The Freedom Fellowship Church on Pea Ridge Road installed a new church steeple this week.

In collaboration with the Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation and the National Colonel’s Scholars program, Bagshaw Enterprises, a local KFC franchisee, is sponsoring a $20,000 ($5,000 per year for four years) scholarship for a 2010 graduating high school senior.  The scholarship is guaranteed to be awarded to a senior residing in one the following counties: Brown, Butler, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Highland, Jackson, Montgomery, Ottawa, Pickaway, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Shelby, Union, Warren, and Wood, located in Ohio, and Boone and Kenton, located in Kentucky.  Selection will be based primarily on the financial need, perseverance, and entrepreneurial spirit of the candidate.

Time is running out for many local communities across the state to partner with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) on future projects aimed at better access for bicycle users and pedestrians.

Students "caught" doing good at St. Mary Catholic School are Jayse Middleton, Kevin Raisch, Mallory Parsons, Paige Loudin, and Jack Kuntz. They will be treated to lunch with Mrs. Stanforth, the Principal. Congratulations boys and girls!

     NCB, FSB, a federally-chartered, FDIC-insured savings bank reported solid lending activity in 2009 for local Ohio properties despite the economic downturn. During the past year, the Bank arranged over $30 million in residential, commercial and consumer loans for 429 customers in Hillsboro, Wilmington, Blanchester and Fayetteville, Ohio.

  Army Reserve Pvt. Bryon S. Page has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

The Hillsboro Indians put on a defensive showcase in the second quarter Tuesday night, and fended off a second half rally by the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs to take a 66-60 non-league win over their Highland County rival at Lynchburg-Clay High School.

The Hillsboro Indians put on a defensive showcase in the second quarter Tuesday night, and fended off a second half rally by the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs to take a 66-60 non-league win over their Highland County rival at Lynchburg-Clay High School.