Ohio Department of Transportation crews have been dispatched in Adams, Brown and Highland Counties to patrol routes and treat as needed.

Southern State Community College Board of Trustees member Don Gephart has resigned, SSCC President Dr. Kevin Boys announced. Citing personal health reasons, Mr. Gephart recently submitted a letter of resignation to the college. "It is with heartfelt regret that I must resign my position as trustee for Southern State Community College," Mr. Gephart said.

On Feb. 22, 2010, Beulah Deaton of Moore Road in Hillsboro reported that a chain and charm had been taken by someone from her home.

The Hillsboro Rotary Club has announced its polio awareness campaign and in observance, Hillsboro Mayor Dick Zink has signed a proclamation for the event. The mayor proclaimed Feb. 23 as Rotary International Day and presented the proclamation to Rotary Club President Dale Zornes Tuesday.

Contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation will undertake a project on County Road 79 (Selph Road) that will require its closure early next month.

The Mathews Team Real Estate is celebrating their fifth anniversary. Bob Mathews, Broker/Owner and Carolyn Mathews, Realtor/Manager are pleased to be part of the real estate community in southern Ohio. The Mathews Team Real Estate, a "Christ centered" business, is located in Bainbridge.

Zelma Furnish has announced that she is a candidate for re-election as the Democratic State Central Committee member for the 17th Senatorial District.

Laura Curliss of Clinton County has announced her candidacy for state representative for Ohio's 86th House District, which includes Clinton, Highland and Pike counties.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners have approved a purchase agreement between the Highland County Community Improvement Corporation with Living Produce of Southern Ohio, LLC, for the company’s acquisition of approximately 3.53 acres of property in the village of Leesburg Industrial Park.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners have approved a purchase agreement between the Highland County Community Improvement Corporation with Living Produce of Southern Ohio, LLC, for the company’s acquisition of approximately 3.53 acres of property in the village of Leesburg Industrial Park.

Adena Greenfield Medical Center (AGMC) offers an inpatient CARF Accredited Rehabilitation unit that treats a wide variety of patients with conditions such as stroke, hip fractures, joint replacements, medical deconditioning, brain injuries, and cardiac surgery.  Today we will be reviewing the benefits of inpatient rehabilitation for patients that have recently had a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Daniel Vance Walls, 45, of Bainbridge and Mark L. May, 51, of Peebles, have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana from late 1997 through March 2008; and attempted possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana on Oct. 17, 2004. They are the last of 38 defendants apprehended due to charges filed in a series of indictments beginning in Oct. 2004 through Feb. 2009, as part of a large-scale drug trafficking investigation in south central Ohio. All others apprehended as part of the investigation have pleaded guilty.

Hillsboro, OH (February 17, 2010) —Today, NCB, FSB, a federally chartered savings bank dedicated to serving cooperatives, reported a net income of $3.4 million for the fourth quarter 2009.   NCB, FSB also reported total assets of $1.6 billion and total deposits of $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2009.

The city of Greenfield Interim City Manager Betty Bishop and the Greenfield City Council are planning a "Light Up Greenfield" day, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 27. As city manager, Bishop wanted to come up with a plan that would help keep the city safe while allowing the town to get some positive publicity.

Due to inclement weather, The Southern Ohio Procurement Outreach Center has rescheduled its workshop on government contracting,  "Government Marketing 101: An Introduction to Government Procurement."