Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss celebrated his 60th birthday with court employees during the noon lunch break Wednesday, April 6.

Genealogy information on Betty Irene Johnson is needed.

The deadline to submit quilts for display or to reserve a craft booth in the Chatfield College annual Quilt and Craft Show has been extended to April 22.

Well, not only is spring here, but it's only 50 days till Summer Reading Kick-off. But I don't want to rush things, so let's enjoy the flowers and green grass returning. Spring is one of my four favorite seasons, and to prepare, we have many great spring project books, organizing books and gardening books. You can get lots of new ideas while the ground is drying up and warming up and you're waiting to jump back on that mower. Check it out.

The Highland Amateur Radio Association will host America Radio Relay League Great Lakes Director Dr. Jim Weaver as a guest speaker at its April meeting, according to association president Roger Gladdish. The meeting will be held in the basement conference room at the Highland County Administration Building in Hillsboro on Tuesday evening, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.

The choirs of Hillsboro First United Methodist Church will present a concert for Lent on Sunday, April 10 at 4 p.m. Now in its 30th year, the annual concert for Lent is a tradition at Hillsboro First UMC.

This has been an unusual winter with all of the snow early, and now it seems like it rains every other day, making for muddy conditions. Livestock have consumed more than normal amounts of hay, too.

USFoods Food Show coming up April 8
    Join us Friday, April 8 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for a Food Show hosted by US Foods. This is the “big one,” folks.

Activities Directors Patty Roades from Heartland of Hillsboro and Kelley Condo from The Laurels of Hillsboro partnered a bingo game for their residents March 24.

Authors and inspirational speakers Annetta Dellinger and Karen Boerger will present "The Heart of Caregiving: The Emotional and Spiritual Side" Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Hillsboro First United Methodist Church, located at 133 East Walnut Street in Hillsboro.

SATH (Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped) will hold its 13th Annual Walk and Roll-A-Thon on Saturday, April 2 at the Rocky Fork State Park in Hillsboro.

The SATH (Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped) organization will sponsor "Lunch with the Easter Bunny" on Saturday, April 16 at the Patriot Center at Southern State Community College, Central Campus, in Hillsboro, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

On Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 from noon to 5 p.m., Moore's Garden Center, located at 8713 Antioch Road, will be open for its ninth annual potting party.