Lucille C. Grimes, 83, of Jackson Township, died Feb. 6, 2007. She worked at RCA. Funeral services were held Feb. 9 at the Owensville United Methodist Church.

Westie L. Kasten has died. Funeral services were held Feb. 16 at the St. Veronica Church in Mt. Carmel. Burial followed at the Graceland Memorial Gardens.

Reverend Rose Mae Reeder, 73, of Bethel, died Feb. 11, 2007. She was born Feb. 22, 1933, in Pineville, KY. She was the pastor of the Trinity Holiness Church in Bethel.

Lillian M. Conn, 82, of Bethel, died Feb. 8, 2007. She was born on March 30, 1924 in Cincinnati. She was an IRS clerk for 22 years.

Lillian M. Conn, 82, of Bethel, died Feb. 8, 2007. She was born on March 30, 1924 in Cincinnati. She was an IRS clerk for 22 years.

Olive Bailey, 63, of Williamsburg, died Feb. 2, 2007. She was the owner of a candle company. Funeral services were held Feb. 6 at the E.C. Nurre Funeral Home in Amelia.

Nina S. Sergent, 53, of New Richmond, died Feb. 3, 2007. She was a Clermont County case worker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nina Mae Kalb Sergent.

Last week, lawyering took on a fresh new face when teams from around the region converged on Batavia to participate in the district mock trial competition. Winning the district meet was St. Xavier High School, which will advance with Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, Batavia, Eastern Brown and Reading high schools to the regional competition.

A recent inspection by the National Institute of Corrections found the Clermont County Jail in good order, both physically and operationally, and suggested that local officials create a committee to help keep the system running smoothly.

Nearly seven months after the death of three-year-old foster child Marcus Fiesel, the murder trial of accused foster-mother Liz Carroll has begun. Nearly 130 prospective jurors were called and appeared before Clermont County Court of Common Pleas Judge Robert Ringland Feb. 12. Of those that appeared, a pool of 31 was selected for consideration to serve as jurors in the murder trial.