Ohio State University reportedly has evacuated four buildings Tuesday, Nov. 16 due to bomb threats e-mailed to the FBI.

If memory serves, when the Hillsboro City Schools vacated its former school buildings, public auctions were held and the schools enjoyed a bit of much-needed revenue without going to the taxpayers. The county sheriff held an auction of items confiscated by his department this past August. If it works for the state, the county and for the schools, why not the city – which reportedly could use the money?

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has commuted the death sentence of convicted killer Sidney Cornwell. On Monday, Nov. 15, Strickland spared the life of the murderer, who was due to be executed on Tuesday, Nov.16.

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) will hold a series of working sessions, beginning Friday, November 19, at 9:00 a.m. at the Ohio Department of Transportation¹s (ODOT) Central Office in Columbus. This will be a voting session to approve minutes of the previous meeting.

Though snow is not in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service, for at least the next 10 days, near-freezing temperatures and heavy rains could make for some slick conditions on area roadways.
 The Ohio Department of Transportation District 9, which serves Highland County, recently went inspected its vehicles in order to be prepared for when inclement winter weather finally hits.
 Nighttime lows are forecast to be in the 30s, so ODOT recommends that when there is "ice and snow, take it slow."

Southern State Community College has received a favorable report from the Ohio Learning Commission regarding assessment and program review monitoring.
 The HLC said that, following a monitoring report submitted by the college "demonstrating the full implementation of assessment of student learning and comprehensive program reviews, "no further reports are needed."