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  • RFL area thefts brought to commissioners' attention

    Paint Township Trustee Randy Mustard informed the Highland County Board of Commissioners of a series of recent thefts of sewer covers in the Rocky Fork Lake area. During a recess in the Wednesday board meeting, Mustard identified three areas of recent thefts and expressed concern for safety, as well as the need to report the criminal activity.
  • Future of Shaffer and Liberty parks still uncertain
    Possible budget cuts by the city of Hillsboro could put the future of both Richard Shaffer Park and Liberty Park in jeopardy. Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Rick Giroux told The Highland County Press this week, "Based on the substantial deficit the city will experience next year, the park system will more than likely be a casualty of the staggering cuts that will have to be made in order to have a balanced 2013 budget."
  • Commissioners honor former HCP managing editor
    Highland County Commission President Shane Wilkin reads a proclamation in recognition of former Highland County Press managing editor Brandy Chandler during Wednesday’s board meeting. 
  • Assistance requested in locating firefighter's helmet
    A Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District firefighter's helmet fell from a truck during a July 26 run to North Shore Drive. The helmet may have fallen between Station 2 near the Rocky Fork Truck Stop and the run to North Shore Drive.
  • McEwen joins Wenstrup on campaign stop in Hillsboro
    Former Ohio Congressman Bob McEwen will be in Hillsboro Thursday with Second District Congressional candidate Lt. Col. Dr. Brad Wenstrup. McEwen represented Highland County in Ohio's Sixth Congressional District for six terms and also served in the Ohio General Assembly. Wenstrup defeated Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt in the March primary race for Ohio's Second Congressional District.
  • McEwen joins Wenstrup on campaign stop in Hillsboro
    Former Ohio Congressman Bob McEwen will be in Hillsboro Thursday with Second District Congressional candidate Lt. Col. Dr. Brad Wenstrup. McEwen represented Highland County in Ohio's Sixth Congressional District for six terms and also served in the Ohio General Assembly. Wenstrup defeated Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt in the March primary race for Ohio's Second Congressional District.
  • 'The race is on': Rocky Fork Thunder set for Sept. 15 and 16
    American Power Boat Association representative and Rocky Fork Thunder race director David Archiable announced "the race is on" Monday evening at the Highland County Courthouse lawn, signaling the return of the popular annual hydroplane boat races.
  • 'The race is on': Rocky Fork Thunder set for Sept. 15 and 16
    American Power Boat Association representative and Rocky Fork Thunder race director David Archiable announced "the race is on" Monday evening at the Highland County Courthouse lawn, signaling the return of the popular annual hydroplane boat races.
  • Use of green technology to fuel new energy center at the Chillicothe VA
    Once fully operational, the biomass boiler plant will save the VAMC an estimated $500,000 per year or over $20 M over the life of the facility. The use of biomass allows steam generation by burning woodchips, which is a renewable carbon neutral fuel resource, and considered a “green” product. 
  • Bureau of Workers' Compensation efforts aim to aid injured workers, drive down narcotic prescriptions
    A review of prescriptions written from February to April 2012, compared to the same period in 2011 showed 1.1 million fewer prescribed doses of narcotics. This equals a 12-percent reduction in the number of doses and a 15-percent, or $2.1 million, reduction in costs.
  • Ohio soldiers honored for excellence
    From right, Cadet Raymond Ring from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Spc. Robert Chilson from Bellaire, Ohio, Spc. Aaron Edwards from Chillicothe, Ohio, Spc. Sean Casto from Columbus Stand at attention July 22, at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe. 
  • GPD investigates serious MVA
    The Greenfield Police Department is reporting that on Friday, July 27 at 4:06 p.m., John Johnson, 82, of Dayton, was traveling northbound on North Fourth Street in Greenfield and failed to stop for the stop sign at North Street.  
  • Ohio confirms 2012's first human case of West Nile Virus in Clermont County

    Ohio’s first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2012 was confirmed Friday by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), which also reported a sharp increase in the number of WNV-positive mosquitoes. A case of WNV encephalitis was confirmed in an 85-year-old man who is hospitalized in Clermont County.

  • Democratic picnic Aug. 5 features Ted and Frances Strickland
    The Highland County Democratic Party will hold its annual picnic on Sunday, Aug. 5 at the AmVets Park on North Shore Drive in Hillsboro from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The featured speakers will be former Governor and First Lady Ted and Frances Strickland and Liz Brown, the daughter of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown.
  • Storms expected again Friday evening
    A severe thunderstorm accompanied by high winds brought trees and limbs down in the Adams County community of Unity Thursday evening.
  • Pfc. Brandon T. Mann graduates from basic combat training
    Army National Guard Pfc. Brandon T. Mann has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
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