Suffering through a tough first quarter, the Hillsboro Lady Indians continued to battle with improved quarters for the remainder of the game, but came up short as they were defeated by the Western Brown Lady Broncos 59-39 Tuesday night at Hillsboro High School.

Suffering through a tough first quarter, the Hillsboro Lady Indians continued to battle with improved quarters for the remainder of the game, but came up short as they were defeated by the Western Brown Lady Broncos 59-39 Tuesday night at Hillsboro High School.

Suffering through a tough first quarter, the Hillsboro Lady Indians continued to battle with improved quarters for the remainder of the game, but came up short as they were defeated by the Western Brown Lady Broncos 59-39 Tuesday night at Hillsboro High School.

Suffering through a tough first quarter, the Hillsboro Lady Indians continued to battle with improved quarters for the remainder of the game, but came up short as they were defeated by the Western Brown Lady Broncos 59-39 Tuesday night at Hillsboro High School.

Alice Irene Farquer, 93, of Wilmington, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 at the Kettering Medical Center.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today recognized Consolidated Electric Cooperative's (CEC) award of $2.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to construct a 166-mile broadband network in North Central Ohio. This award, a grant-loan combination, was made possible through assistance from Connect Ohio, the state's broadband initiative, and is a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's $7.2 billion broadband program.

As Ohioans prepare to head "over the river and through the woods" for the upcoming holidays, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be keeping a close watch over winter weather conditions forecasted for much of the state.

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today signed House Bill 318, House Bill 363 and Senate Bill 106.