Highland District Hospital is pleased to announce the purchase and current implementation of the CPSI Healthcare Information System. According to Jim Baer, HDH President, “with this computer system, Highland District Hospital will be integrating our clinical departments to bring together patient data in a way that will allow the hospital to achieve greater efficiencies in operations as well as providing a higher level of patient care to the community.”

A joint meeting of the Hillsboro Finance Committee, Peter Pence, chairman, and the Hillsboro Utilities Committee, David

The Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department recently took delivery of a new fire truck. The truck was purchased with the assistance of a Firefighters Grant in the amount of $249,850 awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Mount Orab police officer Justin Conley was shot by a man he had arrested on an OVI violation early Sunday morning. Conley is recovering from his wounds. The suspect, George Ruby, was shot and killed by another officer.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on New Year's Day after an alleged shoplifting incident at Wal-Mart in Hillsboro.

Please be advised that due to budget cuts, the Highland Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Board of Supervisors have reduced the Highland SWCD office hours to Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. with the office being closed on Fridays until further notice.

In order to provide patients with more convenience and less travel, Adena foot and ankle specialist Brian Tscholl, MD, will soon begin seeing patients in Fayette County at Fayette Memorial Hospital two Tuesdays per month starting January 12.

Today's morning temperatures outside Merchants National Bank in uptown Hillsboro read 14 degrees at 8 a.m. The National Weather Service in Wilmington predicts even colder temperatures, with a low around 9 degrees tonight and a wind chill factor of minus 2.

This is always a hopeful time, as we celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another. And while 2009 was difficult for many Americans, we must also look back on this year with the knowledge that brighter days are ahead of us.

 Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has released the following

With final modifications to the 2010 proposed budget, the Highland County Board of Commissioners anticipate significantly lower revenues – of approximately $8.3 million – for the new year.

Approximately 200 people received 50 pounds of food Monday at the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene courtesy of the Freestore Foodbank.

Approximately 200 people received 50 pounds of food Monday at the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene courtesy of the Freestore Foodbank.