Kathleen A. Merrigan, who was selected by TIME magazine in 2010 as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” will highlight the link between the agriculture community and consumer as the keynote speaker at Wilmington College’s second annual Food Symposium March 31.

Local residents are being asked to make contributions on behalf of victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

The following is the Greenfield Police Report for March 15-21, 2011.

Stephen G. Bean, 61, of Hillsboro, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at his residence.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for March 20-21, 2011.

The McClain Tigers and the Paint Valley Bearcats returned to the baseball diamond Monday for their first scrimmage of the preseason. Though the game wasn't completed with two lightning and rain delays, both teams did get two complete innings of work in along with part of a third inning, ending with a 1-1 score at Mitchell Park.

An area home sustained heavy damage, but no one was injured, Saturday when a fire broke out in the two-story structure.
  The state fire marshal's office has been called in to inspect the scene, but preliminary reports do not indicate that the fire was intentionally set.
  The Paint Creek Joint Fire and EMS District responded to the report of a structure fire at 2823 Lyndon Road in Ross County.

Nine local students qualified for State Science Day as a result of their projects judged as superior Saturday (March 19) at the District 17 Science Day at Wilmington College.

A trio of top executives from the now-defunct Brown Publishing Company are seeking almost $3 million in severance packages, according to a report by The Bellefontaine Examiner.