Robbery Suspect Arrested Over Cincinnati-Area Incident
Eric L. Koenig, 22, of Newport Kentucky, was arrested January 10 by Clermont County deputies for allegedly robbing Ronald M. Bonapfel, 31, of Dayton Kentucky in Stonelick Township. Bonapfel, a cab driver, was forced at knifepoint to surrender about $90 before Koenig fled. the billfold was recovered by Miami Township police around 5:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric L. Koenig
Monmouth St
Newport
Clermont County
Ronald M. Bonapfel
Dayton
US 50
Stonelick Township
Bonapfel
West Side Barber Cab
Koenig
Miami Township
Office ransacked at Buckeye Gas Products in Afton
More than $10,000 in materials money and checks were taken from Buckeye Gas Products at 2640 Dover Lane. The building was found ransacked after the 5 p.m. closing Jan 9 and 7:15 a.m. arrival Jan 10. Copper tubing, cash, and checks were stolen, with total loot about $11 - 000. A Batavia business was burglarized the night before. Rodney Stouder reported Met-Fab Inc windows broken and tools stolen. Kenneth Rutherford home burglary included guns and an antenna control box. Total loot about $1,080.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Gas Products
Dover Lane
Afton
Mike Smith
Loveland
Batavia
Rodney Stouder
Northridge Drive
Met-Fab Inc
Ohio
Kenneth Rutherford
Patterson Road
Bethel
Theft reported after cash and checks vanish at Moscow store
Owner Joe F. Middeler Jr. reported about $400 in cash and checks disappeared from the back desk at Pt. Pleasant Grocery and Carryout on US 52 in Moscow. He filed the report with the sheriff's department on January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pt. Pleasant Grocery and Carryout
US 52
Moscow
Joe F. Middeler Jr
Sheriff's Department
Three Arrests Reported Outside Night Winds Lounge
Deputy Jim McClanahan observed one person in a vehicle outside the Night Winds Lounge drinking a quart of beer and filed charges on January 5 against three individuals. Clifford Reinhardt, 30, was charged with consumption of beer in a motor vehicle, McClanahan confiscated the beer. Joey Reinhardt, 22, allegedly tried to pour out the beer while Wesley Burton, 21, attempted to drink it after being told not to touch it, both charged with obstructing official business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McClanahan
Ohio
Yelton Lane
McClanahan
Clifford D. Reinhardt
Stonelick-Williams Corner Rd
Batavia
Joey M. Reinhardt
Wesley Burton
Cromley Drive
Milford
Burton
Reinhardt
Vandalized 1946 Cessna at Mt. Carmel airstrip on Jan 4
A 1946 Cessna owned by Charles Corder was broken into and damaged on Jan 4 around 5 p.m. at Margot Brooks' backyard airstrip on Ohio 131. The elevator was bent by kicking, and the radio microphone and compass were removed from the cockpit. The aircraft owner is Charles Corder of 4266 Cider Mill Drive, Mt. Carmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margot Brooks
Ohio 131
Charles Corder
Cider Mill Drive
Mt. Carmel
Police probe fire starts at vacant US 50 house
Det. Sgt. Tom Cooper of the sheriff's office leads the fire inquiry into a Jan. 2 blaze in a two story vacant house on US 50 near Williamsburg. Owensville Fire Department says gasoline may have started the fire destroying the west wall. Fifteen new Pontiac Firebirds were broken into and interiors damaged on a railroad car nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cooper
Sheriff's Office
US 50
Williamsburg
Owensville
Origins of Clermont County Town Names and Their New Identities
Series answers how Clermont County towns got their original names and how modern names arose. Many derive from Biblical sites or local post offices, reflecting early religious settlers and permanent settlements. The article notes Amelia Bowdoin’s toll gate influence and towns like Bethel, Milltown, Mechanicsburg, and Batavia with historic post office connections.
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Milltown
Denhamstown
Lytlestown
Mechanicsburg
Paxton
Hageman's Mills
Clermont County
Afton
Sarah Lytle
William Lytle
Williamsburg
California
Amelia
Milton
Amelia Bowdoin
Wesley
Bantam
Thomas M. Pinkham
Batavia
N.Y
Norfolk and Western tracks incident near Batavia thefts
On Christmas Eve or morning, Norfolk and Western Railroad tracks west of Batavia saw stereo radio/cassette players ripped from dashboards across cars. Valued at 5250 with 9720 in dash damage, police were notified by Dennis Sanders on December 30. Early January 3, 2:30 a.m., High Port Distributing Co. in Afton faced a burglary, front door pried, safe destroyed, items stolen. manager Albert Wharton reported it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Batavia
Dennis Sanders
High Port Distributing Co
Afton
Sheriff's Office
Albert Wharton
Teens Must Complete Safety Course to Operate Farm Tractors
Fourteen and fifteen year olds who will drive tractors or farm machinery next summer must be certified under the Hazardous Occupations Regulation in Agriculture. A 20 hour course covers safe operations and maintenance, with written and skill tests. Contact Clermont County Cooperative Extension Service at 732-7195 for dates and locations. courses begin in January in some counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Extension Service
Clermont County Cooperative Extension Service
Vandalism and burglary reported near East Batavia Heights and New Richmond
Bar patrons at Jonathon's Bar in Old Ohio 32 East Batavia Heights found damaged cars with slashed seats and missing papers from one glove compartment on Jan 2. Between Nov 1 and Jan 4, a home on Jett Hill Road New Richmond was burglarized with radios a stereo microscope a chain saw radios a tape player a Vibrograph timer and a checker tester stolen totaling 4834.95, per Robert Swensgard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathon
Old Ohio 32
East Batavia Heights
Jett Hill Road
New Richmond
Citizens Band
Robert Swensgard
Mommy and Me Toddler Class Set at ECE Center
The Early Childhood Enrichment Center will run a six week Mommy and Me class for one to two year olds starting Thursday February 2 from 10 to 11 30 a m at the Clermont County Diagnostic Center 2291 Bauer Rd East Batavia Heights Registration is required by calling 732 7276 Theresa Kugler director and instructor will lead sessions on toddler development activities to aid learning choosing toys language development and discipline
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Mommy and Me
Clermont County Diagnostic Center
Medical and Social Services
Bauer Rd
East Batavia Heights
Theresa Kugler
ECE
Fruit topics planned at Ohio growers congress
The Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress at Stouffers on the Square Cleveland February 7 9 features talks on apple industry changes marketing apples quality cider starting a retail fruit market strawberry plant care and production growing blueberries raspberries and blackberries and pick your own operations Blake Gerber P O Box 479 Columbus 43216 provides more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress
Stouffers On the Square
Cleveland
Congress
Blake Gerber
P.O. Box
Columbus
SBA Disaster Loans For Farmers Aimed At 1983 Losses
The SBA can aid farmers with crop and livestock damage from 1983 disasters under a new law signed by President Reagan. Eligible aliens corporations partnerships and absentee landlords with FmHA referral letters may apply by Feb 13 for loans covering 85 percent of repair or replacement costs up to 500 000, for drought drought related losses in Clermont County and elsewhere. Contact SBA Atlanta office at 75 Spring St SW Suite 822 Atlanta GA 30303 or 1 800 554 3455 for forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA
Reagan
Clermont County
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
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Plainfield
Obed Denham
Jacob
Branch Hill
John H. Branch
Child
Robert Bagby
Clermontville
George Fridman
Clermont
Daniel Parker
Newton
David Moreton
Edenton
By Rick
Crawford
Covington
Main Yi
Tyco Locomotives
Penn
Elseratse
Cireaa
Eure
Ania
LIFE
Billboard
TYCO
Bachmann
Bachmann Tree Kits
Greenhills
Milford Shopping Center
Winton Road
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