Nearly $5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Ohio EPA's Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) will go to counties, cities and villages across Ohio to allow homeowners to repair or replace failing home septic systems. Ohio EPA and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) are working with U.S. EPA to distribute the funds.

Here are the 2009 McClain High school Homecoming queen candidates and attendants.

Here are the 2009 McClain High school Homecoming queen candidates and attendants.

On Saturday, Oct. 10, the McClain Performing Arts Boosters will be presenting "Get Your Act Together," its annual "Opening Night" production. This annual show features current McClain students and faculty as well as alumni.

It is hard to believe that we have officially reached the fall season. While it seems to be a bit later than usual, we are seeing the beginning stages of foliage changing to the expected colors of the fall. The change to fall this year won’t be as dramatic since we didn’t experience our typically hot and humid summer.  It probably will be too much to ask for a milder than usual fall after the summer that we experienced.

Air Force Senior Airman Benjamin D. Matheney is currently deployed to Southwest Asia in the Persian Gulf region to support the mission of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The Greenfield Historical Society will hold its third annual History Day on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will be held at the society’s complex of historical buildings on the east side of Greenfield, near the state Route 28 bridge.

WILMINGTON – CMH Regional Health System has received a $235,620 federal grant to begin the restoration of historic Hale Hospital, the 86-year-old, three-story edifice located in the middle of Clinton Memorial Hospital’s 20-acre campus.

LEESBURG – In the world of artisan shows and craft fairs, 27 years is a long time.

Quail Run Senior Villas, 1201 N. West Street in Hillsboro, celebrated the grand opening of the 42 villa style senior apartments with a Highland County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting.

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has appointed Lisa Patt-McDaniel as Director of the Ohio Department of Development.

It’s a time-honored tradition with a twist. Along with the usual fund-raising activities at  Got Forgiveness?, Inc., there is a new and profitable way to help our neighbor that benefits the environment as well. Got Forgiveness?, Inc. is tackling the growing problem of electronic waste and literally turning it into cash.

The 2009 Hillsboro High School Homecoming queen is Kelsey Bryant and the homecoming king is Cody Matthews.

On Saturday, Oct. 10, the McClain Performing Arts Boosters will be presenting “Get Your Act Together,” its annual “Opening Night” production. This annual show features current McClain students and faculty as well as alumni.

Local educator Nyhla Rothwell is being honored by her alma mater on Oct. 17 when Wilmington College inducts four new athletes into the Wilmington College Athletics Hall of Fame.