North Union Firemen Aid Kids At Wildwood Camp
Firemen from North Union moved a pumper to Barg Salt Run Road near Cincinnati Presbytery Wildwood Christian Education Camp on a hot day and gave children a 30 minute shower. Dwayne Applegate explained the truck equipment. Children helped wipe down the truck as thanks from Wildwood staff led by Ron Lightner and Bob Witaker along with Applegate.
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North Union
Cincinnati
Wildwood Christian Education
Mercury
Barg Salt Run Road
Dwayne Applegate
Fire Company
Wildwood
Ron Lightner
Bob Witaker
Applegate
Democrats race at county fair draw many names
A county fair snapshot shows Democrats Eleste Celeste and A dw campaigners alongside candidates Chris Erhardt Mark Eckerson Jene Gelvin Paul Leonard and Paul Yelton. Leaflets warn that only Eckerson and Wyler Linder have announced filings with three weeks left to file. A separate note promotes a pregnancy center open house August 9 with calls for donations and volunteers. Hope Holden from the county education office marks her 30th birthday August 1.
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Chris Erhardt
Mark Eckerson
Jene Gelvin
Paul Leonard
Paul Yelton
Common Pleas
Dayton
Richard
Celeste
Jeff Jacobs
GOP
Cleveland
Stephen A. Durkee
Durkee
Stephanie Wyler Linder
Hope Holden
County Board of Education
Should police be more visible on 1 275 to slow rerouted trucks
Readers weigh in on increasing police visibility along Interstate 275 to curb rerouted truck traffic. Call 528-1114 after 6 pm Thursday Friday and weekend to share anonymous opinions on this traffic safety measure.
Clermont County water system plans new wells amid drought
Clermont County water officials seek bids to sink two wells at the PUB field in Palestine to boost supply but expect no relief until mid September. The system can pump two million gallons daily yet needs feeder lines and more storage. Residents urged to conserve as rainfall remains well below normal by 8.26 inches. Water shortages affected Wilhamsville Afton Day Heights Goshen and Union Township areas with brief outages at Locust Corner.
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Batavia
Tom Yeager
Clermont County Water and Sewer District
Pub
Palestine
Yeager
Wilhamsville
Afton
Day Heights
Goshen
Union Township
Wilma Court
Sewer and Water District
All County Pub
MGS
Feds set meeting on I 75 truck rerouting issues
Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole directed Kentucky and Ohio highway officials to schedule a meeting this week to address truck rerouting and highway safety. Ohio DOT director Warren Smith credited Congressman Tom Lukens for initiating the federal involvement.
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Kentucky
Ohio
Elizabeth Dole
Warren Smith
Ohio Department of Transportation
Smith
Dole
Tom Lukens
Cincinnati
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ohio Supreme Court to hear Batavia case on expungement ties
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear Batavia v. Bissante but a final ruling on expungement and candidacy ties is months away. Attorneys copied a one page entry seeking leave to appeal expungement of Harold’s bribery conviction in his third term. Continued on A10.
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Batavia
Ohio
CECOS meeting draws sparse turnout in Williamsburg
Only two Williamsburg Township residents attended the public information session for the CECOS hazardous waste site on Aber Road. Committee spokesman Steve Wharton, also director of the Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District and Williamsburg village administrator, voiced surprise at the low turnout as officials debated progress after 18 months of data gathering and goal setting.
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg Township
Citizens Advisory Committee For Hazardous Waste
Steve Wharton
CECOS
Wharton
Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District
Cecos International Inc
Aber Road
Jackson Township
Abolitionist Paper The Philanthropist Shaped Clermont County History
The seventh installment recalls Clermont County’s role in the abolitionist movement and the Philanthropist’s publication in New Richmond. Birney and Garrison loomed large in national abolitionist esteem while local threats from pro slavery elements prompted torchlit patrols and a market house meeting. Mary Penn’s death in Amelia marks a community link to enduring local life. Williamsburg Presbyterian hosts 13 foster children from the city.
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Clermont County
United States
James Gillespie Birney
William Lloyd Garrison
Bussey
Fast and Fantastic Apartment Ad by R Warken
R Warken of Williamsburg advertised a one bedroom unfurnished apartment for rent in Suburban Classifieds. The ad ran in the first week across 18 suburban newspapers.
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R. Warken
Williamsburg
Classified
Warken
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Locust Corner
National Weather Service
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Molly
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