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🌱 Hillsboro's 2027 budget heads toward a final draft

Hillsboro, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Hillsboro! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hillsboro's 2027 budget heads toward a final draft
  • Aspiring NICU nurse earns Southern State’s Katie Bailey Memorial Scholarship
  • Hillsboro man charged after reported fight on Sleepy Hollow Parkway

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 51, low: 32.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower; chilly, with a high of 41 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hillsboro Finance Committee to review final 2027 budget draft Dec. 9 (sciotovalleyguardian.com) — Hillsboro's 2027 spending plan heads back to the Finance Committee on Dec. 9 for review and a recommendation on the final draft. The committee meets at 2:30 p.m. in the City Building conference room, 130 N. High St., ahead of expected City Council adoption.
   

2. Erin Gibson awarded Katie Bailey Memorial Scholarship at Southern State (wnewsj.com) — Southern State nursing student Erin Gibson, who hopes to care for newborns as a NICU nurse, has received the $750 Katie Bailey Memorial Scholarship for 2026-27. The Fairfield High School graduate is pursuing her registered nursing degree with support from an award honoring Bailey, a Southern State graduate who died unexpectedly.
   

3. Sheriff reports assault charge, fraud, vandalism investigations (sciotovalleyguardian.com) — A Hillsboro man faces an assault charge after a deputy investigated a reported fight on Sleepy Hollow Parkway on Nov. 8, according to the Highland County Sheriff's Office. Deputies charged Dewayne L. Whitt, 62, in a case included in a two-day incident report that also listed fraud and vandalism complaints.
   

4. Highland County sheriff honors detective sergeant's 25 years of service (sciotovalleyguardian.com) — Detective Sgt. Erica Engle is marking 25 years with the Highland County Sheriff's Office, where she started as a corrections officer in 2001. She later worked in the civil division and now handles investigations, a career Sheriff Randy Sanders and his staff recognized in a public tribute.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Moving into a new place this winter?
    Call the electric and gas utilities with your new address and start date. If a meter is already in place, the utility must start service within three… (Nextdoor )
  • Adena Health System posted a job opening for STNA- 90% Nights- Medical Surgical in Greenfield. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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