COVID-19 clinic Thursday at Hillsboro YMCA
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
This is a graphic showing the number of people in Highland County that have started their vaccinations.
Ohio Department of Health graphic
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic has been scheduled for Thursday at the Highland County YMCA in Hillsboro for those 50 and older or working in areas of high exposure to the virus, Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner said Monday in a news release.
The clinic will be held from noon to 7 p.m. The at-risk positions include funeral workers, law enforcement, childcare workers and other select occupations.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that anybody age 40 and over, as well and Ohioans with cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonar
The Highland County Health Department released a complete update of all local COVID-19 data for the first time since since Feb. 17 on Monday night, reflecting c
Warner enthused about COVID-19 vaccine progress
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner was ecstatic about the county’s vaccine treatment progress, in an update posted Saturday on the Highland County Health Department’s Facebook page.
The health department spent Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week vaccinating people at the Highland County YMCA gymnasium thanks to a new partnership between the two, with the department vaccinating K-12 school staff on Friday.
“And finally, the happiest place in Highland County this week was the Highland County YMCA gymnasium… We talked to seniors who have been waiting for months to hold their great-grandchildren,” Warner said. “We talked to adult children who have been waiting to visit their homebound parents. The emotional toll of COVID-19 has impacted so many people in our community. This week our community worked together to give seniors new freedom, helped parents protect
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Commissioners approve upgrades at Rocky Fork Lake; hear plan to honor C.R. Patterson in Greenfield Highland County commissioners (l-r) Jeff Duncan, David Daniels and Terry Britton are pictured at their Feb. 17 meeting. (HCP Photo/Caitlin Forsha) Highland County commissioners Jeff Duncan, Terry Britton and David Daniels accepted a bid for electricity upgrades at Rocky Fork Lake and heard plans for an event honoring a Greenfield entrepreneur during their Wednesday, Feb. 17 meeting.
As previously reported, the county announced in April 2019 that they had received a $50,000 grant, as they initially applied to help make improvements at the lake due to the Smokin’ in the Hills event hosted at Rocky Fork Lake. Smokin’ in the Hills is a sanctioned Kansas City Barbecue Society competition presented by the commi