Page 20 - Tim Colliver News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Organization helps pre-K kids By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Claudia Miner, executive director of Waterford Upstart, speaks in this photograph. Courtesy photo The COVID-19 pandemic not only worsened the education situation nationwide, but also revealed how deep the technology divide is across the nation, according to Kimberly Flores, public relations manager for education non-profit Waterford.org, which is geared to help prepare 4-year-olds for kindergarten. One of the first steps in addressing the broadband disparity that exists in the state was taken earlier in January wh...

New Market solar hearings By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com This is a drawing of New Market Solar I & II, showing its location in southeastern Highland County. Submitted photo The public will be able to comment pro or con concerning the proposed New Market Solar I and II projects Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. via conference call or video link. Hecate Energy proposes to develop, build and operate the 100-megawatt (MW) solar powered electric power generation facility in southeastern Highland County on over 1,000 acres of land in Clay and Whiteoak townships. The company said that Tue...

The second phase of Ohio’s COVID-19 vaccination process began Tuesday for residents in the 80 and over age bracket.Highland County Health Commissione

Highland County vaccine providers announced By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com In this photo the Highland County Health Department’s Bonnie Rusch gives a flu shot to Hillsboro resident Tom Zile two years ago. The health department is currently concentrating on COVID-19 vaccinations. Times-Gazette file photo The latest figures from the Ohio Dept. of Health showed that in terms of “highest occurrences,” Shelby County in northwest Ohio was number one in COVID-19 prevalence. Highland County is now at number 17 among Ohio’s 88 counties. Ohio Department of Health Highland C...

The best cigars and Red Skelton at the Colony 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 back in the day. This week in 1886, the Hillsborough Gazette reported that J.M. Jones had a small tobacco shop at 28 S. High St. in Hillsboro, and advertised he had “the best two-for-a-nickel cigars in town.” Next door at Quinn’s Drug Stor...