Matthew West, the Christian concert entertainer for the 2011 Festival of the Bells, is pictured with buyers during the Thursday evening auction.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for July 31 - Aug. 1.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has sent letters to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and the committee representing the petitioners rejecting the summary language for the proposed referendum on the election reform bill, Am. Sub. H.B. 194.

The 2011 Festival of the Bells auction was very successful, with many buyers purchasing the bells, baskets and artwork.

The 2011 Festival of the Bells auction was very successful, with many buyers purchasing the bells, baskets and artwork.

After months of wrangling, two Ohio Republicans, including Third District Rep. Mike Turner, voted against a compromise bill Monday evening to increase the federal debt ceiling. Congressman Jim Jordan, an Urbana Republican, also voted against the bill.

After months of wrangling, two Ohio Republicans, including Third District Rep. Mike Turner, voted against a compromise bill Monday evening to increase the federal debt ceiling. Congressman Jim Jordan, an Urbana Republican, also voted against the bill.

God, the Constitution and Capitalism are the basis of what the United States was founded upon, and those principles are what members of the Highland County TEA Party stand for, according to radio personality and Highland County Press columnist Eric Deters.
  Standing before a large American flag, Deters, an attorney who hosts a talk radio show on Real Talk 1160 AM, said he felt a little like Gen. George Patton, as he took the stage Monday at the Colony Theater in Hillsboro as the guest speaker at the Highland County TEA Party's August meeting.
  "But I promise not to hit anybody or cuss," Deters said with a laugh, referencing the World War II general.

The Highland County Coon Hunters Club and the Ohio Division of Wildlife are sponsoring a Hunter Education Course on Aug. 16, 17 and 21st at the Coon Hunters Clubhouse on Carper Lane.