By Art Hunter Editor Students in art teacher Meggie Bierkan’s classes at Bethel-Tate High School have applied their talents to making the world a better place. Bierkan and her students have partnered with the Regional Storm Water Collaborative on a project designed to increase the use of rain barrels by increasing their appeal. Students in [ Read More ]

By Kristin Bednarski Sun staff On March 7, Sporty’s Pilot Shop and Clermont County Airport activated new weather technology that marks a milestone for the airport and will benefit pilots. Hal Shevers, founder and chairman of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, said the Automated Weather Observing System digitally reports weather information, which can be accessed by pilots [ Read More ]

By Kristin Bednarski Sun staff Children at Summerside Elementary School and with Child Focus participated in the first live performance session of Books Alive! for Kids in Clermont County March 12. The program featured an interactive performance for children based on a book they read in class called “My Mama Had a Dancing Heart.” Books [ Read More ]

By Kristin Bednarski Sun staff Several local environmental and agricultural organizations are collaborating to host a farm field day in Brown County that will explain the benefits of cover crops March 22. “We are working with our farm service agency partners and the USDA to host workshops where we are promoting the practice of cover [ Read More ]

By Kristin Bednarski Sun staff Amelia Village Council approved applications for two Community Development Block Grants during their March 12 council meeting. One grant is for a new snow plow and the other is to purchase a piece of land on Main Street in the village. Amelia Mayor Todd Hart said the village wanted to [ Read More ]

By Kristin Bednarski Sun staff West Clermont Local School District announced Jan. 28 that board members had selected former Assistant Superintendent Dr. Keith Kline to replace retiring Dr. Gary Brooks as superintendent. Now, several months into his first year as superintendent of the district, Kline said he is getting settled in and ready to begin [ Read More ]

By Kristin Bednarski Sun staff The Batavia Middle School gymnasium will be transformed into an Italian-themed venue for That’s Amore, an art auction and dinner event that will raise funds for the school, March 26. “Our goal is really to try to involve the community,” Nathan Warvel, the art teacher at the middle school, said. [ Read More ]

The Clermont County Agricultural Society is proud to once again announce a contest to design the cover of the Fair Book. The theme for this year’s fair book is “There’s Magic at the Clermont County Fair.” More than 35,000 copies of the fair book displaying the winning design will be printed and distributed throughout the [ Read More ]

The Miami Township Police Department wants to know the identity of the man seen walking in the neighborhood just before Paul Leiter was shot to death around 8 p.m. on Monday Feb. 11. Someone shot into his home through a window from outside the house at 419 Pinebluff Drive. Neighbors say they saw a suspicious [ Read More ]

By Kristin Bednarski Sun staff Batavia Township Trustees discussed the construction of a fence around the storage area for the maintenance facility during their March 4 meeting. Public Works Director Kenneth Embry said the current fence they have around the storage area at their facility, located at 2401 Old State Route 32, is in bad [ Read More ]