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Leisure suits, preaching war and Anna’s Army By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com 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. This week in 1917, the Hillsboro Gazette reported that an 87-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman from the area who wanted to get...

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Judge sends man to prison By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com A Texas man entered a plea of guilty to a third-degree felony charge of aggravated vehicular homicide Monday in Highland County Common Pleas Court. Daniel Martinez, 31, Crystal City, Texas received a 30-month prison sentence from Judge Rocky Coss and in so doing, court documents said that a second count of aggravated vehicular assault, a fourth-degree felony, was dismissed. His guilty plea, conviction and sentencing was i...

Two will face list of sex charges By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com McCartney Murray A Greenfield man will observe his birthday during a pretrial hearing Wednesday in Highland County Common Pleas Court on one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second-degree felony. Nathan Murray, 32, is facing a 24-count indictment returned by a Highland County grand jury on April 6 on charges ranging from a first-degree count of rape and a third-degree felony charge ...

Curtain call for Old Man Winter? By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com The spring-like temperatures of Monday and Tuesday are forecast to give way to winter cold and a chance for measurable snowfall overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. National Weather Service staff meteorologist Ashley Novak said measurable snowfall is defined as snow on the ground that measures at least one-tenth of an inch. “It looks we’re going to have one last push of winter that will start Tuesday night...

Appraisal Day a great success Local auctioneer/appraiser Mike Ames is shown evaluating a Model 1892 Winchester repeater rifle during the Highland County Historical Society’s Spring Appraisal Day held Saturday. Society member Jean Fawley told The Times-Gazette the first-ever event was a great success, with 45 individuals bringing in various historical items and family heirlooms for appraisal, and to learn the history behind them. Fawley said another Appraisal Day is being planned for this fall...

‘The Greatest Generation’ By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Rudolph “Roy” Huereque stands near a display case in his new Hillsboro home that contains medals, mementos and awards from his service in World War II. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette World War II veteran and new Hillsboro resident Rudolph “Roy” Huereque celebrated his 95th birthday Friday, April 16, and though he can easily recall facing off against Hitler’s and Mussolini’s troops in Europe, his fondes...

Ralston sentenced Monday By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Shown from left, attorney J.D. Wagoner and Alicia Ralston during her sentencing hearing Monday in Highland County Common Pleas Court. Facebook screenshot by Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette One of the two women involved in the September 2020 escape attempt by Nickolaus Garrison, 34, Hillsboro, received a three-year community control sentence Monday by visiting Judge Daniel Hogan in Highland County Common Pleas Court. The...

Hillsboro child abuser get 11 years; caused 22 bone fractures to 3-month-old daughter Haynes HILLSBORO — A Hillsboro women convicted of abusing her children, causing injuries including 22 bone fractures and a skull fracture to a 3-month-old, was sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison Tuesday in the Highland County Court of Common Pleas. Britney Haynes, 18, received sentencing following her March 11 conviction on a second-degree felony count of felonious assault, plus two counts of endang...

Martinsville man gets 2 years in prison Dennis Souders HILLSBORO — Two people received prison sentences while four others were given three years of community control following sentencing hearings Wednesday in Highland County Common Pleas Court. Joshua W. Dennis, 33, Martinsville, was sentenced to a total of 24 months in prison on a third-degree felony charge of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer; and a fourth-degree felony charge of receiving stolen property, and...