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Bethel Police Chief resigns
Village of Bethel Mayor Jay Noble released the following memo titled “Village of Bethel – Chief of Police Update” on July 3.
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Clean Up of Contamination at Former School Bus Garage on New Richmond Riverfront to Begin by Fall
BATAVIA, OHIO (July 6, 2026) – Clermont County will begin cleaning up contamination at the site of a former school bus garage along the riverfront in the Village of New Richmond this fall thanks to a $400,000 grant from the State of Ohio.
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New Richmond’s $13.4 Million Economic Development Project Nears Completion
New Richmond’s $13.4 million economic development project is entering the home stretch toward completion. Funded through the State of Ohio’s Appalachian Community Grant Program, the project, including the expanded Front Street streetscape, is scheduled for completion in October.
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South Afton Industrial Park may be site of new $1 billion drug manufacturing facility
Williamsburg Township could be the site of a global pharmaceutical company’s new $1 billion production facility, a project that is anticipated to create 650 new jobs.
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Construction crews continue to build new Williamsburg Elementary School
The Williamsburg Local School District is building a brand-new, 65,056-square-foot PK-5 facility on the site of the former historic high school on Main Street.
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Village of Bethel Mayor seeks to remove Bethel Police Chief from office
Village of Bethel Mayor Jay Noble released the following memo titled “Administrative Charges Against Police Chief Chad Essert and Recommendation for Removal from Office” on June 19, after it was announced that deputies with the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office took custody of Essert at the Pinellas County Jail in Florida…
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Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert extradited back to Clermont County
Deputies with the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office took custody of Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert at the Pinellas County Jail in Florida at approximately 4:27 a.m. on June 18 and extradited him to Ohio. Essert arrived in Clermont County and was booked into the Clermont County Jail at 7:13 p.m.,…
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Village of Bethel Mayor gives statement on indictment of Bethel’s police chief
Village of Bethel Mayor Jay Noble released the following statement on June 15, after the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office and Prosecutor’s Office announced a 70-count indictment of Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert.
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Seventy Count Indictment of Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert
On June 11, the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office and Prosecutor’s Office announced a 70-count indictment of Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert.
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Search for a missing Ohio River kayaker continues
(Story updated on June 5 at 10:11 a.m.) – The New Richmond Fire and EMS Department shared updated information regarding this developing story on its Facebook at about 9 a.m. on June 5,” This morning, crews will be returning to the Ohio River to continue search operations between Mile Markers…
