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Snow storms, hoot-owls, a new park 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 1903, the Hillsboro News-Herald reported that the Rev. E.J. Moore and William Wheeler, representatives of the Ohio Anti-Saloon L...

Deputies injured in pursuit By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Roberts A Peebles man is behind bars while deputies from the Adams County and Highland County sheriff’s offices recover from injuries following a high-speed pursuit early Wednesday morning that began at a Peebles mini mart. Robert Roberts Jr. is currently in the Adams County Jail in West Union facing charges of felonious assault on a peace officer following a chase that began at the intersection of SR 41 and SR 32, j...

Solar facilities abound now and future in Highland County By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com The village of Greenfield may soon find itself sandwiched between two solar panel farms with the recent approval of the proposed 435-acre Fayette Solar facility. The Fayette County Board of Zoning Appeals recently voted 3-2 in favor of allowing the new solar panel farm to be built on leased land across the Highland/Fayette County line north of Greenfield. The local approval of Fayette Solar...

A teenage girl died after falling through the ice at Rocky Fork Lake early Tuesday evening, and a 38-year old natural resources officer died in the rescue

Solar facilities all over By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com The village of Greenfield may soon find itself sandwiched between two solar panel farms with the recent approval of the proposed 435-acre Fayette Solar facility. The Fayette County Board of Zoning Appeals recently voted 3-2 in favor of allowing the new solar panel farm to be built on leased land across the Highland/Fayette County line north of Greenfield. The local approval of Fayette Solar comes weeks after plans were an...

Coss sentences two women By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Coss Two Rocky Fork Lake area women were each given sentences of three years community control following sentencing this week in Judge Rocky Coss’ Highland County Common Pleas Court. Court records showed that Arlena L. Minniear, 29, Hillsboro, entered a guilty plea to a fifth-degree felony charge of harassment with a bodily substance on Jan. 19. The bill of particulars in the case stated that after being arrested on Aug...

Railroad mail, pool hall brawl, stable fire 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 1883, the Hillsborough Gazette reported that railroad mail deliveries would arrive daily, except Sunday, at 5:45 a.m., ...

Land bank eyes properties By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com This is a picture of an Enchanted Hills Community Association property that the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation is currently looking at pursuing. Courtesy of Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation Charles Guarino (left) and Mark Current are pictured at Thursday’s meeting of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette Following the Enchanted Hills Community ...

Hoxworth: Blood need critical By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com The Hoxworth Bloodmobile will visit Highland County six times through mid-May, with three of those visits being at Highland District Hospital. Times-Gazette file photo The coronavirus combined with the recent snowstorms have delivered a double punch to Hoxworth Blood Center’s donation efforts, and Cara Nicolas, associate director of public relations, told The Times-Gazette that barely half of the needed donations ...

Sales tax revenues are up By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Shown (l-r) are commissioners David Daniels, Jeff Duncan and Terry Britton during Wednesday’s board meeting. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette A brief agenda Wednesday for the Highland County Board of Commissioners brought with it continued good economic news for the county. Commission chairman Jeff Duncan said the county continued to be “blessed with increased sales tax revenue.” He reported that permissive or sal...