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Clermont Road to recovery faces death inquiry and reform
Controversy at Southwestern Ohio Developmental Center coexists with progress under interim superintendent Ronald Boley. Investigation into Jerry Mertz’s Dec 26 death after training at Brown County sheltered workshop continues as witnesses are interviewed. Past assaults and audits shape a facility in transition with staff hires, background checks, and plans to add 38 professionals.
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Batavia
Progress
Southwestern Ohio
Jerry Mertz
Brown County
Mertz
Clermont Mercy Hospital
George Pattison
Ohio Highway Patrol
Charles Adams
Priscilla O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Judy Burson
Georgetown
Burson
Pattison
New Horizon Habilitation Homes
New Horizon
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Brown County Board of Mental Retardation
Ronald Boley
Mt. Vernon
Civil Service
Boley
Edith Redig
Shirley Byer
Charles Kennedy
Springview Developmental Center
Ben Houser
Brown County 169 Board
Office of Human Resources
ODMA