Highland County Auditor Bill Fawley discussed the county's tax rates on residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial properties and the Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) program.

Deficit fund balances in police and fire pension funds, along with the failure to perform basic accounting reconciliations, prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost to declare the City of Chillicothe in a state of fiscal caution.

A man was reportedly injured in a structure fire early Tuesday morning in Jackson Township.

The Adena Greenfield Medical Center Gift Shop will be hosting a Christmas open house Saturday, Nov.10 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Gift Shop is operated by the AGMC Volunteers and all proceeds benefit Adena Greenfield Medical Center.

The Ohio EPA is accepting applications for various recycling grants and will host an informational meeting on the 2013 grant application process on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.

"Road closed” signs have gone up at the end of Cave Road off U.S. Route 50 east. However, Magic Waters Theatre wants motorists to know that the road is open to both Christmas at the Cabin and the Haunted Hills.

This Friday evening, weather permitting, Air Evac Medical Helicopter will be flying in and landing on Richards Memorial Field, to deliver the game ball for the 2012 Rotary Bowl between Hillsboro and McClain. The helicopter is expected to land between 7 and 7:20 p.m., prior to kickoff.

On Oct. 21 at approximately 5:03 p.m., the Hillsboro Police Department received a report of two men involved in an altercation in the 100 block of Tower Drive.

The Ohio Wildlife Council has passed rules to modify the fish fillet rule and other fish and wildlife rules, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Mrs. Karen Trout and the students of St. Mary Catholic School in Hillsboro have earned an A+ in walking and bicycling traffic safety from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), receiving $1,000 as a regional winner in its "Every Move You Make, Keep It Safe" School Safety Contest.

Hunters and outdoors enthusiasts should be aware of a relatively new tick in Ohio, the black-legged “deer” tick, according to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Black-legged ticks were once considered rare in Ohio, but the state now has likely established populations in 26 counties, most east of Interstate 71 where deciduous forests are present.

The Hillsboro Police Department investigated three separate shoplifting cases at the Hillsboro Walmart, Oct. 17-18.

Ohio's unemployment rate was 7.0 percent in September, down from 7.2 percent in August, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 12,800 over the month from the revised 5,190,000 in August to 5,177,200 in September.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has announced that with three weeks to go before Election Day, more than 1.4 million Ohioans have either cast or requested an absentee ballot for the November 6 general election.

U.S. Route 50 in Highland County has been closed between Haggerty Road and Petersburg Pike, east of Hillsboro, due to an accident, the Ohio Department of Transportation said.