The Greenfield Police Department executed two search warrants last week, resulting the seizing of suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia.
 One man was arrested on an outstanding warrant, and additional charges are pending against other individuals.

“Dave is one of the first attorneys I became friends with. I started practicing in 1976 and we became good friends over the years,” Judge Rocky Coss said. “It’s just a shock and I’ve been sick since I heard it. We had coffee every morning for 30 years. He was one of the group over at Wanda’s Restaurant. He was a good friend to a lot of people, and he could get along with just about anybody, no matter what their background. He is going to be a big loss.”

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the 2010 Census showed the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2010, was 308,745,538.
 Highland County's 2010 population was listed at 43,589.
 Ohio's population grew 1.6 percent since 2000, to 11,536,504.

Highland County has slipped in the rankings among the Ohio counties with the highest unemployment rates, but the jobless rate increased by more than a percent during the month of January.
 According to data released Wednesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, rates increased in 76 of the 88 counties and decreased in 12 counties.

Howard L. Eberts, a retired Hillsboro High School teacher of many years, passed away suddenly Sunday, March 6. Friends of Howard Eberts are invited to celebrate his life with Howard’s family on Sunday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall in Hillsboro.

The Hillsboro High School After Prom committee would like to extend a huge thank you to Merchants National Bank.

Effective April 4 thru Oct. 6, the Highland County Engineer's Office and County Highway Department will be working four (4) 10-hour days Monday thru Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, March 8, the committee for the Highland County Veterans Memorial placed a sign in front of the Highland County Courthouse facing West Main Street in Hillsboro, marking the site of the future Highland County Veterans Memorial.

A story drawn from the memories of a Highland County childhood has informed and entertained audience from the Pacific to the Ohio River.
 "The Hillsboro Story" by Susan Banyas is a dramatical portrayal of the North's first test case after the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education.

Parents of students who may want to enroll at Fairfield Local Schools for the first time under the "Open Enrollment" policy for the 2011-2012 school year are invited to attend an informal meeting to be held Monday, April 4, from 5-6:30 p.m. in the District Office Conference Room, 11611 State Route 771, Leesburg.