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  • Big Chill for Friday

    A winter storm warning expires for the Highland County area today, but in its place are frigid temperatures, as Friday's high is expected to be only 14 degrees.
  • Rep. Turner votes to repeal 'Obamacare'
    Third District Congressman Mike Turner, R-Centerville, joined a bipartisan group of House Members in supporting the repeal of "Obamacare," the recently enacted legislation that mandates universal medical insurance.
  • District 9 crews scheduled to pre-treat tonight
    District 9 will be working during the overnight to pre-treat routes in advance of tomorrow's forecasted winter storm.
  • Former Lynchburg treasurer sentenced to four years in prison; ordered to pay $97,000 in restitution
    The state called it "the most repugnant of crimes" and the judge said it was an incident of "a good person who's done something bad," but he could not overlook the fact that taxpayers in a struggling economy had been robbed of nearly $200,000.
  • Hillsboro man arrested on child porn charge
    A Hillsboro man has been arrested on charges related to the possession and dissemination of child pornography.
     According to the Highland County Sheriff's Office Dana P. Jeter, 52, was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material, a felony of the second degree.
     On Tuesday, Jan. 18, detectives and deputies with the HCSO, along with Agents from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) executed a search warrant at a Hillsboro residence in response to an ongoing investigation into alleged child pornography possession, according to the sheriff's office. Upon execution of the warrant, items of evidence were seized and taken to the crime lab at BCI&I for further analysis.
  • Council developing public perception survey
    The zoning and annexation community of the Hillsboro City Council examined selling a portion of city property off Moore Road, while the community enhancement committee discussed conducting a survey regarding the perception of decisions being made by city officials during meetings held Tuesday. 
  • Council members at odds over temporary sign ordinance
    The property maintenance and restoration committee discussed the rewriting of the temporary sign ordinance and considered the inclusions of fines for businesses who leave temporary signs up for more than 30 days.
  • Holt: Balanced budget by February council meeting WATCH THE VIDEO
    Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Ralph Holt confirmed to the finance committee of the Hillsboro City Council that the city will have a balanced budget by the February council meeting.
      The finance committee met Monday to discuss the 2011 budget. Last week Hillsboro Auditor Gary Lewis said that approximately $400,000 would need to be cut from the budget before March in order to balance the budget.
  • Power restored to uptown area
    Power has been restored to the uptown area of Hillsboro and state Route 138 following a transformer issue.
  • Greenfield Police Reports
    Greenfield Police Reports
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  • Developers who eyed Clinton County in 2008 now looking at Mahoning, Trumbull area
    In 2008, Lertzman had proposed a casino and resort for Clinton County, northwest of Wilmington. The project failed after a statewide ballot issue for casino gambling was defeated by Ohio voters.
  • Court hands down indictments on meth charges, defrauding the elderly
    A Greenfield woman has been indicted on charges of forgery to allegedly obtain money from an elderly Highland County woman and a Hillsboro man was indicted on charges of manufacturing meth, in separate cases, during a session of the grand jury in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
  • Coburn pleads guilty to charges stemming from New Year's stabbing incident
    A Hillsboro man who was charged with assault stemming from an alleged triple stabbing on New Year's Day has pleaded guilty.
     On Jan. 5, James Coburn, 55, of Hillsboro, was taken into custody at his residence on Millers Chapel Road, according to the Hillsboro Police Department.
  • Four council committees to meet Tuesday
    With the intent of examining the city's budgets, pubic perception, and property sale opportunities, four meetings for individual committees of the Hillsboro City Council will meet Tuesday in council chambers at the Hillsboro fire station.
  • ONLINE SPECIAL REPORT: Highland County sees growing drug problems
    Joe Adray, the executive director of Family Recovery Services, says there are several models of coalitions in Ohio that have had success in treatments and attacking the epidemic. But it usually takes strict monitoring in the administration of drugs to help ease the addiction and withdraw such as methadone or Suboxone, a medication that helps take away opiate cravings by blocking receptors in the brain. "We're working on putting together a treatment team," he said. "Some people believe you put someone on methadone it's like getting someone hooked on one drug to get them off another. I can argue both sides; it's also like putting someone on insulin medication so someone can live a better life."
  • Turner addresses House, condemning Arizona attacks WATCH THE VIDEO
    WASHINGTON D.C. -  Congressman Mike Turner delivered remarks on the House floor today during consideration of a resolution condemning the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona and honoring the victims.
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