Loveland Magazine

MORROW, OHIO – L M District to seek 1% earnings tax

In a message to the public, the Little Miami School District explains why they have proposed to place a 1 percent Earnings Tax on the November ballot. 

$6B Reading Program Under Fire

Federal Program Fails to Improve Reading Skills An Education Department report disclosed the ineffectiveness of No Child Left Behind's $6 billion student reading program. State education officials Douglas Christensen of Nebraska and Michele Goady of Maryland debate Reading First's merits.

Read on... Online NewsHour: Debate | $6B Reading Program Under Fire | May 2, 2008 | PBS.

Central Ohio Marine Killed In Action In Iraq

AMANDA, Ohio -- Central Ohio lost another native son to the war in Iraq, NBC 4 reported. Read on... Central Ohio Marine Killed In Action In Iraq - News - nbc4i.com -.

I-71 and Fields-Ertle and Mason-Montgomery Road Congestion Relief Study

Click this link to read the public document available from the Warren County Engineer's office that identify ways to improve safety and reduce congestion in the I-71/Fields-Ertle/Mason-Montgomery interchange.

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO - Three Men Arrested in Warren County Park

Park in Fosters along Little Miami River

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO - An investigation by Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) netted arrests on May 1 on charges of Public Indecency and Sexual Imposition at the Carl Rahe Access (formerly known as Glen Island) on the Little Miami River in Deerfield Township.

According to Major John Newsom of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, three men were charged with Public Indecency and Sexual Imposition.

Major Newsom said contact was made with numerous other individuals at the parks that did not reach the criminal level. Sergeant John Patrick from ODNR and Sergeant Brandon Lacy organized the operation.

You may be eligible for snow removal assistance for last winter's storm

FEMA to assist local government, schools, and may provide private/not-for-profit agencies in paying for the cleanup

Batavia, Ohio.  The federal government is offering to reimburse Clermont County and 16 other Ohio local government agencies for part of the costs associated with snow removal efforts following the 12 inch snowfall on March 7-8, 2008.  After assessing the situation that resulted from the inclement weather, President Bush made an emergency declaration that will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist local government, schools, and may provide private/not-for-profit agencies in paying for the cleanup.

Those agencies eligible for the public assistance program include:

• community arts centers
• community centers
• custodial care
• educational
• emergency
• health and safety centers
• homeless shelters
• irrigation facilities
• libraries, medical
• museums
• performing arts centers
• rehabilitation centers
• senior citizen centers
• shelter workshops,
• utilities
• zoos.

If you think you are eligible for federal reimbursement of snow removal costs, put together a list of labor and materials utilized.  Contact the Clermont County Emergency Management Agency at (513) 732-7661 for details.

Protect Your Child from Dangerous Predators

CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO - Every day, 12,000 babies are born in the United States that need to be immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before they turn two.  Unfortunately, up to a million children reach that birthday without receiving the vaccinations that could save their lives from dangerous, even deadly diseases.

Low cost immunization clinics for children are held in various locations throughout the year in Clermont County, including the Health District's offices in the Medical Social Services Building, located at 2400 Clermont Center Drive in Batavia.  A $10 fee is requested per child for each visit, but no child (18 years of age or younger) is turned away due to inability to pay.  To schedule an immunization for your child, contact the Clermont County General Health District Nursing Division at (513) 735-8400.

LOVELAND, OHIO - Show Choir and Stage Band kick off Concerts in the Park

LOVELAND, OHIO - The annual Concerts in the Park begin at 6 PM at Nisbet Park in Historic Downtown Loveland along the State and National Scenic Little Miami River.

This photo is from last year's performance by the Revolution Show Choir from the Loveland Middle School.

• May 18 - Loveland Middle School Stage Band and Revolution Show Choir
• June 8 - Proctor and Gamble Big Band
• June 22 - The Rumpke Mountain Boys
• July 13 - Loveland Ministerial Association: Loveland Area churches will compete in the Battle of the Choirs
• July 27 - 8 Days a Week
• August 10  - Robin Lacy & DeZydeco
• August 24 - The Remains
• September 14 - Foley Road

Stop Being Bullied

Free Fair Housing Video Available

Batavia, Ohio.  How big of a problem is housing discrimination?  “It’s a huge problem,” says Marcheta Gillam, an attorney with Cincinnati Legal Aid.  “I believe up to 90 percent of housing discrimination cases are never reported.  Victims feel isolated and are bullied into being silent.”  With that in mind, Clermont County Fair Housing and the Clermont County Office of Public Information – with cooperation from Cincinnati Legal Aid and Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati (HOME) - have produced a video to educate citizens and landlords about fair housing laws.

“This video was produced to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, also known as the Fair Housing Act,” said Clermont County Communications Director Kathy Lehr.  “The 25 minute video features numerous skits that highlight various forms of housing discrimination and interviews with experts in the field to explain both landlord and victims rights.” 

The Ohio Department of Development will distribute free copies of the DVD during an April 30 Ohio Fair Housing Celebration in Columbus, that will be attended by fair housing agencies from across the state. A limited number of free Fair Housing-It’s the Law DVD’s are also available to landlords and citizens by contacting the Clermont County Office of Public Information at (513) 732-7597.  It can also be downloaded by visiting the Web site www.ClermontCountyOhio.gov, click on “Video Library” and then the program Fair Housing-It’s the Law.

In the photo: Karen Swartz and Melanie Meece portray real estate agents in the Clermont County video Fair Housing-It’s the Law.