County’s library locations all reopen on Monday
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
The Highland County District Library at the corner of U.S. Route 50 and SR 124 in Hillsboro is pictured early Friday afternoon.
Jeff Gilliland | The Times-Gazette
All five Highland County District Library locations will reopen Monday, March 1 with their normal hours, although curbside service will remain an option for those that may not feel comfortable entering an enclosed area.
All current health and safety guidelines will be in place for those entering the buildings, Highland County District Library Director Suzanne Roberts said.
The Highland County District Library has a central location in Hillsboro, with branches in Greenfield, Lynchburg, Leesburg and on North Shore Drive in the Rocky Fork Lake area.
More vaccines on the way
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
This Highland County Health Department graphic shows COVID-19 numbers in the county currently and since the virus began.
Highland County Health Department graphic
Highland County will receive a high number of vaccines next week, according to Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner.
He said the Highland County Health Department will be getting 300 doses for the Phase 1B group, 700 for school staff and 500 doses also coming into other providers for the Phase 1B population.
According to Warner, the 800 vaccines are the most the department has received in a single week so far. He also said that the 700 doses will be able to cover all the K-12 staff in Highland County that want the shot next week.
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Year in Review: Remembering the headlines of 2020 Pictured in January are (l-r) Hillsboro administrators introduced to city employees: council president Tom Eichinger, mayor Justin Harsha, chief of police/systems administrator Eric Daniels, safety and service director Brianne Abbott, public works superintendent Shawn Adkins and auditor Alex Butler. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) Demolition of the former Parker Hotel began in February 2020. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) On Jan. 24, then-Director of the Ohio Department of Health Dr. Amy Acton declared novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) an immediately reportable disease. Pictured is the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map as of Dec. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Governor s Office.)