Today’s participants in the Help Me Grow program may find themselves all grown up by the time the county and state resolve its ongoing fiscal concerns.
    Once again, this program’s budget was a topic of discussion for the Highland County Board of Commissioners.

The village of Lynchburg recently completed a Drinking Water Source Protection Plan. This is an action plan that identifies possible contaminants to the Lynchburg Drinking Water System and provides protective strategies. This plan was developed by the Drinking Water Protection Team which was composed of the Village Administrator Nicole Oberrecht, Water & Wastewater Supervisor Mark Suitor, and Scott Brown of the Ohio Rural Water Association.

The pre-dawn temperature in Hillsboro dipped to 7 degrees Wednesday morning, as snow flurries began falling again.

The pre-dawn temperature in Hillsboro dipped to 7 degrees Wednesday morning, as snow flurries began falling again.

Hillsboro received a $5 million ARRA subsidy to combine with a $10.2 million low-interest loan totaling $15.2 million to increase the capacity at the wastewater treatment plant and add wastewater flow equalization to eliminate wet weather by-passes to Clear Creek.

As expected, Hillsboro City Council voted to accept a proposed ordinance from the Hillsboro Fire Department that mandates as of Jan. 1, 2010, there will be an annual fire inspection performed on every commercial business and multiple family dwelling in the city of Hillsboro. Council voted to waive the fire department's proposed fees at its Monday meeting. 

The Southern Ohio Procurement Outreach Center is presenting a workshop on government contracting:  "Government Marketing 101: An Introduction to Government Procurement."

Recently, I discussed the possibility of the weather changing at the opening of this column and Mother Nature certainly didn’t disappoint. The mud and slop around the farm has quickly been replaced by frozen ground.

Effective with this week’s edition, The Highland County Press is now a paid newspaper publication.
    “We are asking for our current readers who are receiving home or business delivery via our motor route carriers or staff members to pay an annual subscription fee of $10,” said HCP publisher Rory Ryan.

The Cincinnati United Attack 3-on-3 soccer team capitalized on its great team speed and aggressive defense to finish second in the Kick It 3v3 World Soccer Championship held Jan. 16-18 in Orlando, Fla., at Disney's Wide World of Sports. The team includes 11-year-old Brady Roberts, the son of Mark and Nancy Roberts of West Chester (formerly of Hillsboro). Brady is the grandson of Phil and Carol Roberts of Hillsboro.

Two long standing hospital twigs (women’s auxiliary) made significant donations to the Foundation in 2009.  Only one twig remains out of 15. The Buckeye Twig, the oldest twig, reluctantly disbanded and donated the remainder of their funds toward the upgrade of the maternity security system which is being installed.

Two long standing hospital twigs (women’s auxiliary) made significant donations to the Foundation in 2009.  Only one twig remains out of 15. The Buckeye Twig, the oldest twig, reluctantly disbanded and donated the remainder of their funds toward the upgrade of the maternity security system which is being installed.

Dale Ison's "Hero Truck" was one of the most popular vehicles on display this past weekend at the World of Wheels at the Abilene, Texas Civic Center.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife held the official scoring session for the Stephens Buck, shot in Highland County on Nov. 30 by Clayton, Ohio resident Brian Stephens. The non-typical rack measured 250 1/8 inches gross, 232 5/8 inches net.