"A Balanced Budget Amendment added to our Constitution would require that the President and Congress enact a budget which doesn't spend more than we take in each year ­ except in time of war or national emergency. It's a basic approach which the majority of hard-working American families adhere to. If you don't have the money, you shouldn't be spending it.

After days of helping city employees and area residents deal with the ice storm damage, Mayor Zink said that he got a call from the emergency shelter at the old Hillsboro High School cafeteria. “Christmas morning, they were starting to run out of food at the shelter. I called Ed Bayless out at Great Scot. I said, ‘Ed, they’re running out of food, can you help us?’ This is Christmas morning, now. He said, ‘Meet me at the store, and he and his daughter filled the trunk of my car with food. (The ice storm) was probably one of the worst things that has happened here.”

After days of helping city employees and area residents deal with the ice storm damage, Mayor Zink said that he got a call from the emergency shelter at the old Hillsboro High School cafeteria. “Christmas morning, they were starting to run out of food at the shelter. I called Ed Bayless out at Great Scot. I said, ‘Ed, they’re running out of food, can you help us?’ This is Christmas morning, now. He said, ‘Meet me at the store, and he and his daughter filled the trunk of my car with food. (The ice storm) was probably one of the worst things that has happened here.”

Sharon Fulkerson, owner of Margaret’s Memories, a yarn shop located at 220 West Beech St. in Hillsboro, will host an open house Friday, Nov. 25 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

CHILLICOTHE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio announced this week that it will represent the family of a Unioto High School student who was attacked allegedly because of his sexual orientation. The incident occurred on Oct. 17 in a school classroom, and was recorded on a cell phone camera by another student. The victim suffered physical injuries as a result. The video of the incident was posted on youtube and received with more than 1.3 million views.

The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education met in executive session for nearly an hour Wednesday to discuss "investigation of charges/complaints against a public employee."
 This is the second month in a row that the board has met regarding investigation/discipline issues against an employee.

The Highland County Board of Elections has announced their hours for the upcoming holiday season.

A former Hillsboro attorney currently serving 10 years in prison for convictions of stealing money from his clients has filed another appeal in the Fourth District Court of Appeals.

Hillsboro Mayor Dick Zink says that he wants to do what he can to make sure that there is a smooth transition between the outgoing and incoming city administration in the coming months. 

During the Hillsboro City Council's monthly meeting Monday, Zink addressed Hillsboro mayor-elect Drew Hastings, congratulating him on his win and saying that he wants to work closely with him on the transitional process.