Lori Tuttle News Today

Hope Horses and Kids' new location at Rancho Cielo will serve the community and provide services to students at Rancho Cielo.

One thing, though, is becoming clear: Many of those volunteers and businesses are not pleased with the city's lack of transparency on the Shaffer Park decision. To the best of my knowledge, this issue has not been discussed in open session with members of Hillsboro City Council. The mayor never formally announced Gregory's hiring at a council meeting. Why not? For a new $58,000 city position, shouldn't city council – and the city's residents and taxpayers – be informed?

Work on the fountain is expected to be completed by December.

Steve Parker, a well-known and much-loved member of the Greenfield community, has posthumously been recognized with an award from the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

A demolition crew on June 15 tore down the old fountain in front of the Winthrop University presidents office with a new one coming later this year.