A boil advisory has been lifted by the city of Hillsboro for North West Street from Chariss Avenue going north and including all of Pea Ridge and Quail Run Complex.

The Sardinia Historical Society will be fundraising at the Mt. Orab Kibler Lumber grill out on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The society thanks Kibler Lumber for this opportunity to raise funds and asks for your support in stopping by for lunch that day. 

Longtime Hillsboro Realtor and community leader Donald E. Fender, Jr. passed away on July 4, 2023. He was 85.

A boil advisory that had been issued for North West Street from Chariss Avenue going north including all of Pea Ridge and Quail Run Complex in Hillsboro has been lifted.

On Independence Day, July 4, let us not forget to think about the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence and the prices many paid for their respective commitments to forming a new nation.

The 20th and final Daryle C. Unger & Peanut Memorial Kids Fishing Derby was held Saturday, June 3 at the Mitchell Park pond in Greenfield and was another huge success.

A boil advisory has been issued by the city of Hillsboro for North West Street from Chariss Avenue going north, and including all of Pea Ridge and Quail Run Complex.

Last week, the attempted rescue of four playboys and a youth in a private sub off the wreckage of the Titanic pushed most other things – even Donald Trump – out of the headlines. We sucked in information with great interest; the news pundits and their experts weighed in. I may have missed it, but I didn’t hear anyone questioning the expense of the rescue nor ask who is paying the bill.  

If you haven’t checked your calendars, the Fourth is on a Tuesday this year, so the annual Festival of the Bells in Hillsboro will be held July 6-8. While you’re enjoying the festival, be sure to check out Pioneer Day, sponsored by the Highland County Historical Society, at the Scott House on Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’ll be glad you did. 

On Wednesday, June 14 – Flag Day 2023 – a flagpole dedication ceremony was held at the Save A Warrior complex, Warrior Village in front of The National Center of Excellence in the community of Danville in Highland County.

Earlier this month, 19 Hillsboro High School students had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica for nine days. 

The Greenfield Exempted Village School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, June 26 in the GEVSD board room at 7 p.m.

Lynchburg artist Ginger Back has been selected as one of 100 artists whose works will be on display at the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) 31st annual convention July 26-29 at the Summit Hotel Gallery, 5345 Medpace Way in Cincinnati.

I woke up the morning of June 18 with a surprising thought. The Hillsboro High School class of 1968, of which I am a member, had its 55th reunion the previous evening, June 17 at the Orpheum in uptown Hillsboro. The thought was this: How are you supposed to feel when your 55th reunion is now in the rearview mirror? Old? Over the hill? Washed up?