The seventh grade Gifted and Talented Students in Ms. Clark’s class at Glen Este Middle School are working on a Rube Goldberg project. They are to design a deliberately over-engineered machine that will crack an egg in a very complex fashion, including at least a seven-step chain reaction.

Nicole Bertrand, a senior at Amelia High School, received the Leadership Award from Healthy Visions at Amelia High School on Feb. 17. The award was presented to her in front of Principal Keith Hickman and her health teacher Sharon Graham. The Leadership Award was established to promote and hold up as an example the ideals [ Read More ]

The Grainger Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Great Oaks Education Foundation in support of its mission to expand access to quality career-technical programs and services for youth and adults. “This grant will help provide scholarships for our students,” said Robin White, President/CEO, Great Oaks Career Campuses. “This opportunity will help give students the chance [ Read More ]

The first countywide history book in 100 years is now available. It’s called “Historic Clermont County, An Illustrated History,” and is published by the Clermont County Historical Society. “Over 20 people from the 16 historical societies in the county put together the 80 page book that features 150 pictures of county history, including the stained [ Read More ]

The body of 20-year-old Army Private Tony Castelluccio, killed in a Georgia car crash last weekend, was returned home Saturday, March 12. A processional traveled from Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, drove past Glen Este High School and Veterans Memorial Park, and continued to the E.C. Nurre Funeral Home in Amelia. Friends and community members lined [ Read More ]

Students from the Grant Career Center Chapter of SkillsUSA brought back eight state-qualifying medals from the South Central Regional Skill Championships held in early March at the Buckeye Hills Career Center, Columbus State Community College, and the Columbus Sheet Metal Workers Local #24 Apprenticeship Training Hall. Students bringing back first place gold medals for their [ Read More ]

The Clough Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR, celebrated the 50th anniversary of its formation with a gala luncheon at RSVP in Loveland on Feb. 19. The chapter was founded in December 1960. The chapter name was chosen to honor the original surveyor of this area, Richard Clough Anderson. The chapter [ Read More ]

It’s not often that we can make a major program change that improves quality and saves money at the same time, but this is exactly what we are accomplishing with the introduction of Savory Selects meals for our meals-on-wheels program. Savory Selects, developed by the Derringer Company in Cincinnati, is a line of frozen meals [ Read More ]

As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Ohio (March 20-26, 2011), there will be a statewide tornado drill and test of outdoor warning sirens on Wednesday, March 23 at 9:50 a.m. In Clermont County, 53 emergency sirens will be tested. “We encourage schools, businesses, and households to practice tornado drills on Wednesday,” said Clermont [ Read More ]

Private drain pipe in Amelia may be eroding Route 125 Amelia Village Mayor Leroy Ellington said a recent survey by the Clermont County storm water department has unearthed some dire findings along Ohio Pike in the village. Ellington said the survey found “sinkholes and clear indications of erosion” caused by overflow from a water retention [ Read More ]