Highland District Hospital is pleased to announce Dr. Matthew Sanders as the new Emergency Department Medical Director.

Dr. Joshua Bowers, a recent graduate of Adena’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program, will begin his professional career at Adena Regional Medical Center (ARMC), as a physician with the Schumacher Group. Dr. Bowers becomes the program’s third Emergency Medicine resident to commit to stay at Adena following their residency. He joins Dr. Benjamin Trotter (2016) and Dr. Nisha Haque Budi (2017).

Highland District Hospital is pleased to announce Dr. Shagufta Khan will be joining their medical staff.

Hillsboro Mayor Drew Hastings swore in a dispatcher and a newly promoted sergeant for the Hillsboro Police Department Wednesday at the Hillsboro city building.

Beverly Laubert was sworn in Monday as director of the Ohio Department of Aging by Governor John R. Kasich. Laubert has been serving as the department’s interim director.

U.S. Air Force Airman Kole M. Neu graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

Highland County Commissioners Jeff Duncan and Terry Britton have announced that there will be a reception in honor of Commission President Shane Wilkin from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 in the downstairs meeting room at the Highland County Administration Building.

With approximately 8,500 people visiting Butler Springs Christian Camp and Retreat Center each year, the money will be used to help provide smaller, more unique meeting areas for guests.

The First State Bank team is pleased to announce the donation of $300 to the Fairfield FFA Chapter in Leesburg. The funds were donated will help pay for the students’ trip to Washington, D.C. for the FFA Leadership Conference.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted certified Thursday the results of the 2018 Primary Election for State Issue 1 and the nominations of statewide candidates for the 2018 General Election. The official results are now available on the Secretary of State’s website.

Adena Health System is expanding its Women’s Health Services program. As part of the Health System’s strategy to expand the availability of close-to-home health care for people throughout Adena’s service region, Premier Women’s Health OB-GYN, located in Chillicothe, has joined Adena Health System.

Adena Health System is expanding its Women’s Health Services program. As part of the Health System’s strategy to expand the availability of close-to-home health care for people throughout Adena’s service region, Premier Women’s Health OB-GYN, located in Chillicothe, has joined Adena Health System.

Adena Health System is expanding its Women’s Health Services program. As part of the Health System’s strategy to expand the availability of close-to-home health care for people throughout Adena’s service region, Premier Women’s Health OB-GYN, located in Chillicothe, has joined Adena Health System.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey sent a bulletin Tuesday to authorities in several southern states in an attempt to identify a female believed to be a victim of alleged Ohio serial killer Shawn Grate.

Adena Regional Medical Center (ARMC) has achieved the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2018. ARMC, previously a Silver performer, is now one of only 37 hospitals in the U.S. to achieve Gold Performance status this year.