Let's Talk Clermont

Ep. 46 — Clermont County Reorg and Everything 4-H   It’s a light first-week-of-the-year news cycle, so we hit a few local updates, then spend most of the episode with Carlie Newman, Clermont County’s 4-H Youth Development Educator with OSU Extension. Interview — Carlie Newman  Carlie talks about what 4-H actually looks like today. It’s the…

Ep. 45 — Batavia’s Fire District Move, Zoning Updates and A Literacy Wake-Up Call  We start with a quick set of local updates, including a Batavia Township resolution that signals the township is taking the idea of forming its own fire department seriously. We also preview two Batavia Township zoning commission hearings focused on how the…

Ep. 44 — Airport Annexation Vote, Union Township $5 License Tax + Gardening, Volunteerism, and a New Clermont Museum Passport We start with county and local updates: the commissioners’ vote on a Batavia Village annexation near the Clermont County Airport (and why multiple speakers warned about development inside the runway protection zone), plus a…

Ep. 43 — Christmas with Santa Claus, Clermont Holiday News and Events We skip the usual opener and jumps straight into a talk with Santa Claus himself, then we close the show with Clermont County news, value-for-value holiday details, and an event roundup.  Interview — Santa Claus Santa talks Christmas spirit, how to stay off the naughty…

Ep. 42 — Snow, Budgets, Annexations + Beds for Clermont County Kids We start with some county news: a look at Clermont’s projected 2026 operating budget, a red flag in the capital fund, and a new annexation fight that has the airport sounding alarms. After that, we look at township and village updates across Batavia, Tate, Union Township,…

Ep. 41 — Thanksgiving Thanks, Beckjord Water Worries and World-Class Dry-Land Dog Mushing  We start off our Thanksgiving episode with heartfelt gratitude for everyone who’s been listening since May, then get into some county-wide news: Clermont County Animal Shelter’s interior and exterior upgrades are nearly complete, Christmas Nights of Lights…

Ep. 40 — Northern Lights, Zoning Shake-Ups and an interview with Dave Caraway, owner of Sons of Toil We start with a countywide news rundown: new space for the Public Defender’s Office, auroras over Clermont, volunteer openings in Loveland, zoning changes in Pierce and Batavia, and what’s next for Union Township’s Eastgate corridor. Then it’s out…

Ep. 39 — Post-Election Updates, Batavia Growth Debate and  Coffee Nerd Out with Goshen Grind We start with where things stand after Election Day, including Loveland’s automatic recount timeline, then we look at what’s next in Batavia Township, two large subdivisions approved (Arborside and Stonelick Ridge), annexation chatter with the Village,…

Ep. 38 — Post-Election Wrap + “World Walker” Steve Newman We're back to regular programming! We start with a run through of Clermont County’s contested races and ballot issues using the unofficial Board of Elections numbers as of Wednesday. We look at Loveland’s razor-thin council race (likely recount), Milford and Batavia council results,…

Ep. 37 — Clermont County Ballot Rundown and CJFED Levy with Chief Roy Short We start with a brief refresher on mills and levy types, then walk through every countywide and major local ballot issue, from CPS and the Mental Health & Recovery Board to New Richmond’s earned-income tax, Milford’s charter revisions, and the Batavia Township zoning…