NEWS


11:15 am |    
Leaf it to kids this fall
Annual Veterans Day Remembrance upcoming

Annual Veterans Day Remembrance upcoming

WILMINGTON — The Clinton County Veterans Day Committee will be hosting its annual Veterans Day Remembrance at the Veterans Memorial — loca...

October 27th, 2020 |  


Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Upcoming local public events are listed below. We recommend you check with each individual event/organization for updates on changes, cancellations or...

October 27th, 2020 |  


Ohio governor pleads for legislative action on gun violence

COLUMBUS, (AP) — At some point during Gov. Mike DeWine’s Tuesday briefing on Ohio’s fight against the coronavirus, the Republican ch...

October 27th, 2020 |  


Government seeks 15-month sentence in football game threat

COLUMBUS (AP) — A California man’s anger over his sports teams’ setbacks went far beyond the average fan’s emotions and must b...

October 27th, 2020 |  


Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Gabe Loiacono is the kind of voter President Donald Trump can ill afford to lose. He lives in a pivotal county of a swing s...

October 27th, 2020 |  


Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has his eye on hosting an election night party at his own hotel in the nation’s capital.Over the ...

October 27th, 2020 |  


SPORTS


Rays, Dodgers grateful to have fans at neutral-site Series

Rays, Dodgers grateful to have fans at neutral-site Series

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Individual whistles echo during quieter moments, and a single fan with enough persistence can leave an impression with a...

October 27th, 2020 |  


NASCAR’s Cup playoff at misty Texas put on hold another day

NASCAR’s Cup playoff at misty Texas put on hold another day

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas was pushed back yet another day without drivers completing any more laps Mo...

October 27th, 2020 |  


Browns star Beckham done for season with torn knee ligament

Browns star Beckham done for season with torn knee ligament

CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr.’s second season with Cleveland ended painfully and prematurely.The star wide receiver suffered a torn l...

October 26th, 2020 |  


Cross country season ends with district races

Cross country season ends with district races

The season for Clinton County’s cross country runners ended Saturday at two sites for the district races.In the Division I Boys Race A at Cedarv...

October 26th, 2020 |  


McNicholas ends EC volleyball season 3-0

McNicholas ends EC volleyball season 3-0

MILFORD — Despite having a losing record at the draw. McNicholas was the No. 5 seed right behind N0. 4 East Clinton, who was 13-3.The Rockets pr...

October 26th, 2020 |  


Massie boys soccer season ends 10-1

Massie boys soccer season ends 10-1

CINCINNATI — The Clinton-Massie boys soccer season came to a close Saturday with a 10-1 loss to Summit Country Day in a Div. II South 2 sectiona...

October 26th, 2020 |  


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LIFE


1:26 pm |    
Celebrating 95th birthday
12:42 pm |    
Sparks, Frauenknecht engaged
Clinton County marriage licenses in August

Clinton County marriage licenses in August

WILMINGTON — Below is a marriage licenses report from Clinton County Probate Court. It includes the names of the couple, their towns of residenc...

September 7th, 2020 |  


Milestone birthdays at Cape May

Milestone birthdays at Cape May

Two residents of Ohio Living Cape May in Wilmington recently celebrated their 100th birthdays. Staff and residents honored Jean Crites (at left in com...

September 2nd, 2020 |  


Virus limits attendance at 155th Collett-McKay Picnic in Clinton County

CHESTER TOWNSHIP — The 155th annual Collett-McKay Picnic was once again held on the dedicated family picnic grounds on Gurneyville Road in Chest...

August 17th, 2020 |  


Morcos, Puckett wed

Morcos, Puckett wed

Jakob Puckett married Jolene Morcos on August 1, 2020 in Huntington Beach, California. The groom’s parents are Dr. Scott and Tammy Puckett of Bl...

August 10th, 2020 |  


Clinton County July marriage licenses

Clinton County July marriage licenses

WILMINGTON — Below is a marriage licenses report from Clinton County Probate Court. It includes the names of the couple, their towns of residenc...

August 4th, 2020 |  


Ralph and Carol Abt celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Ralph and Carol Abt celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Abt of Blanchester are celebrating 50 years of marriage. They were wed on August 8, 1970.Ralph is a retired farmer and Carol is ...

August 4th, 2020 |  


OPINION


12:28 pm |    

Tell them to ‘mask up’

Sadly, there will no encore

Sadly, there will no encore

Other than sharing the same birthday and going to the same church, Steven and I had little in common. It was almost as if Steven was born to teach, si...

October 26th, 2020 |  


Risked his life for sacredness of all people

Risked his life for sacredness of all people

I recently watched the premiere of “Good Lord Bird” where Ethan Hawke plays slavery abolitionist John Brown. Brown is considered to be a c...

October 23rd, 2020 updated: October 23rd, 2020. |  


Sign up soon for CFAP assistance

Sign up soon for CFAP assistance

Harvest moved along slowly this week as rain kept many grain producers from making much progress.As I drive around Clinton County, I would guess we ar...

October 23rd, 2020 |  


Action needed to fix wrongs at Ohio State

When an institution has a decades-long pattern of covering up or failing to acknowledge abuse by one of its own, it is necessary for both the well-bei...

October 23rd, 2020 |  


Protecting Ohioans’ health care

Protecting Ohioans’ health care

Ohioans’ health care is once again under attack from Washington Republicans who are attempting to use the courts to get around the will of the v...

October 21st, 2020 |  


Caring for, supporting each resident

There are a lot of messages in the media right now saying that Ohio long-term care facilities should be doing better, and I think it’s important...

October 21st, 2020 |  


BUSINESS


Rotary welcomes CCPA economic director

Rotary welcomes CCPA economic director

Jennifer Ekey, Clinton County Port Authority Economic Development Director, spoke to the Wilmington Rotary Club which meets at noon at the Elks Club o...

October 21st, 2020 |  


AP-NORC/SAP poll: 1 in 4 US workers weighed quitting

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. But many of those still working are fearful, distressed and ...

October 19th, 2020 |  


Great Oaks’ Mulvey earns national honor

Great Oaks’ Mulvey earns national honor

Great Oaks Director of Student Services Nancy Mulvey was honored this month with the Distinguished Service Award from NCLA, a national association for...

October 19th, 2020 |  


Clinton County real estate transfers

Clinton County real estate transfers

This list of real estate transfers within Clinton County is provided by the Office of Clinton County Auditor Terence G. Habermehl and transcribed by N...

October 16th, 2020 |  


TownePlace rooms rising

TownePlace rooms rising

Construction progress continues on the five-story TownePlace Suites by Marriott on Holiday Drive off Rombach Avenue in Wilmington. The hotel will have...

October 16th, 2020 |  


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