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Hilliard police officers will be spending more time reading to children in local classrooms as part of a new partnership with Starfish Assignment. The Hilliard Division of Police is the newest agency to join the nonprofit organization’s Books and Badges…

Spring is here, along with a surge in home improvement projects. Before you start building a new deck or garage, or changing water or electrical services, you first need a good contractor who will obtain the permits to get the…

Preventing unwanted solicitors from knocking on your door in Hilliard is as easy as placing a sticker at your front door. Residents no longer have to formally sign-up online with the City of Hilliard’s Do Not Knock Registry, following recent…

The way first responders answer the call for help across the nation could be transformed with the latest aviation transportation technology, and the innovative research is taking place right in Hilliard. The City of Hilliard is partnering with Hilliard-based start-up…

Making updates to your home or business just got easier. On Monday, March 22, the City of Hilliard is launching a new building software named “OpenGov” that centralizes all City permits in one portal. It also makes submitting a building…

A 13-year member of the Hilliard Division of Police is the Division’s newest sergeant. Sergeant Chad Wood was sworn into office by City Manager Michelle Crandall on Monday, March 15, after an extensive and competitive interview process. “Chad has been an informal leader since…

Thanks to residents who gave us suggestions about the designs they wanted to include in new playground equipment, the City of Hilliard is updating the playground at Conklin Park this spring. The existing blue equipment, purchased in the 1990s, will…

Hilliard City Council voted unanimously Monday night to extend the Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) to seven days a week this summer and expand the boundaries to include more businesses. For 2021, the City will operate the DORA from noon…

A longtime Hilliard Division of Police detective has been named a finalist for the NBC4 Remarkable Woman of Columbus Award. Deborah Mullin was among the Division’s first female officers when she was hired in 1994 and became HPD’s first female…

Chief of Police Robert Fisher will retire from the City of Hilliard May 21, leaving the division he has served since 2012. “I’m proud to have had the opportunity to wear the badge,” said Fisher, who was promoted to Chief…

Chase Evans, a TV reporter and anchor in the Youngstown area, has joined the City of Hilliard’s Community Relations team as a Community Relations Specialist.    Evans will be producing entertaining and informative videos that will help inform and engage the…