28 Aug 1986
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1986
Page
1
Rita Jarman, Mont County’s first bookmobile librarian, retires to her Felicity farm after 20 years with the library. A dinner at Hearth Restaurant honors her. She led Batavia and New Richmond library branches and headed bookmobile services.
Dry conditions grip Clermont County with 1 090 farms over 100 acres. Tobacco growth slows while some crops miss their peak, and farmers weigh early harvests against a lingering drought. Crop experts caution that outcomes hinge on future rain.
Last day to file ballot issues passed and board to certify Nov 4 candidates. Five attorneys bid for two county benches led by E Robert Schaeffer with opponents Mark Eckerson William Stearns Stephen Durkee and Stephanie Wyler Linder. Two top vote getters win. Countywide issues demand 0.8 mill for children services and 1 mill for senior care for five years. Local questions include Amelia 3 mill police and Bethel 2 mill road repairs and Bethel Tate Ambulance 1.5 mill continuing. Felicity 3.5 mill five years operating costs Goshen Local 6.53 mills continuing for operating expenses Goshen Township 2 mill ambulance Milford three issues fire protection ambulance and charter amendment New Richmond 1 mill continuing for ambulance services.
A nine women three men jury deliberated about 12 hours before declaring no verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Steven Michael Bering. The defendant was accused of suffocating Jerry Mertz by pressing on his abdomen on December 26, 1985, on a bus returning from Grow Inc where Bering worked as a caretaker at the Georgetown sheltered workshop. Prosecutors have not said if retrying the case is planned.
Clermont County proposes an eight mill levy to fund five years of expanded children services led by Larry J. Barr. The plan adds near 1 million annually to operations, supporting family restoration over mere child removal and addressing rising caseloads with a new supervisor, four social workers, an extra secretary, and foster and residential care funding.
A 1976 Ford Maverick was advertised for sale with the listing indicating first bidder terms. The notice mentions contact details at 681 7777 and refers to courteous advisers handling the sale.
Colfax of Indiana became Grant’s vice-presidential partner after a fifth ballot in the party platform fight. The article describes Grant’s two campaigns, Colfax’s Whig background, and Democratic opposition led by Horatio Seymour at Tammany Hall.
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