28 Mar 1985
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1985
Page
1
Brown County sheriff commends Clermont County detectives Blaylock and Harvey for aiding the arrest in the Walter Pollitt III homicide after a body on a railroad track attempt. An alert engineer stopped a train before contact. The report notes the case and credit.
Pickets marched at the Clermont County service center after midnight as the water and sewer district faced an unfair labor complaint. By Tuesday afternoon, unions and county leaders blamed each other for the impasse while offices open with limited third shift coverage.
Clermont Senior Services Inc. sole bidder for 1985 services under the 1982 half percent tax levy, with a projected 1985 revenue of 1,244,797 including grants and United Appeal. Director Lois Brown Dale aims to add any excess levy collections to expand homemaker health aide transport and meals programs as federal policy shifts patients home earlier.
Clermont County commissioners set a public hearing for April 4 at 11 a.m. on a proposed 200000 dollar revenue bond for Eastmark Centre Associates to fund land purchase for parking and future expansion. Eastgate Square development already received 2.6 million in tax free bonds for an office complex under construction. Also noted is a separate 4.5 million extension for Health Care Corporation year renewal. A nursing home project on Creekmeadow Drive Miami Township proceeds with bond sale not yet completed after a year. Officer Jim Frodge and Detective Michael Halstead intensified probe leading to the Saturday arrest of a Charwood Drive man after questioning him earlier.
William L. Dumford, 31, already indicted on three arsons, faces a new charge from Union Township Detective Jerry Huffner after a van fire Friday night outside Frank & Jamie's Tavern in Glen Este. A witness saw a man leaving the van as it burned. Dumford was not in custody Monday.
Union Township police hunt a second suspect in a March 21 aggravated burglary and attempted rape in Summer side. A 20-year-old Charwood Drive man was arrested and charged Saturday. The victim, a 20-year-old mother with a nine week old baby, heard her dog barking and opened the door when confronted by two white men. one knife was turned toward her throat.
A 22 year old New Richmond man faced charges of receiving stolen property and unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance after a search warrant on March 21 by sheriff John Van Camp. Detectives recovered a pipe bomb blasting cap and two stolen vehicles in Clermont County, later found at a Bethel relative's home as authorities planned to strip them for sale.
The Crisis office on High and Gay Streets was attacked by 50 to 100 men on March 5, with most rioters later identified as soldiers inspired by Johnson and Wright. The event underscored dangers to publishing and the strain on freedom of the press amid Civil War era tensions in Clermont County. The narrative recalls 1864 arrests for conspiracy, a death in Columbus, and lasting memories tied to local Frisch’s and Muscle car nostalgia.
Bertha Dill of New Carlisle sues New Horizons Habilitation Homes Inc and ten John Does over the choking death of her severely retarded daughter Patty Lou Dill, 35, alleging negligence at the Batavia facility after her transfer from Orient Development Center. Damages sought exceed $1 million plus $250,000 for suffering and expenses. Patty died after choking at Clermont Mercy Hospital following the incident on March 24, 1984.
Robert L. Stout, a Bethel police officer in Pierce Township, sues Anthony Wayne Dryden in Clermont County Common Pleas Court claiming Dryden attacked him at Calvert Court apartments during a domestic disturbance. Stout says Dryden shoved and kicked him causing a sprained left hand, bruises, and swelling. He seeks 3500 dollars plus 2500 in damages to be decided by a jury.
Clermont County commissioners set hearings and viewing times for roadway closings in two unincorporated communities. On April 23 they will view an unnamed alley in Miamiville at 1 30 p m and hold a hearing at 3 30 p m. On April 30 they visit Woodville to inspect Walnut Street and two unnamed alleys with a 3 30 p m hearing.
The Cincinnati Suburban Press announces a new classified phone number effective 11 a.m. March 26. To place an ad, call during business hours from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The altered contact line does not affect office hours.
Bethel resident T Armstrong advertised a baby bed and mattress in the Cincinnati Suburban Press Suburban Classifieds. The items sold the same day, drawing many calls beyond the first. For results like this, call Suburban Classified at 681-7777.
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