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Work begins in earnest May 1 on Hilliard’s new drug recovery court, designed to help people dealing with substance use disorder find a path away from jail and toward a drug-free life. The program was made possible in part by…

Hilliard residents will see a lot of updates and additions in their parks soon, one of those being a new, handicap accessible playground at Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park. To prepare for construction, the yellow and red playground at Roger…

Mayor Don Schonhardt joined students and staff from Alton Darby Elementary School at 2 p.m. April 26 to plant a tree in celebration of Arbor Day. The planting of a tree at a Hilliard elementary school has been a tradition…

Flashing lights and sirens deafened the air as students looked on at the aftermath of a fatal head-on car crash involving their classmates. But fortunately, no one was actually hurt or killed at Hilliard Bradley High School on Thursday. The…

Editor’s note: This is the eleventh in a 14-week series of first-person accounts of the highly popular Hilliard Division of the Police Citizens Police Academy. Week 11 of the Citizens Police Academy started out with our class photo. If you’ve…

The City of Hilliard has received a Moody’s Investors Service Aaa bond rating, the highest rating Moody’s provides. Moody’s also reports that it projects a stable outlook for the City’s financial future. Only 15 other municipalities on Ohio have a…

Maxwell Slaugler loves to wear his SWAT gear anyway, but he was even more excited to share it on his birthday with another “boy in blue.” Officer Tony Agosta, of the Hilliard Division of Police, surprised the 6-year-old by attending…

Delays are expected on Northwest Parkway starting next week between 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. for street paving. Along with resurfacing, this project adds street lighting improvements and multi-use trails on both sides of Northwest Parkway that will provide a…

Members of the Hilliard Division of Police Explorer Post 2286 recently put their law enforcement skills to the test at State Competition, taking home top finishes in multiple categories. The competition was held Saturday, April 13, at the Columbus Police…

First responders participating in the 2019 Penny For A Pound fundraiser hoped to raise as much money as last year. They not only met the goal, they tripled it. On April 10, representatives of Penny For A Pound, including Hilliard…

Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a 14-week series of first-person accounts of the highly popular Hilliard Division of the Police Citizens Police Academy. Week nine of the Citizens Police Academy included another visit from the Norwich Township Fire Department…

The City’s weekly chipper service will begin on Monday, April 15, and continue through October. A new collection schedule has been established to ensure that residents will know what day their brush will be picked up. The city is divided…