News

The city of Hillsboro has announced that North West Street (S.R. 73) will be closed Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28 for culvert replacement. The detour will be from Harry Sauner Road to Fenner Avenue.

Two Greenfield churches and several shops will host the third annual Spring Fling from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25.

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting. Projects with active or future traffic impacts are linked to OHGO.com.

Greenfield VFW Post 4736 recently completed a transformative remodeling project with the help of The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot volunteers from local Home Depot stores. The Greenfield VFW received a grant from The Home Depot Foundation to replace the club’s entire ceiling and lights throughout its lodge.

A second person has died as the result of two-vehicle, head-on crash March 7 on S.R. 138 in Highland County’s Liberty Township.

Severe Weather Awareness week March 19-25. Local emergency management agencies are reaching out to promote preparedness actions in their communities. More information about preparedness actions residents can take are available on emergency management agency websites and social media listed in the press release.

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

John Hester and his son Brett Hester both pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint and two counts of assault and were each sentenced to 45 days in jail by visiting Judge Robert J. Judkins during a hearing Tuesday at Hillsboro Municipal Court.

The unemployment rate in Highland County rose slightly in January to 6.4 percent, a rise of 0.1 percent from the previous month, according to figures released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).

The Greenfield Police Department has released the following information: