The Washington Township Board of Trustees will hold a public meeting Saturday, May 5 at the township building on state Route 73 in Berrysville. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. for the purpose of hearing public comment on township EMS/fire contracts.

The Division of Liquor Control of the Ohio Department of Commerce has ruled it will allow the liquor license application process to continue for a Highland County business, following objections to the application from an area church and the Highland County Board of Commissioners.

    Business owner Christina Gill, of Lynchburg, has purchased the former Sunnyside Inn on U.S. 50 in Allensburg across from the Allensburg Church of Christ. Gill has applied for a liquor license for the establishment.

The Greenfield Police Department says a 3-year-old child sustained serious facial injuries after she was attacked by a dog at an area home.

A Greenfield man has been cited for failure to control following an ATV crash that left four people injured in Buckskin Township.

    According to the Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and the Paint Creek Joint EMS and Fire District, four people were riding on a four-wheeler Sunday evening on West Fall Road near Harper's Station Road in Ross County.

    No serious injuries were reported, but a horse had to be put down after a car went left-of-center and crashed head-on into a buggy on Harriet Road.

    According to the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the driver of the car, Jeffrey E. Tedford, was arrested at the scene on an outstanding warrant out of Clinton County. He was later cited by the OSHP with driving under suspension, going left of center and a seatbelt violation.

J D Equipment is proud to announce it has already reached a $10,000 commitment to the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research for 2012.

Every state offers tax incentives to attract, retain, and expand businesses and jobs. But no state ensures that policy makers rely on good evidence about whether these investments deliver a strong return, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States. Twelve other states – including Ohio – have mixed results. Half the states have not taken the basic steps needed to know whether their incentives are effective.

Samuel W. Fenner successfully completed his Air Force Basic Training Program at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and graduated as an Airman First Class.

Ohioans are encouraged to take advantage of "Free Fishing Days" on May 5-6 and experience the great fishing Ohio has to offer. For these two days only, Ohio anglers may fish in any of the state's public waters without having to buy a fishing license.

Notice is hereby given that on May 3 at 7 p.m. a public meeting will be held by the Hamer Township Trustees on the Fire and EMS options.