Winter storm cripples Clermont County with record freeze
County officials report a severe blizzard with minus 50 degree wind chill. Townships across Clermont endured power outages and drifting snow while disaster teams mobilized. Commissioner Harold Bissantz cites 50 000 dollars preliminary cleanup cost and 75 percent state reimbursement. Local residents praise aid efforts though some complaints about National Guard deployment and road conditions persist. The Courier will publish a day late due to weather.
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Bissantz
Ohio
Conover
Kenny
Goshen
Long Township
Jackson Township
Tate Township
Franklin Township
Williamsburg Township
Washington Township
Charles Wiederhold
Monterey
Red Cross shelter aids in historic blizzard rescue
Paula Deimling reports Miami Elementary School in Mulberry housed a Red Cross shelter for about 71 people as a severe winter storm hit. Clermont County Red Cross, Cincinnati Area chapter, Four Wheelers, ham radio operators, and volunteers helped stranded residents with food medicine and transportation. About 50 volunteers assisted, with First Baptist Church Milford providing buses and drivers to shuttle evacuees to the shelter and 25 four wheel drive vehicles used in rescue efforts.
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Paula Deimling
Miami
Mulberry
Red Cross
Weer
Clermont County
American Red Cross
Cincinnati Area
Queen City
Milford
Goshen
Love
Ann Berguson
First Baptist Church of
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Ferguson
Day Heights
New Richmond
Clermont Northeastern
Williamsburg Battles Snow and Toxic Dump Threats
Williamsburg residents fought record snow in Clermont County as nature caused travel chaos and a later hazardous dump scare. Seven loads of epichlorohydrin coated dirt were trucked to a landfill but public outcry and EPA concerns halted dumping. The village pursued court action and sought dialogue with landfill operators while Red Cross volunteers staffed shelters for storm victims and distributed aid across Clermont County.
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Terry Young
Williamsburg
Nature
Mother Nature
Clermont County
Lloyd Hauck
Green Valley
National Guard
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Clermont Enviromental Reclamation
Newco Corporation
Jackson Township
Aber Road
Aber
County budget fight looms after heavy snow
Clermont County Commissioners met after a tough week of snow where budget requests total nearly seven million dollars, with 3.2 million dollars of anticipated revenue to allocate. They aim to start Tuesday at 8:30 with budget packages, hoping to finish by Thursday, acknowledging heavy cuts and ongoing hours. Ohio Disaster Service Agency offered 75 percent reimbursement for contracted snow removal from 1/27/78 to 1/31/78 midnight, with conditions and record-keeping urged.
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Clermont County
Board of Commissioners
Tim Hogan
Hogan
Harold Bissantz
Ohio Disaster Service Agency
Ohio
County to Announce Oak Tree Club Takeover Delay
Clermont County Recreation Commission Director Ro Fawley said a final announcement on the county takeover of Oak Tree Country Club would come last Thursday. He noted a near agreement with the current owners but later postponed the meeting to Monday and then canceled again, with details to be released in the coming days.
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Conover
Oak Tree Country Club
Clermont County Recreation Commission
Ro’ Fawley
Fawley
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Georgetown
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