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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1983
Page
2
Voters praise Congressman Willis D. Gradison for town meetings and a new video talk-back on Warner-Amex cable. While noting his efforts since 1982 redistricting, the piece argues a fuller second act is needed and calls for continued regular communication with Clermont County voters, not just occasional greetings.
Vic Billingsley of Euclid Road Cincinnati won last week's site contest by correctly naming the Lower East Fork sewerage treatment plant on US 80 west of Perin town. This week entries must be sent to The Clermont Courier 6864 Cincinnati Batevia Pike Cincinnati Ohio 46244 with entries due by Monday morning.
The Board of Directors has agreed to buy the vacant Market Street building opposite the fire house to house the branch library. After remodeling, the library will open in a permanent location with ample parking, led by branch librarian Aileen Whitt who foresees a bright future for New Richmond.
The March Ohio Magazine highlights Clermont County with two feature pieces by Melinda Voris. One explores a local Clermont community while the other visits the world of a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Enquirer Batavia Bureau reporter McNutt profiles Utopia founded by the Fourierite Association in 1844 as a short lived collective living experiment. Randy calls Utopia an isolated haven of peace. John Fleischman honors Josephine Johnson, Pulitzer winner, and notes her 36 acres in Clermont described in The Inland Island and a May to July nature diary.
A column notes House Bill 189 to deny parole for rape unless the judge allows early release and Senate Bill 199 adds ineligibility for shock parole. It also mentions House Bill 109 to notify schools of staff with sex offense records, and House Bills 67 and 87 on liquor penalties and compliance concerns. Representative Sue J. Fisher provides contact details for petition information and office reach.
The Clermont Courier invites readers to send brief original letters on current issues in good taste with no libel. Include signature name address and daytime phone number for authorship confirmation. Maximum about 300 words. editor may trim. Do not send form letters or copies. typed or legible handwritten. telephone contact provided for prompt use.
Clermont County grand jury returned indictments last week for multiple crimes including voluntary manslaughter in the 1975 shooting death of Charles F. Fry. John David Fry, 44, of Batavia, has been confined at Lima State Hospital since shortly after the incident. The panel also charged others in separate cases involving forgery theft and assault, with jurors hearing from 28 witnesses across 15 cases on a Wednesday session.
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