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Mayor, Council Members Sworn In To Begin New Terms Mayor Andy Smith and city council members were sworn in to begin new terms during the Tuesday, May 18, meeting of the Hillsboro City Council. Municipal Court Judge Nicole Crain administered the Oath of Office to the mayor and council members Eric Fleming (Place 1), Dana Robinson (Place 3) and Leann Richmond (Place 5). The returning office holders were unopposed in their bids for re-election this year. Planning and zoning requests were also approved, including an ordinance to allow K and T Axe House to operate as an indoor amusement center downtown and an ordinance abandoning an alley adjacent to 605 Park Street.
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Local Farmers Markets Open For The Season Farmers market season is beginning in Hill County, with markets in both Hillsboro and Whitney opening to the public. The markets offer a variety of locally-grown and homemade items, including fresh produce, local honey, homemade breads and tortillas, homemade candy and many other items that vary from week to week. The Hillsboro Farmers Market is open on the west side of the Hill County Courthouse square each Saturday through October from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until sold out. The grand opening for the season is scheduled for Saturday, June 5, to coincide with the Bonds Alley Art Festival.
City-Wide Cleanup Set For This Saturday In Hillsboro hillsbororeporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hillsbororeporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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ESD 2 Board To Hold Meeting Tuesday Evening The Hill County Emergency Services District (ESD) 2 Board of Commissioners will meet in a regular session Tuesday, April 13, at 5:30 p.m. Revised plans for the Hillsboro ambulance station and a revised request for proposals from contractors are on the agenda for action. A request from Mount Calm Volunteer Fire Department for an automated external defibrillator (AED) will also be reviewed, and the board will consider a rent abatement on property rented to CareFlite. Monthly reports from providers, a review of investment strategies and compensation to fire departments for EMS calls are also on the agenda.
A home on Glenellen Avenue also was hit on Friday.
No one was injured.
A person reported that a home in the 600 block of Fairmont Avenue at Covington Street on the North Side was hit by bullets three times. One bullet went through the home’s front window, another hit the side of the house, and a third hit the back of the house, police said.
The location is about four blocks north of St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
This apparently was the same gunfire that witnesses reported at 9:30 p.m. Saturday involving people in two to three vehicles shooting at each other on Covington Avenue at Fairmont Avenue.