To the editor:

With the spring season officially under way, crews with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will turn their attention from clearing ice and snow to clearing litter along Ohio's roadways and ridges.

The Final Inch, a 38-minute film that chronicles the challenges health organizations and governments face during the final stages of polio eradication, will air on HBO on 1 April at 8 p.m. The Hillsboro Rotary club recently conducted a local Polio Awareness campaign. The club would like to thank everyone who participated in the campaign. Over $128 in spare change was raised. The proceeds will be divided equally between Rotary's End Polio Now campaign and the local Society for Children and Adults.

Mary Kennedy, 91, of Belfast, passed away Friday, March 19, 2010 at Eagle Creek Nursing Home.

The following incidents have been reported by the Hillsboro Police Department.

On Tuesday, March 30, Adena Health System along with healthcare organizations across the nation will observe National Doctor’s Day, a time set aside each year to thank physicians for the many contributions they bring to our local communities.

Ohio's unemployment rate rose to 10.9 percent in February, up from 10.8 percent in January, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 3,500 over the month, from 4,999,000 in January to 5,002,500 in February.

'It is with deep sadness that I learned today of the passing of former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Frank Celebrezze. During his 14 years on the Ohio Supreme Court, Chief Justice Celebrezze brought to the court a high degree of compassion for Ohioans of all walks of life, as well as effective leadership for his fellow justices.'

Kathryn L. Strain, 75, of Hillsboro, died Saturday March 20, 2010 at her residence.