Community fund drives and events in Clermont County
A social at the VFW Hall in Afton raised 170 for the Neediest Kids of All thanks to patrons and workers. Volunteers named include J Wittmer W Benton C Totten N Henderson and others. cooks listed as A Pierce S Beard F Salters and more. Also notes softball league signups from Bethel Mt. Orab Williamsport Batavia and Clermont Northeastern with Nick Lang as contact, plus a genealogy workshop in Washington D C and Farm Bureau Clean Up Week proclaimed by Gov. Gilligan April 12 17 with local Easter Egg Hunt reflections and calls for sturdier prize eggs next year.
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Clermont County
Afton
J. Wittmer
W. Benton
C. Totten
N. Henderson
E. Carter
J. Sammons
K. Gibbs
W. Stanley
E. Stoffel
W. Hancock
J. Beard
Southern Ohio Girls
Bethel
Mt. Crab
Williamssurg
Batavia
Clermont Northeastern
Nick Lang
Farm Bureau
John J. Gilligan
Farmer Gets Jury Trial In Animal Neglect Case
Frank Meisman, a Laurel Lindale Rd. farmer, was arrested April 7 for neglect and cruelty to animals and granted a jury trial in county court. The trial is set for 9 am May 21. Meisman was charged by Walter Raidt, Clermont County Dog Warden and Humane Society Agent, for allowing 12 cattle to starve in recent months. Raidt and Harvey Hines found several others near death during their investigation.
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Frank Meisman
Laurel Lindale
Farmer
Meisman
Walter Raidt
Clermont County
Humane Society
Raidt
Harvey Hines
Open Meeting On Monroe Zoning Set In Township
Monroe Township residents are called to an open zoning meeting on April 21 at 8 pm at Monroe Elementary School in Laurel. The Zoning Board will discuss township zoning matters under chairman Ronald Scharringhausen with members June Hughes Joanne Brown Walter Weber and Emil Hensley.
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Monroe Township
Monroe
Laurel
Ronald Scharringhausen
June Hughes
Joanne Brown
Walter Weber
Emil Hensley
Tests Underway To Control SO Emissions At Cane Run
Tests begin in July at Louisville Gas & Electric Cane Run unit to evaluate a two stage wet scrubber system from American Air Filter Company. LG&E AAF Kentucky Utilities and Public Service Indiana sponsor the program amid ongoing research into sulfur dioxide control. CG and CG&E participate in related projects.
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Louisville Gas & Electric Company
Cane Run Road
American Air Filter Company, Inc
Louisville
AAF
Lg&e
Kentucky Utilities Company
Public Service Company
Indiana
Cg&e
Burglaries Reported In Batavia On Monday Night
Two burglaries occurred in Batavia on Monday night. The Norfolk & Western Railway station was entered, with boxes of undetermined value taken. A tool shed at the Miller Valentine Co main street bridge site was broken into and several power tools valued at 1500 dollars were stolen.
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Batavia
Norfolk & Western
Miller-Valentine Co
Main Street
Fire Chief Seeks Data on Water Mains and Zoning Rules
Fire Chief requests data on water mains and asks for a prosecutor ruling on requiring a fire plug within 200 feet of an apartment. Trustees decide to keep 1969 police cruiser as unmarked car. Romohr Road to be restored as active. US 50 relocation objections to be voiced. March finances show March expenditures $13,982.89 and first quarter receipts $19,769.57. Speed limit signs of 25 mph installed on 59 township roads.
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Lois Donnellon
Rocco Spinelli
Board of Zoning Appeals
Annexation Study Before Clermont Village Committee
Clermont County commissioners will study a proposed 600 acre annexation to the Village of New Richmond. Endorsements show 39 in favor and 34 against with two requests to remove names. four opponents now neutral. The site lies along Bethel New Richmond Road near SR 132 and Indian Creek. A decision may come in three months and the village council reportedly supports the move.
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Clermont County
New Richmond
Bethel
New Richmond Road
Little Indian Creek
Students Unveil Batavia Main Street Revamp Plan
Miami University students propose a downtown Batavia redesign for Main Street as a quarter project led by Hall Fichter with public service by the Clermont County architect. A community committee aims to shape traffic routing around the village on the Appalachian Highway and invites town input at a gala street fair.
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Miami University
Main Street
Hall Fichter
Clermont County
Batavia
Goshen Clean Up Week Planned by Schools
Students from Goshen High and Middle School will help clean township roads on Friday after school. On Saturday April 24 the metal collection will run, with refrigerators excluded, and residents asked to place items at the roadside by 9 a.m.
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Goshen
Lothrop Elected President of Clermont County Bar Association
James Lothrop, partner at Tekulve and Lothrop, was elected president of the Clermont County Bar Association. Other officers named include Paul Yelton as vice president, Richard G. McCue as secretary and treasurer, and Judge Harold D. Nichols as sergeant-at-arms.
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James Lothrop
Tekulve and Lothrop
Clermont County Bar Association
Paul Yelton
West, West and Yelton
Richard G. McCue
Nichols, Speidel and Nichols
Harold D. Nichols
Nichols, Speidel & Nichols
Batavia Council approves broad pay raises for mayor and staff
Batavia Council approved salary increases across offices including mayor from 1800 to 2400 a year, clerk pay from 1.50 to 1.60 hourly, part time police from 2 to 2.50, street superintendent from 2.52 to 2.67, and chief and patrolmen in the police force. The measure takes effect next term. The council also discussed soil survey data usage, a potential operating tax levy, and extra trash pickup weeks May 10 and May 17. Howard Spaulding and others urged funding and space for youth recreation at the second floor of the municipal building, with council asked to develop a plan.
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Batavia Council
Clermont County
Howard Spaulding
Don Saylor
Business Men’s Assn
Ray Smith
Council
Clermont County Cancer Society drive aims for best year yet
Courthouse official Arnold Stumpf, Clermont County Auditor and American Cancer Society board member, chairs the county employees fundraising crusade. He says this should be the best year yet for the society as more people participate.
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Arnold Stumpf
Clermont County
American Cancer Society
Cancer Society
Stumpf
Developer Will Pay For Sewer Extension
Tacan Inc offers 60000 to extend water and sewer lines in Union Township. Harold Flannery says new development could shift some repair costs to developers. Eastgate Shopping Center planned at Summerside, Humble Oil bought a plot. Engineers estimate one year to finish corrections. lawyers hired to review possible legal action. No new tap-ins allowed currently.
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Tacan, Inc
Union Township
Harold Flannery
Flannery
Tacon, Inc
Eastgate
Summerside
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Eastgate Center
Angelo Santoro
John D. Erhardt
Hugh C. Nichols
Robert Jones
Marshal Warns Trash Burners
Robert J. Knapke assistant fire marshal with the Williamsburg Fire Department today cautions residents about burning trash. He notes the department has fought too many brush fires from carelessness and reminds property owners they are responsible for damage caused by trash fires.
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Robert J. Knapke
Williamsburg
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Kelly Price
Vicki Bender
Scott Mineer
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Sara Dalton
Susan Woodrow
Betty Lawson
Paul Franke
Ha Ees
Citta
Richard Fitzgerrel
Tom Bixler
Enaames Henline
Loveland
Gerald Henderson
Goodwill Industries
Ay, Lea
Martin Saidleman
Lothrop
Bar Ass’n Proxy
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