Editing Newtonsville, Ohio (section)

==History==
Newtonsville was [[plat]]ted on March 30, 1838, by Stephen Whitaker and Cornelius Washburn.<ref name="Everts" /> A post office called Newtonsville has been in operation since 1847.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Clermont | title=Clermont County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> In the 19th century, the village was home to a [[gristmill]] and chair factory.<ref name="Everts" /> The village gradually lost business after [[World War I]].<ref name="Enquirer Wartman chance" />

In 2016, the [[Ohio State Auditor]] placed the village in a state of fiscal caution due to poor bookkeeping. Despite levying a one-percent [[Income tax in the United States|income tax]], Newtonsville ran a deficit of $112,000 by 2019, prompting the auditor to declare a state of fiscal emergency in the village.<ref name="Enquirer Wartman chance" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Newtonsville in fiscal emergency|work=[[The Highland County Press]]|location=Hillsboro, Ohio|publisher=Cameco Communications|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2019|url=https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Article/Newtonsville-in-fiscal-emergency/2/20/51130}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Growing number of Ohio small towns voting to disband|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[WHIO-TV]]|publisher=Cox Media Group|date=November 3, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2019|url=https://www.whio.com/news/local/growing-number-ohio-small-towns-voting-disband/0rIHwupXVc46QxWywqU0zK/}}</ref> On November 5, 2019, residents passed an [[Popular initiative|initiative]] to dissolve the village and return it to [[Wayne Township, Clermont County, Ohio|Wayne Township]] by a margin of 53 to 46. [[Amelia, Ohio|Amelia]] residents voted for dissolution the same day.<ref name="Enquirer Wartman voted" /> Dissolution took effect at 10:00&nbsp;AM on November 25, 2019, when the election results were certified.<ref name="WLWT London" /> A transition process up to a year long was overseen by the [[Ohio State Auditor]].<ref name="Sun Alley">{{cite news|title=Pierce Twp. holds special meeting to answer ‘what-ifs’ {{sic|surro|nding|nolink=y}} possible Amelia dissolve|first=Megan|last=Alley|work=[[The Clermont Sun]]|location=Batavia, Ohio|publisher=Champion Media|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2019|url=https://www.clermontsun.com/2019/10/17/pierce-twp-holds-special-meeting-to-answer-what-ifs-surronding-possible-amelia-dissolve/}}</ref>