The Hillsboro Public Library has a unique display this month. Mr. Dennis Lindsey has a collection of Civil War etchings

The Kasich-Taylor New Day Committee, which will conduct inauguration ceremonial events for Governor-elect John Kasich and Lt. Governor-elect Mary Taylor, has released the schedule of public events surrounding the Inauguration on Jan. 10, 2011.

The Kasich-Taylor New Day Committee, which will conduct inauguration ceremonial events for Governor-elect John Kasich and Lt. Governor-elect Mary Taylor, has released the schedule of public events surrounding the Inauguration on Jan. 10, 2011.

As Ohioans begin to face the winter heating season, AEP Ohio is launching two new programs designed to make residential customers’ homes more comfortable while helping them to lower their energy bills. AEP Ohio is now offering in-home energy assessments and audits to help customers identify energy efficiency improvements and earn rebates that can save money.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for Dec. 5-6, 2010.

Mildred McGowan, 87, of Hillsboro died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010.

Ohio hunters took 104,442 white-tailed deer during the state's popular, week-long deer-gun season, which ran November 29 through December 5, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. In 2009, hunters killed a preliminary total of 114,633 deer during the same time period.

In a Dec. 6 meeting at the White House, Ohio Representative-Elect Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville, urged the Obama administration to step up efforts to rebuild America’s nuclear power industry.

The calendar still says fall, but the temperatures suggest winter has made an early arrival here in southern Ohio and across the Midwest. The temperature in Hillsboro early Tuesday morning was a brisk 11 degrees outside Merchants National Bank in the city's historic uptown business district.