"If there was a picture on the wall of what a county employee should be like, it would be a photo of Rosalind."
     Those were the words of Highland County Commissioner Gary Heaton about Highland County Clerk Rosalind Marie Newman after she was celebrated for her years of public service in Highland County.

In the past year, more than $268 million in new federal funds - expected to create more than 1,000 jobs and accelerate cleanup efforts by more than 20 years - have been awarded to the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Dr. Inés Triay, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, visited the Piketon plant to give an update on how new federal funds are creating jobs and expediting the cleanup process. Brown also discussed possibilities for community reuse of the site following the completion of the cleanup effort, and presented a Cold War Patriot award to Bobby Graff, President of USW Local 689.

There will be a benefit supper for Jean Mann from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

Highland County Junior Fair exhibitors planning to take a steer to the Highland County Fair in 2010 are reminded that th

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The Lynchburg-Clay FFA Chapter attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 21-24, 2009.

The Lynchburg-Clay FFA Chapter attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 21-24, 2009.

On Monday, October 26 Lynchburg-Clay High School hosted their 2009 Greenhand Ceremony to officially induct all first yea

According to a newly released Ohio EPA study of water quality in White Oak Creek and the streams that feed it, approximately 59 percent of the sampling sites fully meet the goals for warm water habitat streams; 18 percent of sites partially meet the goals; and 23 percent of sites do not meet the goals.

Anchor Baptist Church at Dunn’s Chapel will be recognizing two special anniversaries this month: the bicentennial of the church property acquisition and the 160th anniversary of the church building. It is also the three-year anniversary for the Anchor Baptist congregation.

Anchor Baptist Church at Dunn’s Chapel will be recognizing two special anniversaries this month: the bicentennial of the church property acquisition and the 160th anniversary of the church building. It is also the three-year anniversary for the Anchor Baptist congregation.

The kindergarten teachers at Greenfield Elementary organized the first annual kindergarten Halloween parade on Oct. 30.

The kindergarten teachers at Greenfield Elementary organized the first annual kindergarten Halloween parade on Oct. 30.