Gov. John R. Kasich has announced the appointment of Douglas William Boedeker of Washington Court House (Fayette Co.) to serve as a member of the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees for a term beginning September 28, 2011 and ending May 11, 2016.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners have agreed to a recommendation by Highland County Job and Family Services Director Debbie Robbins to terminate the employment of Kendi Jordan, who works in the Children Services Department of JFS. The termination of employment is effective immediately, according to commission president Shane Wilkin.

Dozens of community supporters were on hand Wednesday morning to help dedicate the official opening of Because He Lives Food Pantry, Inc., in Lynchburg. Highland County Commissioners Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Jeremy Shaffer, along with local council members, township trustees, school officials and clergy turned out for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Washington Street building.

Dozens of community supporters were on hand Wednesday morning to help dedicate the official opening of Because He Lives Food Pantry, Inc., in Lynchburg. Highland County Commissioners Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Jeremy Shaffer, along with local council members, township trustees, school officials and clergy turned out for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Washington Street building.

Since 2007, Ohio has failed to meet federally required work participation rates for families in the Ohio Works First (OWF) program. OWF is the financial assistance portion of Ohio’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, which provides cash benefits to eligible needy families for up to 36 months.

William L. Shaw, 36, of Hillsboro was arrested Tuesday evening after the Hillsboro Police Department received a call that he was threatening family members. Officers were called to the 300 block of East Main Street. According to the HPS report, officers found that Shaw had threatened two family members.

The sounds of classic country music will soon be rolling through the hills of Belfast.
  The Central Ohio Opry Band, known previously for performances at the Colony Theater in Hillsboro, will begin holding regular performances at the Belfast Community Center starting Oct. 15.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners and the union representatives for employees of the Highland County Sheriff's Office reached a contract agreement Monday in which the HCSO employees will forgo raises in order to prevent staff layoffs.
  Instead of the wage increases, employees will receive one payment of $400, and insurance will stay the same.

At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Ohio Ethics Commission issued four advisory opinions related to potential conflicts of interest.

Arrests/Citations

According to the Hillsboro Police Department, Chris A. Bowen, 39, of Hillsboro and Kendi S. Jordan, 26, of Leesburg are charged with disorderly conduct. Both Bowen and Jordan are Highland County employees, according to Sgt. Greg Barr of the Hillsboro Police Department.