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Fauber promoted to Merchants National Bank president
HILLSBORO — Pursuant to its strategic succession plan, Merchants National Bank (MNB) today announced the promotion of Denise Fauber to president, according to a news release. As Fauber assumes the president’s role, Paul Pence, accomplished banking professional with over 43 years of exemplary service to MNB, will remain as chairman and CEO. Fauber previously served as the COO and a member of the board of directors and will continue to serve in those capacities in addition to her role as president.
Jury says Zephen Xaver should die for killing 5 women execution-style at Sebring bank
A jury in Highland County recommended the death penalty by a 9-3 vote on Wednesday for Zephen Xaver, who gunned down five people in a Sebring bank in 2019, according to WFLA news channel 8 in Tampa. Last year, Xaver pleaded guilty to killing Ana Piñon Williams, Debra Cook, Marisol...
Conviction of Hillsboro man sentenced to 22 years in prison upheld by Fourth District Court of Appeals
The Fourth District Court of Appeals recently upheld the conviction of a Hillsboro man sentenced in 2023 to 22 years in prison for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity for his role in a drug trafficking enterprise. As previously reported, Richard Wayne “Scoots” Johnson, 52, of Hillsboro, was indicted...
‘Not just a pretty dress’
An exhibit of vintage wedding dresses is open at the Highland House Museum in Hillsboro and will be on display until the end of July. The exhibit features 41 vintage wedding dresses dating from 1827 to 1969, along with photos, gift book lists, marriage certificates and other wedding memorabilia. Highland...
Annual Sgt. Morris Newton Memorial Veterans Golf Outing set for July 28 in Hillsboro
The 13th annual Sgt. Morris (Moe) Newton Memorial Veterans Golf Outing will be held Sunday, July 28 at the Hillsboro Elks 361 golf course. The golf outing is hosted by the Highland County Veterans Honor Guard and the Hillsboro Elks and sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution Highlanders Chapter.
Denise Fauber promoted to president at MNB
Pursuant to its strategic succession plan, Merchants National Bank (MNB) today announced the promotion of Denise Fauber to president. As Fauber assumes the president’s role, Paul Pence, accomplished banking professional with over 43 years of exemplary service to MNB, will remain as chairman and CEO. Fauber previously served as...
HIGHLAND COUNTY S.O. REPORTS
The Highland County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information:. Deputies responded to a residence in the 1300 block of S.R. 247 after a report of a burglary in progress. While clearing the residence, deputies discovered a male inside. Kameron C. Steele, 20, of Ripley, was arrested and charged with burglary.
Woman gets prison for providing harmful material
A Loveland woman sentenced to more than two years in prison was among two people sentenced recently in Highland County Common Pleas Court. Tiffany Badinghaus-Watson, 37, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on one count of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fourth-degree felony, which was ordered to be consecutive to another count of endangering children, a third-degree felony. She was given two days of jail-time credit.
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