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EATON — Being in the path of totality gives area residents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view the total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, April 8.

CLAY TOWNSHIP — Township residents have two new trustees.

EATON — In 2022, Ohio County Auditor’s, Weights and Measures inspectors, found that Dollar General had between 16 percent and 88 percent of products at individual stores priced incorrectly. Ohio Law only allows a two percent error rate for individual stores. For instance, a can of pasta would be priced at $1.50 on the shelf but at the register it would ring up with a cost of $2.25.

EATON — A Preble County man will serve up to 4 1/2 years in prison after being charged with aggravated possession of drugs in July 2022.

CAMDEN — The Preble County Chamber of Commerce celebrated 2023 with its 41st annual awards gala on Thursday, Nov. 18, at Wilderness Ridge Retreat Center outside Camden.

EATON — The man convicted for causing the September death of a New Paris resident was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 17, to serve three years in prison.

EATON — Acting City of Eaton Fire/EMS Chief Andy Bekemeier was officially promoted to Fire/EMS Chief during Eaton City Council’s Monday, Jan. 15, meeting.

PREBLE COUNTY — Bitterly cold weather has been the norm for much of January, with the first real accumulating snow finally falling late last week creating slick roads. Despite a warm-up expected this week, on Monday, evening Jan. 22, a winter weather advisory was again in effect until Tuesday, with up to a tenth of an inch of total ice accumulations from freezing rain expected. The remainder of the week is forecast to be a rainy one, with temperatures near and in the 50s.

CLAY TOWNSHIP — Two of three trustees abruptly resigned on Thursday, Jan. 11.

EATON — Nearly 13 years ago, a staple in The Register-Herald’s newsroom said goodbye to the newspaper business and headed off into retirement after 60 years.