With dozens of cover crop varieties available with a whole host of benefits ideal in a number of cropping systems, choosing the right variety for the farm can be a daunting task.

Membership drive
    Just a reminder that the Senior Center membership year now is on a calendar year, it’s time to “Be-New or Re-New.”  Membership is $20 per person per year and entitles you to participate in all the activities, go on exciting trips, take advantage of a broad range of services and purchase a delicious lunch for only $3.

Back Home, 112 E. Main Street, Hillsboro (859) 200-3424, specializes in antiques, gifts, collectibles, knives, local art, handmade greeting cards, crafts, quilts and Crabtree & Evelyn products. Visit with Back Home owner, Betty Ann Walker, as you browse and shop her collection. Winter hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Watch for extended hours in the spring. Pictured are Back Home owners and the Highland County Chamber of Commerce Red Coats.

As winter respiratory illnesses begin to arrive, and a small number of cases of flu were confirmed, many hospitals in southwestOhio, northern Kentucky, and southeast Indiana began limiting visitation on December 20—including Clinton Memorial Hospital.

The public is cordially invited to the swearing-in ceremony of State Senator-elect David Daniels, State Representative-elect Cliff Rosenberger, County Commissioner-elect Jeremy Shaffer, and County Auditor Bill Fawley on Thursday, Dec. 30 at the Hi-TEC building in Hillsboro.

This week, the Highland County District Library said goodbye to Erma Gibbs, one of its longest-serving employees.

Candle-lite employees recently donated $1,027 to the Highland County Children Services.
  Candle-lite and its employees are proud to be able to give this gift. As well as giving a monetary gift, the Candle-lite Activity Fund and some of the Candle-lite employees purchased Christmas gifts for the children.

Elizabeth Hershberger took first place in the Rocky Fork Lake Area Christmas chili cook-off at Bayview Campground & Cottages on Saturday, Dec. 11, earning $119 for her chosen charity of choice, Highland District Hospital Maternity Ward.

Heartland of Hillsboro nursing home has a new administrator who said she is looking forward to continuing quality care in a town that she says feels like home.
 Sandy Leedy began serving as the administrator at Heartland in November. She has worked in the field for 16 years.

The New Petersburg Social Civic Club met at the Rainsboro United Methodist Church at noon for their Christmas meeting. The officers were the hostesses, and the tables were decorated in a holiday theme.

Members of the Hillsboro Emblem Club gathered for a Christmas Party and meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Thirteen members enjoyed dinner and a gift exchange.

Wreaths Across America takes place annually to pay tribute to those who have given us the liberties we enjoy today. On Dec. 12, the Highland County Honor Guard, Junior States of America Lynchburg-Clay, Junior American Citizens Buckley Eaglets, and Waw-wil-a-way NSDAR participated in the placing of a wreath by Jeremiah Tarr and Phillip Jacobs at the Veterans Memorial on the courthouse lawn.

The family of Joe and Jeanette Hester will be hosting a reception on Sunday, Dec. 26 from 4-6 p.m. at the Emmanuel Christian Church, 12281 Cameron Drive, Greenfield to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.