Merging schools, John Deere Day, 1 million visitors
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.
Set clocks, test smoke detectors
The end of Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6 is a perfect reminder to not only move clocks back an hour but also test each of your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors.
Visitor wants Christ in school
There should be some way for students to celebrate Jesus Christ in the Hillsboro City Schools since “evil” traditions are promoted at the school, Paula Anteck Toenniges said at Monday’s Hillsboro Board of Education meeting.
Overlap in farmer and veteran suicide
During a meeting of the Highland County Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition, Whiteoak Jr./Sr. High School student Carianna Dorsett was awarded a $500 scholarship and a $100 prize for winning the ninth annual Write in Red – Red Ribbon Week Essay Contest for Highland County and for her school.
Preserving history
Representatives from the Ohio Arts Council visited Highland County last week in conjunction with the official recognition of murals in Hillsboro and Greenfield, respectively, that were completed last year under the auspices of the organization’s grant funding program and its support of art in rural areas.
First play in new auditorium
The Hillsboro High School Theatre Department will present “The Creature Creeps, the first play to be performed in the school’s new auditorium, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Defense: No reason to help with killings
WAVERLY — An Ohio man accused of helping his family kill eight members of another family had no reason to take part and wasn’t even there, his attorney told trial jurors Tuesday during closing arguments.
C.S. Bell has enduring legacy
Though he died in 1905, the legacy of Charles Singleton Bell and the company that he founded in Hillsboro in 1858, continues to have reverberations throughout the town and beyond.
Unused Bengals gear finds home
While the loss of the Cincinnati Bengals in this year’s AFC Championship Game was devastating for their fans, there is an upside to the defeat in the form of unused pre-printed NFL merchandise being donated to overseas charities.
Hillsboro meeting dates
Following are the dates, times and locations of city of Hillsboro meetings for 2023.
