The Clermont Sun

Cold weather puts a damper on Bethel’s BAMFest celebration
By Jordan Puckett Sun staff The fourth Bethel Arts and Music Festival was held Saturday, May 11. Though normally a crowded, popular event, the cold weather proved to be a deterrent for most this year. According to BAMFest committee member Judi Adams, the turnout this year was less than half of the usual 2,000 attendants. [ Read More ]
Willowville Elementary opens time capsule
By Jordan Puckett Sun staff Current and former students of Willowville Elementary gathered in the gymnasium to open a time capsule Monday, May 13. The capsule – a large red canister – had been sealed exactly 20 years prior, on May 13, 1993. Michelle Kennedy, the current principal of the school, said there had been [ Read More ]
Memorial Day services to be held at the old Bethel Methodist Church
By Jordan Puckett Sun staff A Memorial Day service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27 at the Old Bethel Church in East Fork State Park. The old Bethel Methodist Church, which is no longer in regular use, was established in 1805 by Rev. John Collins. The church began as a log cabin, [ Read More ]
Williamsburg Elementary School holds tree fair
By Jordan Puckett Sun staff Williamsburg Elementary held a tree fair Friday, May 10. The students gathered in the cafeteria at the end of the day to learn about the importance of trees. Following this, they returned to their classrooms and received a black gum tupelo sapling to plant at home. This is the same [ Read More ]
Cougars capture the school’s second national championship
By Chris Chaney Sun staff The University of Cincinnati – Clermont College won the school’s second national title on Thursday, May 9 when the men’s baseball team took down host school Penn State University – Greater Allegheny in the second game of the double-elimination tournament to win the United States Collegiate Athletic Association World Series [ Read More ]
Lady Rockets lead Clermont schools into sectional play
By Chris Chaney Sun staff With the official “second season” underway in Ohio High School softball, a handful of Clermont County high schools have high hopes for an extended stay in the state tournament. Leading the charge out of Clermont is the county’s namesake institution, Clermont Northeastern. The Lady Rockets, led by an experienced group [ Read More ]
Flash U13 Gold cleaning up at area tournaments
The Hammersville U13 Flash Gold team has been tearing up their competition in the last few weeks, finishing runner-up in the Hoosier Championships and winning at Rumpke Park last weekend. The team played in the Hoosier Championships in Columbus, Indiana April 27th and 28th. The team made it to the finals against some of the best [ Read More ]