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WILMINGTON — Law enforcement is investigating a reported bomb threat made at Wilmington City Schools (WCS) Monday morning.

Four to six inches of snow blanketed the area on Sunday. Some locals used the occasion to get outside and play, or even show their support for the Cincinnati Bengals in their divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.

Swimmers of all abilities took the dive Wednesday when they participated in the annual Hour of Power swimming relay at Wilmington College to raise funds for cancer research. This year’s total came in at nearly $900.

WILMINGTON — Requests for records and items were among the many topics of Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and other emergency services responded to a multi-vehicle accident on State Route 73 near Collett Road near Waynesville. According to OSHP, there were no life-threatening injuries. No further details were available Thursday afternoon.

WILMINGTON — Authorities are looking for details about a suspicious person who allegedly took a photo of a child as she was getting off a school bus Tuesday afternoon.

UNION TOWNSHIP — An East Clinton High School senior was pronounced dead Thursday morning following a two-vehicle, head-on crash on U.S. 68, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).

These are some highlights from the News Journal on January 19, 1964:

From Jan. 6-11, five individuals from Clinton County Farm Bureau attended the 2023 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Clinton County Farm Bureau won a County Activities of Excellence award and was able to showcase its efforts at the AFBF Convention trade show.

Wilmington and East Clinton high schools will take part in the OHSAA Military Appreciation Night this weekend.