J & J vaccine approved again after 10-day pause
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been reapproved for use once again after its 10-day pause, Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner noted in a Sunday update on the Highland County Health Department’s Facebook page.
Warner said a pause in using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine gave health officials the time to review more data to “better understand the degree of risk associated” with this version of the vaccine in terms of a blood clotting disorder, as well as federal agencies and the medical community time to find and share information on the “most appropriate treatment response.”
Hillsboro kindergarten registration
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Children living in the Hillsboro City School District who will be 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2021, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten.
Children who will be 6 years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2021, must be enrolled in school under Ohio law.
Hillsboro’s kindergarten is an all-day program.
The registration process begins with entering all information on Final Forms prior to June 10, 2021. Go to the school district’s website www.hcs-k12.org and then click Final Forms to get started. Items needed to be uploaded to the Final Forms platform include: certified copy of child’s birth certificate, child’s Social Security card, proof of residency (current utility bill with name and address), parent’s driver’s license, and custody papers, if applicable.
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County seeing slight COVID-19 case increase
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
This graphic from the Ohio Department of Health Public Health Advisory System shows how high or low the COVID-19 emergency level is in all 88 Ohio counties.
Ohio Department of Health graphic
Highland County is currently seeing a “slight increase” in its COVID-19 numbers, Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner said Wednesday.
In an update of the Highland County Health Department’s Facebook page, Warner said the slight increase puts Highland County “in line” with what the other counties in Southwest Ohio are seeing.
He said the case count for the county is at 83.41 cases per 100,000 in population. The county has had 36 new cases in the last two weeks, with total hospitalizations and deaths since the pandemic began at 185 and 60, respectively.
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Highland County commissioners appoint interim JFS director Pictured (l-r) are Highland County commissioners David Daniels, Jeff Duncan and Terry Britton. (HCP Photo/Caitlin Forsha) During two brief sessions Wednesday, April 21, Highland County commissioners Jeff Duncan, Terry Britton and David Daniels appointed an interim Job & Family Services director, approved a construction project and gave an update on other county business.
At 9:08 a.m., commissioners entered executive session with Brett Geary of Clemans, Nelson & Associates to discuss “personnel/employment matters.”
After exiting executive session at 10:46 a.m. and entering a short recess, commissioners reconvened at 11 a.m. to pass a resolution authorizing “the interim appointment of Katherine Smith as Director of Job and Family Services.”