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  • Issue 2 informational meeting Oct. 28

    The Highland County Farm Bureau will be sponsoring an informational meeting on Issue 2 on Wednesday, Oct.
  • Hillsboro Police Reports
    The following incidents have been reported by the Hillsboro Police Department, Nick Thompson, police chief.
  • Hillsboro reschedules special meeting for Oct. 26
    The October 24, 2009 special Hillsboro City Council meeting has been canceled and rescheduled for Monday, Oct.
  • Court issues decision in city litigation
    The following decision has been released by the Highland County Common Pleas Court:
  • New Store Manager at Kibler Lumber
    Steve Conner has been named the new store manager for the Hillsboro location of Kibler Lumber.  Conner has been with the company since 2008 managing their Wilmington store.  His duties will expand to include oversight of both locations.
  • New Store Manager at Kibler Lumber
    Steve Conner has been named the new store manager for the Hillsboro location of Kibler Lumber.  Conner has been with the company since 2008 managing their Wilmington store.  His duties will expand to include oversight of both locations.
  • Dealing with corn ear rot
    Discussions about the lousy weather that we have been experiencing and its effect on grain harvest is the current “hot topic” in the farming community these days. Stress levels are running high and you can understand why. Yield potential for this crop is very good and farmers can’t get the crop out of the field. A delay in grain harvest means a delay or, in some cases, an elimination of wheat planting.
  • Grant application for renovations likely to be rejected
    Highland County commissioners received less than encouraging news regarding a grant application for renovations at the Highland County Courthouse and the Hi-TEC building at this week’s commission meeting.
  • Hillsboro receives favorable audit
    A Piketon accounting firm has released the regular audit for fiscal year 2008 for the city of Hillsboro.
  • Will Parr inducted into OAPB Hall of Fame
    Longtime southern Ohio radio broadcaster Willard Parr has been inducted into the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
  • Highland-506 now open to traffic
    State Route 506 in Highland County is now open to traffic following a culvert replacement project at the 4.06-mile marke
  • "The Elephant Man" plays on SSCC stage Nov. 13-15
    "From the back of his head hung a bag of spongy fungous-looking skin, the surface of which was comparable to brown cauliflower. The nose was merely a lump of flesh - the deformities rendered the face utterly incapable of the expression of any emotion whatsoever." 
  • ODOT Contractors report more Ohio jobs created and saved by stimulus investments
    Columbus- Ohio contractors on stimulus-funded transportation projects are reporting 5,444 construction and office workers received paychecks in the month of September alone, as a direct result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). 
  • Businesses, children invited to attend upcoming "Boo-Fest"
    Boo-Fest, sponsored by WSRW AM 1590 and the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association, will be held 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 on the courthouse square and uptown business district. WSRW will be broadcasting throughout the afternoon. The county Beggars Night is 6pm - 8pm, so people can start their night with Boo-Fest.
  • Reiber announces resignation as HCS superintendent
    Hillsboro City Schools Superintendent Art Reiber announced his resignation, effective July 31, 2010, at Wednesday night's school board meeting.
    "It is with mixed emotions that I submit my resignation," Reiber said. "I
    want to thank the Board of Education for the opportunity to be your
    superintendent these last five years. It is very difficult to say goodbye to
    a job that you truly enjoy. I will really miss representing Hillsboro City
    Schools."
  • BREAKING NEWS
    Board enters negotiations with HHS Principal Rick Earley to succeed Reiber
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