• In The News 17 June 2011

    'We're family now...'

    In 1996, Hillsboro resident Kristy Greer donated her bone marrow to a child she was matched to in the national bone marrow donation registry. Fifteen years later, that child celebrated as a now-healthy graduate from high school.
  • In The News 15 June 2011
    Collins appointed Highland County Prosecuting Attorney

    By a unanimous motion the Highland County Republican Central Committee appointed Anneka Collins as Highland County Prosecuting Attorney Wednesday evening. 

    Collins had been the assistant prosecutor to Highland County Prosecutor Jim Grandey, who is also a central committee member, for five years. Grandey's retirement was effective May 31.
    "I am excited," Collins told The Highland County Press after it was announced she had been appointed. "I am looking forward to this and I will continue to work hard. I am passionate about this."  

  • In The News 15 June 2011
    Trustees take EMS concerns to commissioners
    "We're going to need some help," Paint Township Trustee Randy Mustard told commissioners. "We would have had until the end of 2011; then, we get a letter that on June 30, we're done."
  • In The News 15 June 2011
    Hillsboro Police Report
    On June 14, the following incidents were reported to the Hillsboro Police Department.
  • In The News 15 June 2011
    Local athletes participate in Special Olympics Summer Games
    Highland County Special Olympics has selected 23 athletes to represent the organization at the 2011 Special Olympics Ohio State Summer Games. Athletes from Lynchburg-Clay Schools and Hills & Dales Training Center will represent Highland County.
  • In The News 14 June 2011
    Committee considers 15-percent increase to sewer rates over 3 years
    The utilities committee of the Hillsboro City Council is considering a 15-percent increase to sewer rates over a three-year period. The proposed increases come after a 2008 freezing of increases to sewer rates that had been recommended by the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) to help cover a nearly $20 million mandated upgrade to the city's wastewater treatment plant. Utilities committee chairperson Dave Shoemaker told the committee Monday that had the city followed RCAP's recommendations the rates would have been increased by 58.71 percent since 2008. 
  • In The News 14 June 2011
    Zink, Mikkelsen debate issue of township EMS contracts WATCH THE VIDEO
    Hillsboro Mayor Dick Zink and former Hillsboro Mayoral candidate Terry Mikkelsen exchanged words during a Hillsboro City Council meeting Monday when Mikkelsen asked for an update on the state of the EMS contracts with area townships.
     Mikkelsen asked if the June 30 deadline set by Hillsboro Safety Service Director Ralph Holt was still in effect.
  • In The News 13 June 2011
    Adena receives STEMI award for helping victims of severe heart attacks
    CHILLICOTHE – Every year, almost 250,000 people experience a STEMI type of heart attack. Unfortunately, a significant number don't receive prompt therapy critical in restoring blood flow in these severe heart attacks.
  • In The News 13 June 2011
    Adams appointed to Board of DD
    Highland County Juvenile and Probate Court Judge Kevin Greer has appointed Karen Adams to the Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
  • In The News 13 June 2011
    Penn Township to contract with North Joint Fire/EMS District for services
    The Penn Township Board of Trustees will be contracting with the Highland County North Joint Fire and Ambulance District in Leesburg for EMS services beginning at the end of June. The district will take over fire services in August.  
      According to Penn Township Trustee Daryl Bumgarner, the fire district had already been contracting with Penn Township for partial EMS coverage, "So we just contracted for them to take care of it all."
  • In The News 13 June 2011
    NCB Ernie B. Blankenship 2011 Athletic Scholarship winners announced
    The 2011 NCB Ernie B. Blankenship Athletic Scholarship winners have been announced.
  • In The News 13 June 2011
    Leesburg Lions Club sponsors 5k run June 18
    The Leesburg Lions Club will be sponsoring a 5k run and one-mile fun walk at the Leesburg Festival Saturday, June 18.
  • In The News 13 June 2011
    Drug awareness class held for Paint Township residents
    The Highland Holiday Community Association and the Highland County Sheriff's Office recently hosted a drug awareness class at the AmVets. All Rocky Fork Lake area residents were invited to attend.  
  • In The News 12 June 2011
    Report says late planting could cost Ohio corn, soybean growers $980 million
    Ohio farmers stand to lose close to $1 billion in income from late planting of corn and soybeans this spring. Fortunately, Ohio farmers in general have had four consecutive good years leading up to 2011.
  • In The News 10 June 2011
    Most defendants in organized drug trafficking case have pleaded guilty
    Of the nine defendants facing charges regarding organized drug trafficking in Highland County, six have pleaded guilty to drug charges. Three defendants are scheduled for trial in coming weeks.
    The three remaining defendants - Rodger Cassell, Jeffrey Stevens and Zachary Bondurant - are scheduled for trial in July. They had been scheduled for trial June 13, but the date was continued.
  • In The News 10 June 2011
    Patton indicted on first-degree aggravated robbery charge
    A Hillsboro man has been indicted by a grand jury in Highland County Common Pleas court on a charge of first-degree felony aggravated robbery after he allegedly held up Larry's Party Shop at knifepoint. 
    Casey Patton, 25, is currently being held at the Highland County Justice Center. He was indicted earlier this week on one charge of aggravated robbery, a felony of the first degree.
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