The city of Greenfield will not be able to issue any checks in 2011 unless legislation is passed at an emergency session, scheduled for next week, after the city failed to pass an ordinance establishing permanent appropriations for 2011.
 During its regular session Tuesday, council voted 3-1 to suspend the three-reading rules to consider passage of the emergency permanent appropriations ordinance. Council member Harvey Everhart voted against suspending the rules over what he called "glaring errors" in the legislation.

Workers broke ground Tuesday for the installation of the first Met tower at the Greenfield Industrial Park.
 Greenfield City Manager Betty Bishop said that while this is not the first step in bringing green industry to Greenfield, it is a big step. The tower will be used for data collection regarding the wind speeds in the Greenfield area. The results of the data collection could determine how development in wind energy enterprise progresses in the city.

The Ohio Senate has rejected 78 appointments made by Gov. Ted Strickland this year, including an appointment to the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees.
 According to a report from the Senate's standing committee on rules, among the 78 rejected appointments was "Judith A. Craig, Democrat, from Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, as a member of the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees for a term beginning Aug. 25, 2010 and ending at the close of business May 11, 2016."

The city of Hillsboro has received a $150,000 grant to go toward the rehabilitation of the Bell's Opera House.
 The Ohio Department of Development announced Monday that $1.3 million in grants from the Development Block Grant Comprehensive Downtown Revitalization Program, administered by the Department's Office of Housing and Community Partnerships within the Community Development Division, had been awarded to five Ohio cities for the improvement of their downtowns.

U.S. Bank donated $1,000 to the Highland County Family YMCA on Monday to go toward the Y's annual Kids Who Count campaign. Terry Mull, YMCA director, said that they set out to raise $30,000 for the program, which provides scholarships to children for YMCA memberships. "The YMCA will never turn a child away for membership," Mull said. Kids who qualify need  a recommendation from a teacher, pastor, social worker or any other involved adult who can express the child's need. Mull said that the Y has raised approximately $26,000 toward their goal. Pictured are Mull, center, and Nicole Cory (left) and Vicki Rhude of U.S. Bank in Hillsboro.

No injuries were reported in an early morning fire that destroyed the home of a local family.
 According to Capt. Jeff Martin of Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, the department was dispatched at approximately 5:54 a.m. Monday to a reported structure fire in the 9000 block of Rock Lick Road.
 When crews arrived on scene they discovered two mobile homes that "had been placed together to fashion a double-wide home," Martin said.

Members of Cincinnati City Council are considering a proposal to merge city police patrols within the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, according to a report in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Council members Roxanne Qualls, Wendell Young and Jeff Berding proposed the idea to help offset a $60 million budget deficit.

The following is the Greenfield Police Report for Dec. 15-19, 2010.

A low-pressure system is expected to bring more snow, with a mix of freezing rain, to southern Ohio early Tuesday, Dec. 21. According to the National Weather Service, light snow should develop around 4 a.m. Tuesday, with up to an inch of accumulation.

Ohio's unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in November, down slightly from 9.9 percent in October, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 7,800 over the month, from the revised 5,022,800 in October to 5,015,000 in November.

A Lees Creek woman was killed Friday afternoon in a two-car crash on state Route 72 near the intersection of state Route 729, according to the Wilmington Post of Ohio State Highway Patrol. A Hillsboro man was also injured in the crash.

Students riding a bus to school escaped injury following a crash that broke the axle of a Lynchburg-Clay School bus after it was struck by a car on icy roadways Friday. However, one person riding in the car was transported for injuries.
 L-C Superintendent Greg Hawk told The Highland County Press that the bus was traveling in the early morning hours on state Route 134.

Bond was set at $75,000 for an area resident charged with shooting a Hillsboro man in the face.
 Jimmie Jacobs, of Hillsboro, was arrested earlier this week on one charge of felonious assault after he allegedly shot Jonathan Harris, 28, of Hillsboro at J and J Automotive, where Harris lives.

Accepting the oath of office are: (l-r) Josh Patton, as 2011 president; Robyn Coomer as president-elect; Rusty Fite as secretary-treasurer; and Ruth Robbins, and Joe Mahan, as members of the board.

Accepting the oath of office are: (l-r) Josh Patton, as 2011 president; Robyn Coomer as president-elect; Rusty Fite as secretary-treasurer; and Ruth Robbins, and Joe Mahan, as members of the board.