Harold E. Applegate Sr., 76, of Monroe Township died Jan. 25, 2006. He was a Korean War Veteran.

Milford, died Jan. 26, 2006. He was self employed in general maintenance. He was preceded in death by parents, Roy David and Alice Gertude (Camery) Philhower.

Joseph Lester Speer, 79, of Goshen, died Jan. 20, 2006. He is survived by wife Louise Speer; son, David; daughter, Karen; mother Ethel Jones; father, Caleb Arthur; and four grandchildren.

A few weeks after the Bethel Village Council voted to sell the old Bethel Swim Club property, a vocal support group for the old swim club is continuing to make waves with a referendum that could bring the fate of the property to a vote in the village.

A number of permit violations in two Clermont County Cinergy power generating plants will result in the strengthening of environmental efforts in the state of Ohio.

Members of the Batavia Village Council held a special session Jan. 30 to elect a new council member. The session was held to replace the vacant seat left by former council member Scott Runck, who recently was forced to resign during the previous council meeting in order to pursue his new position on the Batavia Board of Education.

Clermont County may now be one step closer to hosting one of the nation

The second stop of a traveling patriotic flag display met with success in Clermont County last week. The Ohio Flags of Honor Foundation visited Veteran