Ohio Farm Bureau’s officers and trustees were elected Dec. 7 during the organization’s 100th annual meeting.

Ohio Farm Bureau’s officers and trustees were elected Dec. 7 during the organization’s 100th annual meeting.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 164th Academy Class graduated Nov. 30 after 26 weeks of intense training. The keynote address was provided by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director John Born. Additional remarks were provided by Colonel Paul A. Pride, Patrol Superintendent and Captain Chuck A. Jones, Academy Commandant. The Oath of Office was issued by Judge Peter B. Abele, Fourth District, Court of Appeals.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 277 911 calls, answered 146 requests for service, dispatched 146 fire and EMS runs, took 18 offense reports and investigated four traffic crashes.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, has praised unanimous Senate passage of a resolution he co-authored condemning Russia’s recent attack on Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait and calling for the immediate release of all Ukrainian sailors.

Ohio Farm Bureau will hold its 100th annual meeting Dec. 6 and 7 in Columbus. The centennial event’s theme is “Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future.”

U-Haul Company of Massachusetts and Ohio, Inc. is pleased to announce that BP Wilmington has signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Wilmington community.

The new PSI report details how drug manufacturer kaléo exploited the opioid crisis by increasing the price of its naloxone drug EVZIO by more than 600 percent by 2016 (from the initial price of $575 per unit to $3,750 and then to $4,100 11 months later), launching a new distribution model planning to “capitalize on the opportunity” of “opioid overdose at epidemic levels.”

State Senator Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) was unanimously elected by the Senate Majority Caucus to retain his position as Senate president pro tempore for the 133rd General Assembly.

An Ohio Board of Professional Conduct case against Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick DeWine has been dismissed, according to a decision filed Nov. 9.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Nov. 5-11, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 287 911 calls, answered 133 requests for service, dispatched 145 fire and EMS runs, took 28 offense reports and investigated three traffic crashes.

Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for the Northern District of Ohio and Chief Calvin Williams, Cleveland Division of Police, announced a case review and interview surge this week regarding the Ashley Summers missing child investigation.

U-Haul Company of Massachusetts and Ohio, Inc. is pleased to announce that Cherokee Storage has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Wilmington community.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4 the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 279 911 calls, answered 120 requests for service, dispatched 135 fire and EMS runs, took 15 offense reports and investigated four traffic crashes.

Grow! Highland County would like to introduce Hunter Family Chiropractic, owned and operated by Hillsboro native Dr. Dylan Hunter and located in the Osler Medical Center at 219 West Main Street in Hillsboro.