The ARC of Ohio (Advocating for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities) held its annual Legislative Event at the Hyatt on Capitol Square in Columbus on March 23. Highland County advocates Michael Richards of Greenfield and Kraig Walker of Mowrystown assisted in presenting a Legislator of the Year award to Senator John Carey.
“Strike it big!” is the rallying cry for South Central Ohio Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 2010 Bowl for Kids’ Sake. The bowl-a-thon, slated for April 25 at Highland Lanes, is one of two main fund raising events the agency conducts each year.
The Twelfth District Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the Clinton County Municipal Court dismissing a domestic violence complaint against a former Clinton County sheriff's deputy.
The Highland County Democratic Party held their annual spring dinner March 28 at the Ponderosa Banquet Center in Hillsboro, with state and local candidates addressing the local party, and speaking about the importance of the coming elections.
There will be a joint meeting of the Hillsboro City Council Property Maintenance Committee, Bonnie Parr, chair, and the Finance Committee, Peter Pence, chair, at 5:30 p.m.Thursday, April 1, at 204 North East Street (the new fire station).
With 14 states filing or planning to file legal challenges to a new federal health insurance mandate, the U.S. Supreme Court may be called upon to decide the legislation's constitutionality.
U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) and Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) have released the following statement regarding the president's announcement that the United States and Russia have reached an agreement on a new nuclear weapons treaty to build upon the 1990's Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and 2002 Moscow Treaty.
U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) and Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) have released the following statement regarding the president's announcement that the United States and Russia have reached an agreement on a new nuclear weapons treaty to build upon the 1990's Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and 2002 Moscow Treaty.
While Ohio's unemployment rate rose to 10.9 percent in February, up from 10.8 percent in January, Highland County witnessed a slight decrease in its unemployment rate.
As Democrats and Republicans continue to debate the merits of the health care reform legislation that was signed by President Barack Obama this week, Highland County residents may be wondering what this will mean for them the next time they visit their own doctor or hospital.
Please be advised that there is a typographical error in an advertisement for Holthouse Furniture in the March 27 edition of The Highland County Press.
Highland County Engineer Dean Otworth, Southern State Community College economics professor Bill Horne, and Tim Bullock of the Union National Mortgage Company were guest speakers at the monthly meeting of the Highland County Board of Realtors March 25 at the Ponderosa Banquet Center in Hillsboro.
