The Southern State Patriots dropped a game at the Patriot Center on Dec. 17 to OSU-Marion, 115-106 at the Patriot Center in Hillsboro.

For the second time in less than two months, the Merchants Bank in Higginsport was robbed, according to the Brown County Sheriff's Office.
 According to the sheriff's office website, at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Dec. 28, a lone male suspect entered the bank and produced a note demanding money, and implied he had a weapon.

The Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation will once again offer the Educational Excellence Competitive Grant for school year 2011-12.

Jim Mootz Trucking, LLC held its annual safety awards meeting on Saturday, Dec. 11. The annual meeting was hosted by Gibbs Associates, LLC, their local Independent Insurance Agency, and held at Ma & Pa's Place in Allensburg.

 The Highland County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, Jan. 10 at 8:30 a.m.

Charges are pending following a triple stabbing that occurred in a number of apartments on Taylor Drive early New Year's day.

The following is the Greenfield Police Report for Dec. 28-31, 2010.

As of Jan. 1, 2011, Ohio's minimum wage has increased to $7.40 per hour, thanks to a decision by voters in 2006 that ties the minimum wage to inflation.