Amvets Post 61 at Rocky Fork Lake recently presented a check in the amount of $7,200 to the Dayton Honor Flight.

A new unique gift-giving program has been announced by the Adams County Community Foundation. Thanks to a recent grant from the state, the Foundation will match 50 cents on every dollar given to any of its endowment funds.

To kick off Adopt a Shelter Dog Month in October, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), in partnership with Subaru of America, Inc. and its retailers nationwide, is encouraging the public to help animal shelters struggling to find homes for the dogs in their care by adopting or fostering an animal and by supporting its Rescue Effect campaign.

Local Girl Scout leader Ida Miller, a Blanchester Girl Scout Leader of Troop #45988, has hurdled through five rounds since August to reach the quarterfinals in a national park adventure contest, seeking to win the 2024 Ultimate Explorer Competition for her troop.

The Highland County Chapter of the Public Employees Retirees, Inc. meeting will be 10 a.m. Oct. 10 at the Hi-TEC Center, 1575 North High Street, Hillsboro. 

The Highland County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 34th annual golf outing on Friday, Sept. 20, at Buckeye Hills Country Club in Greenfield. Thirty-six teams and over 50 volunteers took the course for a day full of golf, networking and fun.

Getting an annual influenza vaccination gives the body’s natural immune system a boost in recognizing and fighting what is determined to be the most common strain or strains of the flu in any given year.

The Altrusa International of Highland County celebrated the club’s 30th anniversary during their September meeting. 

The Hillsboro Library is getting in the Halloween spirit with a full schedule of spooky fun.

Ohio’s libraries are back on the ballot this November, hoping for new or continued support from their communities, with levies that represent major parts of their programming, building and materials budgets.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Sept. 30, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

After Covid-19 and a two years long project in our church, Music at St. Mary's is back with a full concert schedule.

Mark your calendars for “Christmas Trends Through the Decades: A Journey of Decoration and Manufacturing" – a special program planned at the Wilmington Public Library, 268 N. South St., Wilmington, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20. 

The Workforce & Business Development Program of the Community Action Committee of Pike County (CAC) is again providing the Free Tax Assistance Program through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.

The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting Friday, Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. at the SOCOG office, located at 167 West Main Street in Chillicothe.