Got Forgiveness?, a faith-based public charity, recently had a public office donated by Hillsboro First United Methodist Church and would like to encourage the community to visit their fundraising gift shop where donated items are made available in exchange for monetary donations.
There will be a variety of tree seedling packets offered on a first come, first serve basis so be sure to get your order in early. The pickup date will be April 8 at the Liberty Township building in Hillsboro.
At a time when the city of Hillsboro has struggled to cut expenses to balance its budget to avoid a potential deficit, city auditor Gary Lewis said he "takes offense" and "will not tolerate" recent allegations made by an individual that his office is hiding money.
The Highland County Convention and Visitor's Bureau Board of Trustees has pared down the pool of applicants for the CVB's executive director's position to five people. CVB secretary treasurer Kathryn Hapner said that the board met Monday at the Highland County Senior Center, and entered into executive session for just over one hour to discuss the hiring of a director.
After spending nearly an hour in executive session, the Hillsboro City Council voted against accepting a finding of fact report negotiations with the unions for the city's fire and police departments. When council voted to enter back into executive session, held during Monday's regular council meeting to discuss "personnel and security," council president Lee Koogler opened the floor for discussion on the findings.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of a Highland County jury regarding a local attorney, convicted on charges he used his clients' funds for his own use. Former attorney John Slagle was sentenced on March 19, 2010 to six years in prison following the conviction. In April 2010, he appealed the sentence.
