• Rory Ryan 1 September 2013

    Joseph Trimble Yankie: From Hillsboro, Ohio to Hillsboro, New Mexico

    Joseph Trimble Yankie and his brother, James, are credited with naming Hillsboro, New Mexico, in 1877 after their Hillsboro, Ohio hometown. Of course, the Trimble name also is familiar in Hillsboro, as in former Ohio Gov. Allen Trimble, who is buried in the Hillsboro Cemetery.
  • Rory Ryan 24 August 2013
    Fish fry scrimmage signals end of summer
    The only drawback to the start of another high school football season is that it signals the beginning of the end of another glorious summer. Summers are special.
  • Rory Ryan 24 August 2013
    Fish fry scrimmage signals end of summer
    The only drawback to the start of another high school football season is that it signals the beginning of the end of another glorious summer. Summers are special.
  • Rory Ryan 20 August 2013
    Abandoned property, corruption and high taxes
    The "rot and blight" that has caused considerable concern for Eugene Ludwick is uniquely situated approximately 200 yards from the Hillsboro Indians' football stadium to the south and an equal distance from a child-care center to the north. The Highland County Fairgrounds is a hop, skip and a long jump away, as well.
  • Rory Ryan 20 August 2013
    Abandoned property, corruption and high taxes
    The "rot and blight" that has caused considerable concern for Eugene Ludwick is uniquely situated approximately 200 yards from the Hillsboro Indians' football stadium to the south and an equal distance from a child-care center to the north. The Highland County Fairgrounds is a hop, skip and a long jump away, as well.
  • Rory Ryan 13 August 2013
    Why are local taxpayers being asked for $22,500 for Grow! Highland County?

    Highland, Clinton and Pike counties still average double-digit unemployment, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which taxpayers pay to track such statistics. For all those politicians who campaigned on promises of "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs," they've been a little short on delivery.

  • Rory Ryan 12 August 2013
    Talking politics and swimming with sharks
    Some people have no problem swimming and surfing near blacktip sharks around the Bogue Inlet Pier. I am not one of these people.
  • Rory Ryan 12 August 2013
    Talking politics and swimming with sharks
    Some people have no problem swimming and surfing near blacktip sharks around the Bogue Inlet Pier. I am not one of these people.
  • Rory Ryan 31 July 2013
    Ted Cruz, Mike Turner in 1,200 days?
    Watching that discourse, I couldn't help but think that a Ted Cruz nomination would be another old battle-ax's worst nightmare. If there's one potential Republican nominee who scares HRC more than new investigations into her cattle futures profits or Vince Foster's death, it's most likely Ted Cruz.
  • Rory Ryan 29 July 2013
    Dr. Roy Kerr chronicles the life of Hoagland's Buck Ewing
    For a catcher, Ewing was a prolific base stealer. On several occasions, he swiped four bags in a game. While playing third base, he once stole six bases in a single game. He is the only catcher to lead his team in stolen bases for a season (53 in 1888).
  • Rory Ryan 29 July 2013
    Dr. Roy Kerr chronicles the life of Hoagland's Buck Ewing
    For a catcher, Ewing was a prolific base stealer. On several occasions, he swiped four bags in a game. While playing third base, he once stole six bases in a single game. He is the only catcher to lead his team in stolen bases for a season (53 in 1888).
  • Rory Ryan 26 July 2013
    A cavalcade of comedy and a few words of appreciation
    The other day (or maybe it was a few years ago, my memory isn't what it once was), two old men approached me and asked if Highland County was a good place to "settle down."
  • Rory Ryan 23 July 2013
    Government could use a few more mavericks
    The "go along to get along" syndrome is even more apparent when all members of a particular board are of the same political persuasion. (Some call it feeding at the same trough.) Every once in a while, though, a maverick comes along and bucks the system. Government – on all levels – could use a few more mavericks.
  • Rory Ryan 16 July 2013
    Moving forward for local history
    The fact of the matter is this: Because of people like Bob Hodson, there is a Highland County Historical Society. Simply put, without such people, the society would not exist.
  • Rory Ryan 12 July 2013
    Does anyone even care?

    From this non-member's perspective on the society's current brouhaha, I'm left wondering if this is something best settled on the schoolyard playground, or is it a clear case of "follow the money?" My experience – and my gut – tells me it is the latter.

  • Rory Ryan 8 July 2013
    A well-deserved tribute to one of Greenfield's finest
    Paul Orr, without question, is one of Highland County's finest citizens, to say nothing of what I like to affectionately call a "true character." The love and affection on display today for Ohio's oldest active court bailiff were evident.
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