“It’s easy sometimes to talk about if somebody deserves a death sentence,” Dr. Dukes said. “But when you get in there, it becomes a very serious matter when you’re talking about somebody’s life.

Highland County commissioners Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Gary Heaton discussed a potential multi-county proposal for the Ohio State University Extension program in Highland County during their Oct. 13 board meeting.

Candidates for the 2010 general election seeking local and state offices talked, jobs, government spending cuts, and fiscal responsibility this week during the annual Hillsboro Area Chapter of the American Association of University Women's Candidates Forum. Held Oct. 11 at the central campus of Southern State Community College, the event was sponsored by the AAUW, in conjunction with The Highland County Press and WVNU-FM.

The Hillsboro City Council voted 6-1 to pass an emergency resolution that could potentially facilitate funds toward the restoration of the Bell's Opera House.
 As reported earlier this week by The Highland County Press, the resolution was to authorize the Mayor of the City of Hillsboro to submit an application to the Ohio Department of Development for Discretionary Funds to Provide Funding for stabilization/restoration of Bell’s Opera House and Declare an Emergency."

Rick C. O'Dell, Branch Manager and Financial Advisor at the Hillsboro office of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, has been named to the firm's 2010 Executive Council in recognition of outstanding client service and exemplary professional growth.

Richard Levo, a nephew of Paul Levo and a cousin of John Levo of Hillsboro, was killed in Florida while attempting to stop two suspects from breaking into parked cars at his Pinellas Park apartment.

The Hillsboro Police Department has released their police reports for Oct. 7-10, 2010.

Highland County Common Pleas Court was called to session Saturday afternoon to respond to a question from the jury: What is the next step when 11 jurors are in agreement, and one juror refuses to verdict. 

According to law, all 12 jurors must be in agreement before returning a vote. 

The city of Hillsboro is considering emergency action that could assist in bringing funding for development to the Bell's Opera House.
       According to the agenda for the Oct. 12 meeting, council will consider a resolution "authorizing the Mayor of the City of Hillsboro to submit an application to the Ohio Department of Development for Discretionary Funds to Provide Funding for stabilization/restoration of Bell’s Opera House and Declare an Emergency."