drivers safely navigate Ohio’s historic construction season, ODOT is offering the latest information on all of the construction projects in Ohio that might impact travel on www.BuckeyeTraffic.org. ODOT’s premier website offers up-to-the-minute road conditions and details on highway construction projects in every area of the state.
     
    For more information contact: Scott Varner, ODOT Central Office Communications, at 614-644-8640 or Kathleen Fuller, ODOT District 9, at 740-774-8834
     COLUMBUS - You might say the O in ODOT represents Oprah today.

  • Headlines 30 April 2010
    SSCC awaits governor's appointments to college board
    Southern State Community College is facing four vacancies to its board of trustees before 2010 commencement and is anticipating replacement appointments by Gov. Ted Strickland’s office. However, depending on Strickland’s choice of board members, Fayette County could be left without representation.
  • Headlines 29 April 2010
    Judge Coss extends offer of assistance to clerk's office

    To: Paulette Donley

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