Blanchester News

As Debbie Culberson unfolded and proudly held up a blue Class of '92 Blanchester High School letterman's jacket, the multiple medals attached clanked as they collided with each other.

A 19-year-old Xenia man is wanted by Blanchester police on a domestic violence charge after witnesses reported the man was trying to run over a female on a sidewalk in Blanchester.

Other traffic information: Road Closures in Clinton County Ohio Starting Next Week --Bridge repair work on several routes in Clinton County will require road closures and detours, beginning the week of May 21: Beginning Tuesday, May 29: State Route 28 between Martinsville and New Vienna.

State Route 28 between Martinsville and New Vienna will be down to one lane. Two-way traffic will be maintained with a temporary signal for approximately 30 days.

Blanchester Village Council Thursday night unanimously gave its approval to participate in the Ohio Safe Routes to School program with the Blanchester Local School District.

A group of Blanchester citizens will submit a petition today to place a referendum on the ballot allowing residents to vote on a 1 percent earnings tax passed by council last month.

The remains of a southwest Ohio soldier who went missing during the Korean War have been identified more than 60 years later and will be buried this week with full military honors.

The remains of a Korean War soldier from Hamilton - missing in action for almost 62 years - will return to Ohio Wednesday to be buried with full military honors.

The Clinton County Board of Commission will meet today, May 9, to discuss the county's budget commission, a loan program available to employees, and open bidding for a bridge replacement project.

A car covered in blood was discovered early Friday morning in a Blanchester parking lot, along with evidence of a struggle, leading to the arrest of a nearby resident, said Blanchester Police Chief Scott Reinbolt.

"Tribute to the Troops" will be the theme of the annual Blanchester July 4 celebration.

County officials received the results of an emergency communication study suggesting additional towers, but now are wondering whether the county should go through with its independent upgrade, or join a statewide communication system.

Blanchester will receive grant money for income-eligible homeowners to make improvements to their homes and for the village to help construct sidewalks along South Broadway, and for storm drainage and street improvements on Carr and West Burroughs streets.