The project management team of Grow! Highland County is pleased to announce its new enterprise facilitator, Tracy Evans. Evans began serving as the enterprise facilitator in September 2017.

South Central Power awarded the Lancaster Port Authority two $15,000 grants in support of economic development efforts. The grants will move two sites closer to certification by the State of Ohio.

Adena Health System is pleased to welcome spine specialist Matthew Santiago, MD to Adena Spine Center.

The Classic Real Estate Company is pleased to announce that Scott Crawford and Jim Miller have joined the Classic team.

The Classic Real Estate Company is pleased to announce that Scott Crawford and Jim Miller have joined the Classic team.

Highland Gynecology of Highland District Hospital’s Professional Services Corporation is pleased to announce it is expanding services to now include obstetrics care. Highland Gynecology & Obstetrics would like to welcome Dr. Fred Courtney to their practice, partnering with Dr. Brian Jolitz.

Adena Health System’s accountable care organization (ACO), the Adena Healthcare Collaborative LLC, has received its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) results for Performance Year 2016. Earning a near-perfect score for overall quality of 96.49 percent, Adena’s ACO has saved U.S. taxpayers more than $9.4 million over the course of 2016.

Interact for Health announced Thursday in honor of the local foundation’s 20th anniversary, it is awarding funding to the Highland County Health Department to support the Highland County Tobacco Prevention Project to end tobacco use in the community.

Adena Health System is celebrating its 1,000th open heart surgery. The triple bypass procedure was performed by Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Randall Miller October 5 on 65-year-old Bob Peters of Ross County.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Oct. 9-15, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 314 911 calls, answered 153 requests for service, dispatched 110 fire and EMS runs, took 24 offense reports and investigated four traffic crashes.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Paint Creek Joint EMS and Fire responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 5900 block of state Route 124 west of Hillsboro at approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Paint Creek Joint EMS and Fire responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 5900 block of state Route 124 west of Hillsboro at approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced a unique new crime-fighting tool that is now available to help Ohio law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations. Reptar, a 22-month-old black Labrador retriever, is the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s new Electronic Detection K-9.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted was recognized with ViaQuest’s Conference Honoree Award Thursday as part of its 2017 Annual Conference. The award is given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in support of people with developmental, physical and behavioral disabilities.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2017 the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 264 911 calls, answered 152 requests for service, dispatched 119 fire and EMS runs and took 24 offense reports.