The Highland House Museum is now accepting reservations for the Children's Tea which is scheduled for Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. Reservations are $6 per person and are required as seating is limited.

Lynchburg-Clay junior Michael Smith was named to the 2010 Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (OSSCA) Friday.

Responsibly providing fire and ambulance services at a cost taxpayers can afford is a burden that officials in Hamer, Liberty, Jackson, Paint, Penn, New Market and Washington townships are struggling with.
 As contract negotiations continue between the townships and the city of Hillsboro for sustaining the current fire and EMS coverage, the townships have said they are examining all options available to them, and are trying to find a way to provide quality services for the protection of their constituents at a cost that is within their means.

The October Students of the Month from Buckskin were: Ella Osborne, Brooklyn Bond, Shayna Beatty, Makayla Bennett, Ava Calhoun, Holly Badgley, Seth Harris and Zach Anderson. They were treated to lunch at McDonald’s with the principal, Mr. Shumate.

The October Students of the Month from Buckskin were: Ella Osborne, Brooklyn Bond, Shayna Beatty, Makayla Bennett, Ava Calhoun, Holly Badgley, Seth Harris and Zach Anderson. They were treated to lunch at McDonald’s with the principal, Mr. Shumate.

Kendall Leigh Matthews, infant daughter of Kenneth M. Matthews and Tamara Harris, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

Jon Thomas of WCH led the league by passing for 1,078 yards. Hillsboro’s Brian Price finished a strong second, with 843 yards. Hillsboro sophomore Tom Kiefer caught 22 passes for the season, two more than Washington’s Todd Herman. Brian Dodds of WCH led the league in scoring, totaling 106 points.

Ohio's youth deer-gun hunting season will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20-21, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Young hunters killed 9,331 deer during last year's two-day season. The Division of Wildlife anticipates more than 40,000 young hunters will participate in the upcoming hunt.

Josephine Lakeman, known as "Jo" by her friends and family, is the Highland County Press's oldest newspaper carrier.