Bethel-Tate won the Southern Buckeye Conference American Division girls track and field championship. The event took place at Georgetown High School. Ali Hock-James, Amelia senior, was the winner of four individual events. Final team standings Bethel-Tate (BT) 152, Western Brown (WB) 134, New Richmond (NR) 108, Amelia (Ame) 97, Clermont Northeastern (CNE) 15, and Goshen [ Read More ]

Williamsburg won the Southern Buckeye Conference National Division girls track and field championship meet that took place at Georgetown High School. Felicity’s Arica Stutz had a tremendous meet presenting herself four victories for her birthday. Williamsburg’s Heidi McManus earned runner of the year honors Final team standings Williamsburg (Wms) 171, Blanchester (Blan) 157, Felicity (Fel) [ Read More ]

Williamsburg amassed a lot of points to win the boys track and field championship of the Southern Buckeye Conference. The event took place at Georgetown High School. The Wildcats’ Clayton Scheidler, a junior, was a winner in two individual events. Final team standings Williamsburg (Wms) 173, Blanchester (Blan) 161, Georgetown (Geo) 98, Batavia ( Bat) [ Read More ]

This will be the first year that the University of Cincinnati will graduate a class from UC East, a new addition to the campus which formerly housed the now-defunct Ford Plant. But for two nursing students, UC East is a familiar place. Two of the UC East nursing students Tammy Cook and Brenda Hewitt, were [ Read More ]

Four southern Ohio wineries will be open on May 28 and May 30 to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in the Ohio River Valley. Kinkead Ridge, Ripley (www.kinkeadridge.com) will be re-opening for the season to release four 2010 white wines, Viognier/Roussanne, Riesling, white Revelation and Traminette. A limited amount of the Gold Medal Cabernet Sauvignon will [ Read More ]

Asher “Red” Burns, 83, of died May 8, 2011. He was preceded in death by siblings Pearl Back, Homer, Brown, Carlis, Albert Burns. He is survived by his wife Carol Sue Burns; children Rebecca Daniel, Billie Ketaner, Richard Russell, Joseph Russell, Kathy Hamilton; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sister Ruby Reed. Services May 17, 2011 at [ Read More ]

Ella Mae Sexton, 90, of Williamsburg, died May 14, 2011. She was an assembly worker for Baldwin Piano. She was preceded in death by her daughter, June Ann Bybee. Survivors include her children Paulette Wood, Don Sexton; granddaughter Terri Lynn Woodruff; great-grandson Ryan Michael (Sophia) Woodruff; great-great-grandson Logan Wyatt Woodruff. Services May 18 at Evans [ Read More ]

William David Pitman, 87 of Bowling Green, died May 9. Pitman retired from Ford Motor Company and was a member of the United Autoworkers International Union and the American Legion. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was the son of the late Herman Pitman and Louella Mathews Pitman and the husband of [ Read More ]

Dolly Mullins, 81, of Williamsburg, died May 5. Mullins was the loving mother of Rita (William) Schindel of Dayton, Linda (Zane) Cooper of Bethel, Sherri (Rick) Louderback of Mt. Orab, Michael (Cathy) of Batavia and Danny Mullins of Anderson Township. She is survived by her children and siblings Eda Bartley, Earline Epling, Lear Mullins, Sue [ Read More ]

Lourene Strunk, 90, of Owensville, died May 11, 2011. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Strunk; siblings Hazel Stone, Justine Savage, Hubert Phillips. Survivors include children Autrey (Johanna) Strunk, Fred Strunk, clarke (Cathy) Strunk; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; sister Etta Laxton. Services May 14 at Evans [ Read More ]