Godspeed, our friend, Bob Hottle. They just don't come any better.

Godspeed, our friend, Bob Hottle. They just don't come any better.

Miss Claudia (an Ohio State Fair 4-H champion, by the way) produced, narrated, starred in and submitted a wonderfully humorous video of her take on the Spanish-American War, a war between Spain and the United States in the Caribbean and the Philippines in 1898. She dedicated it to Mr. Sheets. Lord knows, I hope he has a sense of humor. I would encourage our friends and readers to take a break from COVID-19 and watch this humorous history lesson at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnPHkpqHkYA.

The thought occurred to me over the weekend: Does anyone remember the last time an Ohio high school sectional or district basketball tournament was held in Highland County? Do we have to go all the way back to the Class A, AA and AAA high school breakdowns?

Ralph Holt was one of the nicest gentlemen to hold public office in Highland County. I'm sure he had to make his share of tough calls and endure the usual criticism, but I'm willing to wager that he did it with the best interests of the community.

My first visit to the relatively new Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School was Saturday, Dec. 28. The occasion was to watch the Hillsboro Christian Academy Crusaders play Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy in the Pepsi Classic Holiday Tournament hosted by the high school.

My first visit to the relatively new Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School was Saturday, Dec. 28. The occasion was to watch the Hillsboro Christian Academy Crusaders play Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy in the Pepsi Classic Holiday Tournament hosted by the high school.

In Rep. Nadler’s haste to disparage the president of the United States before begging for more tricks and treats from his moronic supporters, Nadler determined that future presidents are restricted to men (him) and women (her).

I ask the General Assembly to introduce legislation to amend ORC 733.02 to read identical to ORC 733.24 (replacing "village" with "city," of course) – “Mayor of village – The mayor of a village shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after his election. He (sic) shall be an elector of the village and shall have resided in the village for at least one year immediately preceding his election.”

This week’s column was all set to be about my next vacation to the Frying Pan Tower Bed and Breakfast. But then, out of nowhere, John Levo emailed me about the former Hillsboro Jaycees organization.

This week’s column was all set to be about my next vacation to the Frying Pan Tower Bed and Breakfast. But then, out of nowhere, John Levo emailed me about the former Hillsboro Jaycees organization.

Michael Bradford was always about helping others, mostly with very little fanfare. His pleasant demeanor and willingness to help others will be missed in Highland County – and beyond. I know we will miss working with Michael in his professional capacity as well as through his considerable community service efforts. He was a good man. Godspeed.

Unless Bentonville has formed a recent Anti-ODOT Sign Thief Society that I don’t know about, I am blaming ODOT for this ordeal.

That’s more than half a million dollars of appraised value on just seven recently condemned properties in less than half of a city block. There are other condemned properties around town, too. On June 7, I asked the county auditor how this process might work with so many condemned properties.

That’s more than half a million dollars of appraised value on just seven recently condemned properties in less than half of a city block. There are other condemned properties around town, too. On June 7, I asked the county auditor how this process might work with so many condemned properties.