Leesburg man indicted on five counts of rape
A Leesburg man indicted on multiple counts of rape among other charges was among eight people indicted Tuesday by a Highland County grand jury.
Recreating HHS virtually
Nathan Smith, a 2005 graduate of Hillsboro High School who lives in Orlando, Florida, is coordinating an ambitious project to create a virtual reality version of the old Hillsboro High School that was demolished in 2009.
Vietnam vets saluted
Ron Sampson, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel from Hillsboro, spoke Friday at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie in Hillsboro to honor National Vietnam Veterans Day before reading the names of the 11 Highland County veterans killed in Vietnam at the Highland County Veterans Memorial at the courthouse.
Hillsboro woman sentenced for involuntary manslaughter
A Cincinnati man sentenced to nearly three years in prison for stalking and assault was among three people sentenced recently in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
‘Two to three’ weeks before Bell Gardens reopens
It will likely be two to three weeks before residents at Trustwell Living at Bell Gardens can move back into the Hillsboro assisted living facility after a fire damaged it Wednesday morning, Trustwell Living Chief Marketing Officer Gary Fernandez said Friday afternoon.
Burglars, fictitious mortgage
Editor’s note — We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.
52nd Society for Children and Adults Radio Telethon scenes
Merchants National Bank donated $15,000 at the radio telethon — $3,000 from the bank employees, $5,000 from the bank and a one-time donation of $5,000 in memory of Don Fender, who Merchants Bank’s Paul Pence said was a loyal Rotarian who supported the event heavily.
Coalition member discusses fraud, human trafficking
During a meeting of the Highland County Prevention and Recovery Coalition member and Merchants National Bank employee Jeff Meyer spoke Wednesday about fraud and human trafficking.
52nd radio telethon raises $165,161
Generosity was flowing all around Wednesday during the 52nd annual Ernie Blankenship Memorial Telethon to benefit the Highland County Society for Children and Adults that saw $165,161 raised in two hours at the Hillsboro Orpheum and McClain High School in Greenfield.
Fairfield awarded $3.24M for school-based health center
The Fairfield Local School District and Highland Health Providers are partnering to open a new school-based health center and STEM — Workforce Center thanks to a $3,235,560 grant announced Thursday as part of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s ongoing investment in Ohio’s Appalachian communities.
