Official election results
The certified results of this month’s general election were released by the Highland County Board of Elections last week. The total number of ballots cast in Highland County was 12,911 out of 27,203 registered voters for an overall turnout of 47.46 percent.
L-C band earns highest rating at state finals
The Lynchburg-Clay Marching Mustangs earned the highest possible rating at the 2022 Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) State Marching Band Finals recently at Alexander Stadium in Piqua. This marked back-to-back state finals in consecutive school years for the Marching Mustangs, with the OMEA giving them a Superior (I) rating for this year’s performance, “Under the Moonlight.”
SSCC Theatre holding auditions
SSCC Theatre will hold auditions for the spring production of “Moonlight and Magnolias” by Ron Hutchinson.
County jobless rate drops
The unemployment rate in Highland County fell in November to 4.4 percent, a fall of 0.3 percent from the previous month, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).
A simple menu for the new year
Hello! It’s a beginning of a new year. Can you believe it’s 2023 and it’s time for a simpler menu. I call it comfort food. Serve it with apple sauce with a sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon on top and good old bread and butter — and you have a great meal, and hopefully you will have leftovers.
GREENFIELD P.D. REPORTS
The Greenfield Police Department has released the following information:
Mowrystown to hold Christmas craft fair and parade
The annual Mowrystown Holiday Craft Fair & Bazaar will take place Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Whiteoak High School in Mowrystown (44 North High St.).
Brown is re-elected to FB board
COLUMBUS — Nathan Brown of Hillsboro has been re-elected as a District 20 trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. He will help govern the state’s largest and most inclusive farm and food organization and represent Farm Bureau members from Adams, Brown, Clermont and Highland counties.
It’s that time of year
The Highland House Museum held a ribbon cutting and grand opening for its themed Christmas trees and Merry Mercantile Christmas Shop last Friday.
Local elementary dedicated official WILD School Site
Fayetteville Elementary School was recently dedicated as an official WILD School Site, the 200th site in Ohio and first in Brown County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
