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Optimus Prime & Bumblebee pose with Holley Elam at TRANSFORMERS & I HEART COOKIES event.

The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation has proudly served for 65 years with a dual mission: to maximize the potential of Ohio’s PreK-12 public school students and to honor public school educators, thereby bringing recognition to the teaching profession. Educational Service Centers are considered public school partners with the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation mission.

Efforts have begun in Highland County Court of Common Pleas to determine the ownership and future preservation of the historic pioneer Black Cemetery that holds the graves of the founding family of the Hansborough Settlement. Located near Gist, off Wright and Kincaid Roads five miles northeast of Hillsboro, the Hansborough Settlement began in the 1830s and became a thriving, successful farming community.

A Hillsboro woman struck four other vehicles and a building while driving near New Life Ministry at 6101 State Route 247 around 3 p.m. on Friday, July 19.

This week marks the anniversary of a monumental event in suicide prevention history – the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is two years old.

The Highland County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information:

The Highland, Fayette, Clinton Safety Council has announced that new members must enroll by July 31, 2024, to be eligible for a three percent rebate on their workers’ compensation premium. The Highland, Fayette, Clinton Safety Council meets monthly (September through June) to learn techniques for increasing safety, health and wellness in the workplace, to network and share best practices with local employers, find resources to assist in accident prevention and access risk management information and strategies to reduce worker’s compensation plans. To participate, employers need to either join or confirm their existing, active membership in their local safety council by July 31, 2024, and attend at least 10 monthly meetings.

Continuing from a prior edition of The Times-Gaztte, the Greenfield Village Council met on Monday, July 15 to discuss current business within the village.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – After more than ten years of advocating for accurate woodland inputs in the CAUV formula, the Ohio Department of Taxation has accepted the Ohio Forestry Association’s (OFA) data regarding land clearing costs and updated those inputs in the formula.

Strong winds caused downed trees and power outages throughout Highland County between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 14.