Heat and competition may have had some effect on the festivities, said New Richmond Village Councilman Ray Perszyk, but that still didn

Clermont County will be bidding farewell to longtime health commissioner Dr. Janet Rickabaugh next month when the 12-year veteran of the health district retires for some much-needed rest and relaxation.

Contestants in the first annual Clermont County Biggest Tomato contest vied Aug. 19 to see who could grow the greatest of the great and the biggest of the big, while everyone else just came to enjoy the free salsa and see some really big tomatoes.

The fruit industry, it seems, has been making a comeback in Clermont County. After having once been known as the largest fruit-producing area of the nation, prior to Florida becoming a state, fruit production in the county dwindled over the years, but a few dedicated farmers have cultivated the tradition.

Two Clermont County school systems will be forced to make major adjustments just a few weeks into the school year when Williamsburg Superintendent Tom Durbin joins New Richmond Exempted Village Schools as their new head administrator.

You never know what you might find in the middle of the river. Or, in some cases, you never know what might find you.

The recent public release of the Ohio Department of Education district and building school report cards shows a county in relatively good standing academically.

Kathy DeMarko

Josh Stamper, a 2005 Amelia High School graduate, will be playing football at Ohio Northern University.

David Lawrence is continuing to increase his number of accomplishments in distance running.