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Let"s Talk Clermont

Patrick Venturella

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Episode 61 - Bill DeHass - Clermont County Senior...

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2026/04/23

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, Habitat for Humanity homeownership opportunities in Batavia, Milford’s call for Farmers Market vendors, Goshen Township’s future land use plan, Loveland’s

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01:41:25

Episode 60 - Josh Torbeck - Clermont Count Park...

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2026/04/16

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 community reminders out of New Richmond. Interview — Josh Torbeck, Executive Director of the Clermont County Park District Josh Torbeck joins us to talk about

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01:28:45

Episode 59 - Dan Ottke - Board of Developmental...

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2026/04/09

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 planned development framework, major redevelopment concepts in Milford, electric aggregation changes and zoning debates in Loveland, a zoning commission opening in

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01:17:13

Episode 58 - Jennifer Haley - Batavia Fire Levy

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2026/04/02

Ep. 58 — Jennifer Haley on the Batavia Township Fire Levy, plus local news and spring eventsWe 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 pending Batavia Village hearing involving Councilman Mike Gardner, an upcoming Union Township JEDD hearing, and cleanup updates out of New Richmond.Interview —

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02:16:30

Episode 57 - Kim Georgeton - Candidate for Ohio State...

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2026/03/26

Ep. 57 — One Year In and Kim Georgeton on Data Centers, H-1B Reform, and Ohio PoliticsWe 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 why they matter for school funding before turning to local stories across the county, including Batavia’s airport annexation fight, fallout from a heated Batavia

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01:34:57

Episode 56 - Gary Knepp - Clermont County Historian

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2026/03/19

Episode 56 — Gary Knepp — True Crime in Clermont CountyWe 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 it remains such an important part of local Civil War history.Interview — Gary Knepp (local historian, author, and retired attorney)Gary’s return to the show

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01:00:19

Episode 55 - Maalinii Vijayan - Assistant Health...

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2026/03/12

Episode 55 — Malini Vijayan — Clermont County Public HealthWe 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 what trends they’re watching right now.Interview — Malini Vijayan (Clermont County Public Health)What Clermont County Public Health does and how the

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01:12:50

Episode 54 - Rep. Adam Bird - Ohio State...

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2026/03/05

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 representative actually does and how Ohio’s process differs from DCClermont’s “character” and the tension between growth and keeping an Appalachian and agricultural

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02:22:44

Episode 53 - Mike Desmond - Milford Amateur Radio Club

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2026/02/26

Episode 53 — Mike Desmond — Milford Amateur Radio Club We start with a few local updates, then I sit down with Mike Desmond (W8BEI) from the Milford Amateur Radio Club, the folks behind Cincinnati Hamfest, to talk ham radio, why it still matters, and why it’s one of the most reliable ways to communicate when cell service goes down.Interview — Mike Desmond (Milford Amateur Radio Club)Ham radio 101: where it came from, what it’s used for, and why call signs matterHow contacts work (CQ, DX, nets, and

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01:10:33

Episode 52 - Hunter Thornsberry - Cincy Mesh

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2026/02/19

Ep. 52 — Off-Grid Texting, Mesh Networks, and Cincy MeshWe're closing in on one year of Let’s Talk Clermont! We start with some local updates, including Batavia Township’s upcoming fire/EMS levy effort, Milford’s move to acquire key downtown parcels, and progress at New Richmond’s Liberty Landing.Then talk with Hunter Thornsberry from Cincy Mesh to talk Meshtastic—a LoRa-based, off-grid text messaging system that can hop device-to-device without cell service. We cover what it is, why people use it,

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Episode 51 - Greg Roberts - Moscow Village...

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2026/02/12

Ep. 51 — Brown County Mega Site, Daring Horse Rescue, and an Interview with Greg Roberts. We start with a developing story in Mt. Orab and Brown County, where residents are demanding answers about a 1,000+ acre “mega site” that many suspect is tied to a data center project. NDAs, unclear ownership, and visible site activity have only added fuel to the fire. From there, we zoom out to Ohio House Bill 646, which would create a temporary state commission to study data centers and their impacts on the

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01:18:26

Episode 50 - Christopher 'Kit' Houston - Zoning and...

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2026/02/05

Ep. 50 — May Levies + Zoning ExplainedWe kick off this milestone 50th episode with a quick thank you to the listeners and producers who’ve helped carry the show to almost a full year. Then we hit the latest Clermont County news, including three levies headed for the May ballot, a quick note on the Mt. Orab megasite NDA controversy, and a defense manufacturing contract tied to L3Harris. We also flag Tate Township’s 2026 cleanup dates so you can get them on the calendar early.Interview — Kit Houston,

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Episode 49 - Cindy Johnson - Clermont County...

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2026/01/29

Episode 49: Utopia, Floods, and Clermont’s Hidden History Snowpocalypse is here, but we’re still recording. In this episode, we run through a few timely local updates, including a tax update from the Clermont County Treasurer as second half tax bills get recalculated and a reminder that first half real estate taxes are due Friday, February 13, 2026. We also preview two Batavia Township public hearings on Tuesday, February 3 at 6 PM covering proposed State Route 125 overlay updates and a new process

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Episode 48 - Doug Gilbert - Love Our Land

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2026/01/22

Episode 48: Snowpocalypse, local levy talk, and why biodiversity matters with Doug GilbertIt’s snow storm watch in Southwest Ohio, so we kick things off with a little “snowpocalypse” news and how some places have exploding tree warnings.Then we look at some local news.NewsA 1.3 mil Senior Services levy is headed to the May 5 ballot. We listen to a clip from the County Commissioners presentation and why the levy matters as Clermont’s older adult population grows.Batavia Village has a newly sworn-in

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Episode 47 - Dan Griffin and Rod Sabo - Stonelick...

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2026/01/15

Ep. 47 — Inside Stonelick Ridge: A Developer’s Vision, PUD Politics and What “Responsible Growth” Looks Like It’s a quiet January week in Clermont County, so we skip the news segment and jump straight into the main event. We also give a quick Value for Value update, thanks recent supporters, and put out the call for more boots-on-the-ground reports from around the county. Interview — Dan Griffin and Rod Sabo (Stonelick Ridge)Dan Griffin, the developer behind the proposed Stonelick Ridge project off

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02:00:57

Episode 46 - Carlie Newman - 4-H Youth Development...

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2026/01/08

Ep. 46 — Clermont County Reorg and Everything 4-HIt’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 NewmanCarlie talks about what 4-H actually looks like today. It’s the largest youth organization in the country, with around 6 million youth involved nationwide, and a goal of reaching 10 million by 2030. We talk Cloverbuds for the

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01:48:46

Episode 45 - Cassie Carter - Letters 2 Literacy

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2026/01/01

Ep. 45 — Batavia’s Fire District Move, Zoning Updates and A Literacy Wake-Up CallWe 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 township handles previously approved planned developments and proposed updates to the SR 125 special overlay district. After that, we head to Loveland for a positive

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02:07:39

Episode 44 - Liz Betemps - Williamsburg Garden Club

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2025/12/18

Ep. 44 — Airport Annexation Vote, Union Township $5 License Tax + Gardening, Volunteerism, and a New Clermont Museum PassportWe 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 proposal borrowed from Columbus aimed at stopping Type 2 annexations. Then we hit a quick run of township, city, and school news across Union Township,

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01:16:08

Episode 43 - Santa Claus

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2025/12/11

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 ClausSanta talks Christmas spirit, how to stay off the naughty list, and why most kids are much better than they think. He explains:How elves “run on adrenaline,” why all the reindeer who pull the sleigh are actually girls, and

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Episode 42 - Ron Dunn - Sleep In Heavenly Peace

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2025/12/04

Ep. 42 — Snow, Budgets, Annexations + Beds for Clermont County KidsWe 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, Loveland, and New Richmond.Interview — Ron Dunn of Sleep in Heavenly PeaceRon Dunn, co-president of the Clermont County chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace and a

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