Paul and Carolyn (Ray) Myers were married on Nov. 30, 1946 at the Casstown Lutheran Church near Troy Ohio. They moved to Clermont County in 1958, Mr Myers along with Elmer Kramer started the Kramer-Myers Insurance Agency in 1960. Mr. Myers is active in the Northeastern Lions Club and has been the food chairman of [ Read More ]

One-third of the Ohio Business Professionals of America (BPA) leadership can now be found at Amelia High School. Katie Whitaker was voted state secretary and Shelby Engle was voted state historian at the BPA Fall Leadership Conference on Nov. 11. In addition, In addition, Amelia High School submitted a pin design that was selected as [ Read More ]

Last week the citizens of Clermont County passed the Senior Services Levy by an unprecedented 75 percent affirmative vote. I speak for the board of trustees, our employees, and most importantly the older adults we serve, in expressing our gratitude for your vote of confidence to continue this vital work for another five years. This [ Read More ]

President Lincoln, in his second inaugural address, asked the country to “bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan.” It’s a motto etched in stone at the Department of Veterans Affairs and in the heart of a grateful nation that celebrates [ Read More ]

Mark Kelly, the astronaut who is the husband of Gabrielle Giffords (the Congresswoman who was shot by a right-wing extremist) has written a book about Giffords’ attempts to re-learn how to walk and talk. The book is scheduled to be released on Nov. 15. I did not originally intend to mention this book in my [ Read More ]

The Southern Buckeye Conference American Division, has chosen its autumn sports all-star teams. Football All-Stars Co-Players of the Year Nick Hill, New Richmond senior, and Nick Woodyard, Western Brown senior. First team Aaron Robinson, Amelia senior, Dominic Garcia, Amelia junior, Austin Miller, Amelia junior, Gabe Weaver, Amelia junior, Tyler Chambers, Clermont Northeastern senior, Aaron Wright, [ Read More ]

Dylan Whisman of Bethel has enjoyed a very successful recently concluded baseball season. The Ohio Heat, the team for whom he competed this summer and autumn, won the 11U World Series that took place in St. Louis. During the regular season, the Heat was runner-up in the Southwest Ohio Baseball league that is associated with [ Read More ]

Batavia’s varsity volleyball team enjoyed its best year in quite awhile. Rick Eggleton is the head coach of the Bulldogs for his first season after a two-year break from coaching the sport. The two years before that, he had also been mentoring the Green and White. Batavia was 168-3 overall and 8-2 (second place) in [ Read More ]

The Southern Buckeye Conference National Division, has chosen its autumn sports all-star teams. Football All-Stars First team Gabe Archer, Batavia junior, Ryan Gormley, Batavia junior, Dave Pelphrey, Batavia senior, Matt Small, Bethel-Tate senior, Derek Torok, Bethel-Tate senior, Joey Clowerey, Williamsburg senior, Jacob Edmisten, Williamsburg senior, Jacob Reed, Williamsburg senior, and Anthony Young, Williamsburg. Second team [ Read More ]

Taylor Faecher of Clermont Northeastern High School was honored as Student of the Month at the Nov. 1 meeting of the Batavia Rotary Club. One high school student from CNE is honored at the first Rotary meeting of each month during the school year. Students who are nominated for this award live their lives in [ Read More ]