At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Ohio Ethics Commission issued four advisory opinions related to potential conflicts of interest.

Arrests/Citations

According to the Hillsboro Police Department, Chris A. Bowen, 39, of Hillsboro and Kendi S. Jordan, 26, of Leesburg are charged with disorderly conduct. Both Bowen and Jordan are Highland County employees, according to Sgt. Greg Barr of the Hillsboro Police Department.

Approximately 345,000 bowhunters, representing more than half of all Ohioans who hunt deer, are expected to participate in the statewide archery deer hunting season that opened September 24, according the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

The bill revises the requirements for staffing ambulances. The new requirements vary, depending on whether the ambulance is traveling to the emergency scene or from the emergency scene and carrying a patient, and whether the emergency medical service is a volunteer organization or is substantially utilizing volunteers. Previously, Ohio law prevented ambulances from leaving their departments until they were staffed with at least two EMTs.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced that it will conduct an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint in Hillsboro on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 24 along a section of North High Street (U.S. 62).

A New Vienna native whose voice was a staple on radio waves for nearly 50 years has died. WEWS News 5 in Cleveland is reporting that Chuck Collier, "the voice of WGAR" has died of a heart attack. He was 64 years old.

After more than two and a half hours in executive session, the Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities voted 6-0 Thursday evening to pass a resolution to terminate the employment of Hills and Dales Superintendent Chuck Biggert. However, the termination is not immediate, and a pre-disciplinary conference has been scheduled for Biggert to address the board.
 A reason for the action to terminate was not given.

The conciliator in binding arbitration has ruled in favor of raises for employees with the Highland County Sheriff's Office. However, the county maintains it does not have additional funds to appropriate to the office, and raises for some could result in layoffs for approximately 20 percent of HCSO staff if the contract is finalized.

The Highland County Board of Commissioners will meet in Executive Session on Monday, September 26 at 1 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room at 119 Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro, to discuss personnel issues.