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Pros, cons for solar farm By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com The Ross County Solar public hearing drew an equal number of those for and against the Greenfield-area solar panel farm project, with 14 individuals offering testimony before the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) Tuesday evening that at times became impassioned. Ross County Solar, LLC is a proposed 120-megawatt solar electric generating farm to be built in Ross County, across the Highland County/Ross County line and just south of Greenfield. National Grid Renewables (NGR) is the prime contractor on the project. They hope t...

Gold rush, going to war and circus comes to town 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 1875, the Highland Weekly News reported from New Market Township that the winter school taught by Mr. Van Winkle closed its session on March 25. The reporter noted that the day was spent in examining students in the d...

Tuesday hearing for Ross Solar By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Solar panels reflected a clear blue sky Saturday at the nearly-completed Hillcrest solar panel farm just across the Brown County line near Buford. The first public hearing on the Ross County Solar project near Greenfield is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette The first of two hearings on a proposed Ross County solar project has been scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. by the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB). National Grid Renewables, the prime contractor on the Greenfield-area 120-megawatt...

Colony Park goes digital By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com After a test run Wednesday afternoon, the newly-installed electronic sign at Hillsboro’s Colony Park became operational on Thursday. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette After a test run on Wednesday, the new electronic digital sign at the Colony Park in uptown Hillsboro flashed to life Thursday with information for passersby. Hillsboro Mayor Justin Harsha told The Times-Gazette the modern-day grandchild of the old Colony Theatre marquee was bought and paid for by federal CARES Act funding. “There was some extra expens...

Injunction filed on water company By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com A sign in front of the Highland County Water Company, 6696 U.S. Route 50 in Hillsboro, is shown in this picture taken Monday. Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette The Highland County Court of Common Pleas issued a preliminary injunction Thursday against the Highland County Water Company (HCWC), with the order stating that the local water utility violated the rights of its members under Ohio law and a recently adopted amendment to the company’s by-laws. Outgoing company general manager Robert Smith told The Times...