Board of Realtors President Robyn Coomer opened the meeting by discussing a number of legislative issues that will have an impact on the industry. Coomer also said she is excited about 2012 and the real estate market in southern Ohio. She specifically cited the new Wilmington Route 73 bypass and also said she is excited about Hillsboro's new mayor and administration.

On Jan. 26 at approximately 7:25 p.m., officers from the Hillsboro Police Department went to a residence in the 300 block of Bigelow Street to serve an arrest warrant on Brandon Johnson.

The Highland County Board of Elections will begin absentee voting in the office on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Office hours from Jan. 31-March 2 are as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Representatives from a national group purchasing firm made a presentation to commissioners Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Jeremy Shaffer during their Jan. 25 board meeting. Greg Smith of Scioto County and Joe Flannery of Pittsburgh, spoke on behalf of Amerinet, in hopes of establishing an open-ended, five-year participation commitment from the county.

We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country. Most of al Qaeda's top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban's momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.

We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country. Most of al Qaeda's top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban's momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.

The Rosalie Morgan-N. James Bodenhamer Senior Center has a new director, who is looking to help the center grow for Highland County Seniors while maintaining the community atmosphere that has been built over its more than 40 years in operation.

This is the fourth annual report prepared for the purpose of informing the public of the activities of the Court during the past year and comparing the case filings for the Court for the past several years.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine held the second in a series of Child Safety Summits this week in Cleveland at Cuyahoga Community College. DeWine called for a comprehensive, holistic review of the entire foster care system in this state.

On Saturday, Jan. 21, the Highland County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Ocean Springs, Mississippi Police Department in Jackson County, Miss. regarding two runaway teens from Highland County.

In the new organizational structure, Phil Milazzo will continue to serve as the Company’s President, working in close partnership with Mr. Hutton and leading the Company’s business development and customer relationship activities.

The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees will meet Jan. 22-23 at the Murphin Ridge Inn and the West Union Industrial Park, beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday and concluding Monday afternoon.

A winter storm warning has brought out the highway crews from the Ohio Department of Transportation' District 9, which includes Highland County.