Blanchester News

The Wilmington Garden Club met Nov. 14 at Cape May Campus Center. Hostesses Phyllis Carey, Candy Fenner and Beverly Sanders prepared the refreshment table for the fall season.

The Wilmington Garden Club met Nov. 14 at Cape May Campus Center. Hostesses Phyllis Carey, Candy Fenner and Beverly Sanders prepared the refreshment table for the fall season.

The cause of death of a Clinton County woman, found dead Saturday inside her parked vehicle in Highland County, has not been determined, according to the Clinton County Sheriff's Office.

The Wilmington Garden Club met Nov. 14 at Cape May Campus Center. Hostesses Phyllis Carey, Candy Fenner and Beverly Sanders prepared the refreshment table for the fall season.

Two candidates for Clinton County commissioner spoke at the Thursday Wilmington City Council meeting, with one outlining a plan for local distribution of revenues from state casinos once they begin operations.

There was little doubt at the polls as Batavia and Blanchester racked up more than enough votes to win the Wildcard Game of the Week for Feb.

Three of the water sources for the village of Blanchester have been declared impaired by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency due to high amounts of pesticide.

A large inflatable Statue of Liberty became part of the downtown Blanchester landscape last week for the ribbon-cutting at the new Liberty Tax Service office, located at 108 E. Main St., Blanchester.

Sexual conduct with a minor, domestic violence, and meth possession verdicts will imprison three residents for either nine or six months.

Sparks flew between council members and Board of Public Affairs officials regarding the BPA's recent wage increases at Thursday night's village council meeting in Blanchester.

Iva Dean McHargue Paul, 74, of Blanchester went home to be with the Lord Jan. 25, 2012 at the Laurels of Blanchester.

Two residents were put on probation in local courtroom action for drug-related offenses, and a third drug offender was granted early release from prison to take part in a treatment program.

Providing an educational system that ensures all students meet or exceed state mandates is one of the goals of the Blanchester Board of Education in 2012.

Larry Evan Wilson, 52, of Mt. Orab, died Saturday evening, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Hospice of Hope Inpatient Center in Seaman.

The Blanchester Police Department has recovered $542 in cash from the home of Adam Blevins, 22, of 105 S. Columbus St., Blanchester, who was arrested for the Thursday burglary at McD's Diner in downtown Blanchester.

The Knights of Columbus Council 3369 at St. Columbkille Catholic Church will hold a pro-life spaghetti dinner 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan.

A registered nurse formerly employed by a Blanchester nursing facility has been charged with stealing drugs from the center, some of which had been prescribed to residents whose charts indicated they had received the medication.

Catherine A. Wilson, 92, of Clarksville, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 13, 2012, at Continental Manor in Blanchester.

Cornerstone Baptist Church's Sunday school youth will present a night of praise dance, song and a play entitled, "Bethlehem P.D." The program begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.