Approximately 9-10 acres were damaged during a field fire off Hopkins Lane Wednesday afternoon.
 According to Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, the department received a call at approximately 2:28 p.m. Wednesday with a report that 3-4 acres were on fire.

A Hillsboro physical therapist charged with 17 counts related to child pornography was arraigned Wednesday in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
 Dana Jeter, 52, was indicted earlier this month on the 17 counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performance, all felonies of the second degree.

The Hillsboro Police Department is investigating a Feb. 15 report of a Hillsboro Middle School pupil who was allegedly in possession of marijuana.

State Representative Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) this week voted  in support of House Bill 58, which passed from the Ohio House of Representatives by a vote of 89-7. The legislation incorporates into Ohio law the “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010,” which authorized a two-year extension of tax cuts currently in place and was signed into federal law on December 17, 2010.

For a services organization, there can be no higher compliment than, "They saved my life."
 Hillsboro resident Benton Carver doesn't hesitate and doesn't blink when he says, "The Society for Children and Adults saved my life."
 That sentiment, though, makes him very emotional, and he does have to wipe away a few tears

The Hillsboro Rotary Club winner (contest to be held Tuesday, March 8) will then have the opportunity to compete in the District Competition which will be held on Sunday, April 3 at Wittenberg University in Springfield, for an additional prize amount of: 1st $400, 2nd $300, 3rd $200, 4th $100.

LEBANON - Cincinnati news stations are reporting that a jury has found Ryan Widmer guilty of murdering his wife, Sarah.
  This was Widmer's third murder trial. In the first trial, a conviction was overturned due to juror misconduct, and a second trial ended in a hung jury.

'We are in a debt crisis, and offering a budget which projects a $1.6 trillion deficit while raising taxes on struggling families does nothing to address this issue. The president’s recommendations for cuts and efficiencies offer a starting point for a discussion.'

Wyatt McCubbin, a Southeastern High School sophomore and up-and-coming country music performer, will bring his music to Hillsboro's Colony Theater on Friday, Feb. 25. McCubbin, 16, has been working with Witt Stewart, CEO and founder of Scatter Records, and is scheduled to be the new artist on the "Waylon Jennings – The Music Inside, Volume 2" coming out June 14.

Army Pvt. John H. Morehead has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

New programs HCCAO has provided include financial literacy and foreclosure counseling as well as a summer feeding program. This local work is now at risk due to proposed cuts in the Community Services Block Grant, announced in President Obama’s budget released this week, according to a news release from Julia Wise, HCCAO executive director.

Eric LaMont Gregory has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Gregory, 61, ran briefly as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2009, before withdrawing from a race eventually won by Rob Portman.

One hundred sixty-four black bear sightings were reported in Ohio last year, according to the Ohio Division of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.

Future board members of the newly formed Hillsboro Uptown Renaissance Project met recently to discuss the organization and future plans of the non-profit group created to help promote economic and cultural growth in Uptown Hillsboro.