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Dismissal of charges sought By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com This screenshot from the Highland County Common Pleas Court YouTube stream shows Judge Rocky Coss (top) and Garrison Salyer during Wednesday’s hearing. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette The attorney for accused child rapist Garrison Salyer wants “extrajudicial” statements made by the Hillsboro man suppressed and the charges dismissed. Attorney J.D. Wagoner filed the motion to suppress with a memorandum of support...

Insurance rate reduction for county workers By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com From left, Highland County Commissioners David Daniels, Jeff Duncan and Terry Britton are shown during Wednesday’s meeting. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette Bucking the trend of ever increasing premiums for health care, the Highland County Board of Commissioners announced Wednesday that county employees will enjoy a 4 percent reduction in rates in each of the next two years. Commission president Jeff...

Court escapee gets six more years By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com In this screenshot from a YouTube stream of the proceeding, attorney Kirk McVay (left) confers with Nickolaus Garrison prior to sentencing on Tuesday in Highland County Common Pleas Court. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette A man whose dramatic escape from the Highland County Common Pleas Courtroom lat year was captured on video was sentenced to an additional six years in prison Tuesday in the same courtroom. Nick...

Wells eyed for spending bill By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com This is a shallow-well pump that is used to supply water to a residence in South Central Highland County. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette With hundreds of billions of dollars on the verge of being funneled into some version of a federal infrastructure spending bill, national and statewide groundwater groups are urging Congress to include rehabilitation or repair of private water wells in the measure. According to fi...

Two men and two women received three-year community control sentences in Highland County Common Pleas Court recently, with one gaining entry into the New W

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NGR, county talk about solar By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com From left, David Daniels, Jeff Duncan and Terry Britton are shown during Wednesday’s meeting of the Highland County Board of Commissioners. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette The Highland County Board of Commissioners met in executive session Wednesday with representatives of National Grid Renewables (NGR) on matters described as “economic development.” NGR Market Lead and Senior Developer Darek Hasek and develop...

Solar farm debate continues; Wilkin says he is not in favor of SB 52 or HB 118 By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com This is an aerial view of the Innergex Hillcrest Solar Panel Farm located just across the Highland/Brown County line near Buford, which the company said is nearing completion. Photo courtesy of Innergex Renewables LLC Legislation to give townships and counties the final say in whether to allow utility-scale solar power projects in their localities continues to wind it...

A new memorial to those who served in and those who never returned from the war in Southeast Asia stands ready to receive visitors just over a hill and beh

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