Rocky Fork Dam, spittlebugs and ‘Porky’s Revenge’
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 1912, the Hillsboro Dispatch reported the prediction that 65,000 automobiles would be licensed in Ohio, with the state registrar commenting “there seems to be no abatement in the interest in automobiles.”
The Hillsboro Implement Company had the new 1912 Maxwell Mascotte touring car, advertised as the car for the American working man looking for a car under $1,000. The Hillsboro dealer had it for $980.
Sentenced for stealing van twice
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Dettwiller
A Highland County jury found a Sabina man guilty of two counts of grand theft of a motor vehicle, both fourth-degree felonies, this week and Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss rendered sentencing the same day.
Joshua J.J. Dettwiller, 29, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for stealing the same vehicle on two separate occasions in December 2020, plus got additional prison time for violating the terms of community control from a prior felony conviction.
According to the original indictment, the first incident occurred on Dec. 6, 2020 in Greenfield, when a woman reported that her black Dodge Caravan had been stolen from her residence overnight.
Britton: ‘Almost a disgrace’
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Teresa Lewis, regional director from the Peebles office of Rep. Brad Wenstrup, initially offered assistance to the Highland County commissioners Wednesday in the close-out of the cancelled Rocky Fork Lake improvement grant, but the discussion soon turned to employers unable to hire workers who she said were enjoying generous unemployment benefits.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
Assisting with the “closing out” of the cancelled Rocky Fork Lake development grant was the intended purpose of Teresa Lewis’ visit with the Highland County Board of Commissioners Wednesday, but the discussion soon turned to the problem of what commission vice president Terry Britton referred to as “almost a disgrace” concerning unemployment benefits.
Grand jury indicts 28 Tuesday
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
A Highland County grand jury returned indictments in the May session against 28 individuals Wednesday on charges that included receiving stolen property, felonious assault, forgery, tampering with evidence and endangering children.
Over half the indictments 16 to be exact were directly related to drug possession.
Timothy J. White, 46, Hillsboro, faces a five-count indictment that involved the alleged use of a stun gun on two juveniles.
The first two counts of felonious assault, both second-degree felonies, allege that from Feb. 1 through April 9, 2021, White used a Runt 20-million volt stun gun on a pair of children, whom the indictment lists as being 10 and 11 years of age at the time.
Coffee & Commerce at Scott House
Wednesday morning’s Highland County Chamber of Commerce Coffee & Commerce event was attended by nearly 50 community business representatives, as well as city and county leaders. A roundtable discussion highlighted business successes and challenges, which allowed the various representatives the opportunity to share both strategic planning and offer business solutions. The next Coffee & Commerce event will be held from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday, May 12 at the village of Greenfield offices at 300 Jefferson St. Shown moderating Wednesday’s discussion is chamber director Jamie Wheeler.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
Wednesday morning’s Highland County Chamber of Commerce Coffee & Commerce event was attended by nearly 50 community business representatives, as well as city and county leaders. A roundtable discussion highlighted business successes and challenges, which allowed the various representatives the opportunity to share both strategic planning