The Highland County Farm Bureau annual meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the Fred and Barb Yochum farm, 2670 S.R. 321, for the annual farm bureau dinner and business meeting. A candidates reception starts at 6 p.m. and dinner will be at 6:30 p.m.

For nearly five decades, Rick Good has displayed exceptional artistry as one of Ohio's most talented traditional musicians. His musical journey began humbly enough, learning to play the banjo on his front porch, and led to sold-out performances with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. In recognition of Good's accomplishments and contributions to the Ohio arts community, he received the 2010 Ohio Heritage Fellowship award at the Ohio State Fair on Saturday, July 31.

SANDUSKY, Ohio – For 60 years, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the PEANUTS characters have brought happiness to people of all ages. Cedar Point will be celebrating this milestone with special PEANUTS-themed events for eight days, beginning Sunday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 8 at the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort.

David Grover of Hillsboro was recently awarded the International Lions Club President Certificate of Appreciation. This is the fourth-highest presidential award.

Each summer, the Hillsboro Ministerial Association hosts community worship services at Chapel in the Woods near Rocky Fork Lake State Park. The next service is Sunday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. Good News Gathering will provide worship and the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene will host refreshments.

Alathea, an award-winning group from Tennessee, will be the featured performer at a Saturday, Aug. 21 concert for "Singles Night Out," sponsored by the Hillsboro Church of Christ. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Hillsboro Elementary School.

The parents of Carl (Bennie) Pitzer and Kendra Sholler are proud to announce the marriage of their children on July 20.

The Lynchburg Lions Club was honored at the District Lions Convention that was held recently at Southern State Community College in Hillsboro. The club received the second place award in the governor’s competition for Lions Clubs in Division I of Lions District 13-J.

Hot, humid, and rainy has been the general weather pattern locally over the past couple of weeks. While the heat and moisture are combining for rapid crop development locally, we certainly don’t need the extreme rainfall amounts recorded in northern Kentucky earlier this week. The local crop situation is generally positive as corn looks exceptional, soybeans are a bit uneven but are improving, and hay and pasture growth is better than expected due to the moisture.

La Comedia Trip
    There are still seats available for our Thursday, Sept. 16 trip to Springboro’s famous La Comedia Dinner Theatre and a matinee performance of the hilarious comedy “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.”

Five officers of the Hillsboro FFA Chapter attended the Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) in Washington, D.C., hosted by the national FFA organization. The conference was held for a week with several workshops to help FFA members become better leaders and to give them ideas of how they can reach out to their communities.

After taking a year off, the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) Senior Expo is back and set for Friday, Sept. 10, 2010.

Crime is unfortunately something that exists in our world today. Thefts surrounding homes, identities, prescriptions, and other personal belongings are reported daily around the country.