Highland County Board of Commissioners President Shane Wilkin testified Wednesday before the State Senate of Ohio's finance committee, speaking about the drastic cuts local governments are facing, particularly in the area of social services.
 Wilkin, a member of the human services committee of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, was asked to testify on behalf of the association regarding cuts that agencies such as county Job and Family Services are enduring, while serving a greater number of clients.

As the rain fell on the empty playing field at VA Memorial Stadium, there were no words to describe the heartbreak the Fairfield Lions had just suffered in the Division IV SE District semifinals on Tuesday night.

As the rain fell on the empty playing field at VA Memorial Stadium, there were no words to describe the heartbreak the Fairfield Lions had just suffered in the Division IV SE District semifinals on Tuesday night.

As the rain fell on the empty playing field at VA Memorial Stadium, there were no words to describe the heartbreak the Fairfield Lions had just suffered in the Division IV SE District semifinals on Tuesday night.

As the rain fell on the empty playing field at VA Memorial Stadium, there were no words to describe the heartbreak the Fairfield Lions had just suffered in the Division IV SE District semifinals on Tuesday night.

Wendy E. Treadway, 34, of Hillsboro, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at her residence.

Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor James M. Petro, in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, announced the state’s first Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellows, which include 18 University of Cincinnati fellows who will begin earning their master’s degrees this summer through the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH).