Three men are charged and two are being sought for a series of thefts involving copper. A grand jury indicted the three Oct. 18 with the listed charges. In all, some $9,000 in copper was lifted by the three men during August and September of this year.

A group seeking to preserve the historical log cabins located in Bethel’s Burke Park has shown promising results in their search for volunteers and funding. Ron Shouse, a Tate Township resident, volunteered his time a month ago at a village council meeting, asking the village council to stop the sale of the two cabins to an out-of-state buyer and allow local history buffs to look into preserving the structures locally.

According to Clermont County Sheriff Tim Rodenberg, the most powerful tool in the fight against crime is the public.

KONNECT, a mentoring program for children with incarcerated parents, is looking for mentors in the Clermont County area.

Milford won its first Greater Miami Conference game of the year, Bethel-Tate recorded a long-time awaited victory over New Richmond and Goshen very quickly returned to the winners’ warpath to highlight Week Nine of the Clermont County high school varsity football season.

The regular schedule for Clermont County’s high school varsity volleyball season has arrived at its conclusion. New Richmond’s varsity volleyball team has been performing at the greatest rate of improvement among Clermont County’s 10 varsity teams.

Milford and Goshen were in the forefront of Clermont County’s efforts in three conference cross country meets. New Richmond’s Eric Finan and Goshen’s Staci Hicks were individual champions in their respective races.

With the World Series upon us, it is time to be encouraged about the prospect of a near future New York Mets’ team that will include on its roster a Clermont countian.

Clermont County’s varsity girls tennis season has come to a close following the confrontations in the respective conference tournaments and the sectional tournament. Glen Este and Milford, two of Clermont County’s Division I tennis squads, turned in somewhat respectable records overall and in their respective conferences.

Clermont County voters will determine this November who sets as judge in the county’s court of common pleas. On Nov. 7, Clermont Court of Common Pleas Judge Jerry McBride will face challenger Ron Mason for the position which McBride has held since 1995.