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May is Building Safety Month Confirming a city commitment to recognizing that Hillsboro’s growth and strength depends on the safety and economic value of the homes, buildings and infrastructure, mayor Justin Harsha said Monday while issuing a proclamation designating the month of May as Building Safety Month in the city. “Safer buildings, safer communities, safer world” is this year’s theme. Shown in the mayor’s office are Harsha (left) and Hillsboro Chief Building Official Steve Rivera. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette Confirming a city commitment to recognizing that Hillsboro’...

Another of the players in the checkerboard of solar energy promoted the benefits of locating another solar panel farm in Highland County, and answered some

Gunshots, Y2K and a train trip to see the Reds 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 1908, the Hillsboro Dispatch reported “the demon of fire visited Peebles,” destroying the business block of the Adams County village that included 12 buildings, five of which belonged to Dr. Beery of Hillsboro. D...

Buddy Poppy Month proclaimed Recognizing the Buddy Poppy creed of the VFW, “Honor the Dead by Helping the Living,” Hillsboro Mayor Justin Harsha on Monday proclaimed the month of May as Buddy Poppy Month in Hillsboro. Recognized and endorsed by government leaders since 1922, VFW Buddy Poppies are assembled by disabled veterans, with Senior Vice Commander Dwight Reynolds adding that all proceeds from Buddy Poppy sales remain in the local community. Hillsboro VFW Post 9094 Commander Rick Wilkin said that during this year’s Memorial Day observance at the Veterans Memorial in Hillsboro, two...

Grand theft auto lands Hillsboro man in prison By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com In sentencing hearings held Thursday at Highland County Common Pleas Court, a Hillsboro man was given a 15-month prison sentence, while two others got community control and another had a warrant out for his arrest after failing to appear in court. Dusty R. Cox, 40, Hillsboro, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being convicted of grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony. He was given credit for 76 days of jail time already served. According to a bill of particulars related to th...