Highland County commissioners David Daniels, Brad Roades and Terry Britton started their Wednesday, May 1 meeting an hour early in order to head to Chillicothe for an 11 a.m. appointment with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik. Commissioners said they were hoping to receive “good news” about the long-discussed Appalachian Community Grant Program, which they did: the state announced a $12.6 million investment in Highland County, as well as multimillion-dollar investments in several surrounding counties.