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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1978

Page

17

Gardens for rent again in Middletown at Park plots

Operation Hoedown offers garden plots at Douglas Park near the Middletown Community Center on Lafayette Avenue. Large 25 by 25 foot plots cost 4 and small 10 by 25 foot plots cost 2, with first come, first served and priority to last year’s gardeners. one plot per person if demand exceeds supply. Contact Jim Childs or the Community Center or Parks Division to reserve.

Douglas Park Middletown Lafayette Avenue The Middletown Garden Club City of Middletown, Division of Parks and Recreation Childs Community Center Division of Parks and Recreation

Kentucky police to charge Gall in 12 year old Lisa Jansen murder

Eugene Gall known as the Friday Night Rapist faces murder charges in the death of 12 year old Lisa Jansen near Walton Kentucky. Ballistics tests and evidence from his car tie him to the slaying as he remains jailed in Grant County on 100000 bond after a Wednesday arrest for assault and armed robbery. Carey, a Kentucky state trooper, and a bystander were shot during a holdup at a grocery. Carey left hospital in guarded condition. Gall had been released on parole last year after serving part of a long sentence for armed robbery and rape convictions.

Eugene Gall Cincinnati Kentucky Lisa Jansen Gall Gary Carey Carey Covington Walton Grant County Williamstown Middletown

Trenton Council to protest Middletown sludge dumping

Trenton officials protest Middletown's plan to send sewage sludge to Martin Farms for use as fertilizer. Health officials raise concerns about heavy metals, groundwater, and bacterial contamination, while EPA approval and costs are debated amid council pressure. Local leaders vow to contact state officials and the EPA.

Trenton Middletown Ray Willis Martin Farms Here Kenneth Patrick

Fire and vehicle incidents reported across city

A string of incidents occurred from 4:08 p.m. to 11:20 p.m. with injuries and minor damage. Fire at Grand Avenue near Conrail tracks started by a short in a train engine electrical system. no damage. Multiple car crashes with injuries including Ricky Jeffery 22 treated and released, and Quincy Beckner 80 ill admitted in fair condition. Fires and smoke noted at several locations. no significant property damage reported.

Grand Avenue Conrail Manchester Ave Ricky Jeffery Creekview Drive Hinkle Road Sharon Lewis Milton Road Central Avenue University Boulevard Melinda Darnold McKinley St Second Avenue Main Street Vuree Henderson Fila Henderson Yankee Road Tytus Ave Quincy Beckner

Middletown Sludge Disposal Plan Gets OEPA Backing

City Manager Dale Helsel says the Butler County Health Department raised no major objections to Middletown's sludge disposal plan with Martin Farms. A March 20 letter from OEPA engineer Thomas Winston notes favorable response. contract approved March 27. Plan limits include 250 feet from occupied buildings and 300 feet from water wells.

Butler County Board of Health Madoffori Middletown Tominston Dayton EPA Health Department Helsel Butler County Health Department Martin Farms Dale Helsel Hessel Thomas A Winston The Ohio OEPA

18 Indictments by Butler County Grand Jury

Hamilton notice that the Butler County grand jury returned 18 indictments and ignored 12 cases while certifying others to Hamilton and Middletown Municipal Courts. It found a justifiable homicide in the stabbing death of Bruce Klug during a domestic quarrel on March 29. No charges against the wife were filed. Indictments included Betty Jean Dunn and others for grand theft, breaking and entering, and burglary-related counts. several drug related charges were ignored or reduced. Additional names and charges were listed without immediate addresses.

Hamilton Butler County Middletown Bruce Klug McGonigle Butler County Sheriff's Klug Kathy Island Lake Sheriff's Department Middletown Area Betty Jean Dunn Pearl St Darrell W Wright Main St Franklin Duane Engle Yankee Road Milton Good Calumet Ave Harvey Lamar Pace 14Th Ave Robert Adams West Carrollton Robert E Sabo Jr First Ave Trenton Marcus Watkins Deborah Barnes William R. Burns Randy Rogers Clarence Larsson Robert Munlin Michael W. Hunter James Edward Collins

Main Campus to Be Sold by Hamilton Children's Center

The Miami Valley Children's Center in Hamilton announced plans to phase out its institutional program at the 11 acre main campus on South D Street. Attorney H. Vincent Walsh said developers will be approached to assess sale value while children move to group homes. The center will purchase four new private homes to house six to eight children each as it shifts from institution to community placements amid ongoing financial losses.

Hamilton Miami Valley Children's Center H. Vincent Walsh D Street Middletown Walsh Alan Schneider

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Jim Childs State Police Illshoro Butler County Health Board Council Thursday Health Board County Patrick Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Oliver McKinney John Madoffori James Rhodes County Health Authority Health Board Cincinnati-Dayton Road Sheldon Road Gladell Park Environmental Protection Agency Great Miami River Winston Ned Williams Williams Laura Williams Crawford Children’s Center At PECAN Springboro Midway Plaza Trenton RT S. Brezel Blvd Crawford Street S. University
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