The Ohio Department of Development Disabilities (DODD) has announced that Ben Hollinger will join the department in May to serve as Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Policy and Strategic Direction. Hollinger, who is currently the superintendent of the Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities, will spearhead DODD’s Employment First initiative.
A request for oral arguments, along with a request to uphold the decision of a local trial court, have been submitted to the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals in a case where Greenfield's former law director filed suit against the city, alleging wrongful termination.
A judge has denied a request for treatment in lieu of conviction in the case of a Hillsboro man who was charged with breaking into a local doctor's office.
CONWAY, Arkansas - A Hillsboro man arrested for his alleged involvement in an Arkansas bank robbery has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Under the procedure for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, petitioners are required to collect 385,253 signatures, which is equal to 10 percent of the total vote cast for governor in 2010.
The Ohio Ethics Commission has extended the due date for Financial Disclosure forms. The Commission extended the deadline from April 15 to April 17 this year to be consistent with 2012 IRS requirements. The Commission reminds public officials and employees that the forms must be received or postmarked by that date.
The Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals has upheld the decision of a Highland County trial court in a Springfield's man appeal of his convictions of attempted gross sexual imposition and importuning.
Officials for the city of Hillsboro say they will continue to monitor the city's financial situation after the general fund fell below $100,000 for the first time in more than a decade during the month of March. According to the year-to-date fund report submitted April 9 to the Hillsboro City Council by Hillsboro Auditor Gary Lewis, the unencumbered balance was $99,707.49 for the end of March.
The Hillsboro Uptown Business Association is teaming up with the organizers of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure in preparation for more than 6,000 cyclists to pedal their way through Hillsboro starting June 16. Hillsboro will be the first stop and the last stop during GOBA’s 2012 adventure, with the theme “Summer of Love.”
After poring over nearly 4,000 submissions, Southern State Community College has chosen its new logo, which will be a cornerstone to its rebranding initiative, with the new look representing the many changes and new directions of SSCC.
After poring over nearly 4,000 submissions, Southern State Community College has chosen its new logo, which will be a cornerstone to its rebranding initiative, with the new look representing the many changes and new directions of SSCC.
Selection of an architect for the Brown County campus expansion project, a report on the rebranding initiative and a decrease in enrollment were among the agenda items discussed during the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. During the meeting, held at the Fayette Campus in Washington C.H., SSCC Vice President of Business and Finance Jim Buck reported to the board that he anticipates the college will be able to finish the fiscal year "well within our current budget" despite a more than 13-percent decrease in enrollment.
A Hillsboro man charged with 15 felony and misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property from 14 different victims in the Rocky Fork Lake area has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison.
A former employee with the Highland County Common Pleas Court, who was convicted in 2006 of felony charges of tampering with records and forgery, has withdrawn a motion for expungement. Tammy Sandlin was convicted by a jury in November 2006 of a third-degree felony charge of tampering with records and a fifth-degree felony charge of forgery.
The Edward Lee McClain Alumni Association is pleased to announce the very first induction to the Hall of Fame. Dr. Stephen Dane Iseman will be inducted on April 24 at the annual Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony.
