Clermont County Faces Bridge Repairs and Funding Debate
Local residents face a rocky road as TRIP data show 56 percent of county roads and 56 percent of bridges are in fair to poor condition. Officials warn only the worst 261 bridges are deficient, urging more funding, possibly via a sliding car registration fee, to prevent failures and support economic growth. Taxpayers would pay more either way through higher taxes, repair costs, detours, or delayed development.
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Trip’s
Ohio
Clermont
Ein Pakeer
County
Fair trial concepts in a 1986 obscenity case discussion
In the Nov 27 1986 paper a reader questions whether Vick Emerson can receive a fair trial in Clermont County on pandering obscenity charges after pre trial publicity and protests. The piece defines fair and just as virtuous, true and fact based, arguing virtuous judges prosecutors and juries may render a fair trial, noting the role of modesty lust vice and courage in shaping character and duty.
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Vickerson
Clermont County
Vicky Emerson
Isa
Traffic relief plan for Route 28 in Ohio area network
Community members propose solutions to ease congestion on Route 28 from I-275. Suggestions include a ramp from I-275 to Ohio 131, expanding Route 28 to four lanes, and adding designated turning lanes at McClellan and near Zino's. A reconfigured cross section with three lanes each direction and a central business corridor is discussed.
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Serge Des Cousins
Ios
McClellan
Milford
Zino’s
How to reach the Clermont editorial office
The Clermont Courier-Press provides contact details for the editorial office and administration. The assistant managing editor can be reached by phone, and readers can request the "How to Reach Us" brochure. Classified advertising and administration numbers are listed for inquiries.
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Liberty Party Nods to Birney and Morris in Clermont
Clermont County reads a portrait of Thomas Morris as a defender of liberty from 1839 in the U.S. Senate and praises his abolitionist record. The report notes Morris’s Ohio link, his stance against slavery, and the Liberty Party’s support after the 1843 Ohio convention. Rick Crawford, longtime Clermont historian, provides county context.
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Morris
Thomas Morris
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Senate
United States
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Aea
Virginia
Thomas
Texas
Garment Counoy
Clermont Courier-Press
Sex Education Debates in Ohio Schools
In Ohio a task force in Columbus backs a 13 year program integrating sex education with school health clinics to reduce teenage pregnancies. The plan faces a clash over morality, abstinence, and access to contraception amid debates on sex education in public schools.
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Columbus
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