Let's Talk Clermont

Ep. 63 — Anne Gross and Dotty Meier on Clermont County Children’s Protective Services, Child Safety, and the May Levy We start this week with news from around Clermont County and the region, including a lawsuit over a proposed Amazon Web Services data center in Wilmington, Clermont County Public Health’s new three-year Community Health…

Ep. 62 — Paul Daniels on New Richmond Schools, District Finances, and the May Levy  This special midweek episode is part of Let’s Talk Clermont’s election week coverage ahead of the May 5 primary. We get into the adjusted release schedule, preview the rest of the week’s election-focused interviews, and then we focus on New Richmond Exempted…

Ep. 61 — Bill DeHaas on Clermont Senior Services, Aging in Clermont County, and the May Levy We start this week with news from around Clermont County and beyond, including opposition to a proposed data center in Trenton, new chronic wasting disease cases in Indiana near the Ohio line, Clermont County Public Library’s 2026 short story winners,…

Ep. 60 — Josh Torbeck on Clermont County Parks, Trails, and the May Levy We start this week with news from around the county including a Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, an open seat on the Clermont County Park District Board, the return of the Loveland Farmers Market, an open council seat in Bethel, and business and…

Ep. 59 — Dan Ottke on Developmental Disabilities, Local Services, and the May Levy   We start this week with some news from around the county including Mike Gardner’s guilty plea and the new Batavia Village council vacancy, the Olivewood Park development in Batavia Township, a proposed new coordinated development district to replace the old…

Ep. 58 — Jennifer Haley on the Batavia Township Fire Levy, plus local news and spring events  We open this week with a local news roundup from around Clermont County before turning to a detailed conversation on one of the bigger ballot issues facing Batavia Township. We cover county property appraisals, a local teacher earning a major honor, a…

Ep. 57 — One Year In and Kim Georgeton on Data Centers, H-1B Reform, and Ohio Politics  We kick off our one-year anniversary episode with a quick thank you to everyone who has listened, shared, supported, and helped Let’s Talk Clermont grow over the last year.  Then we get into a packed news roundup. We look at two Ohio property tax bills and…

Episode 56 — Gary Knepp — True Crime in Clermont County   We start with a couple of school-focused local updates, then Gary Knepp returns to the show for a talk about true crime in Clermont County, including gambling, murder cases, lynchings, and the county’s stranger legal history. We also talk about Gary’s upcoming book on Camp Dennison and why…

Episode 55 — Malini Vijayan — Clermont County Public Health  We start with a few regional updates, then we sit down with Maalini Vijayan, Assistant Health Commissioner of Community Health Services at Clermont County Public Health, to talk about what the health department actually does day to day, how local public health works with the state, and…

Episode 54 — Rep. Adam Bird — Ohio State Representative District 63 In this episode, we look at some local headlines, then sit down with State Rep. Adam Bird to talk development pressure, annexation battles, property taxes, and what “fair” school funding even means in Ohio. Interview — Rep. Adam Bird (Ohio House, District 63)  What a state…