Butler County Fair Highlights Tonight as Dogs and Talent Shine
The 126th Butler County Fair in Hamilton features a talent contest and junior fair dog show at 7 p.m. plus a demolition derby at 8 p.m. at the county fairgrounds Ohio 4. Activities run through Friday with craft demos, a senior center exhibit, and performances by the Hamilton Senior Citizens Center orchestra and a magic show. Admission and tickets listed. free admission for those over 60 on Wednesday.
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Hamilton
Butler County Fair
County Fairgrounds
Ohio 4
Middletown
Hamilton Senior Citizens Center Orchestra
Little Theatre
Slain Franklin station attendant in apparent robbery
John Eugene Ridenour, 20, of Moraine, found dead at Stone Sunoco on Second Street near I-75 after a reported robbery. Coroner says likely shotgun used. head wounds. Money missing. investigation by Franklin police with Ohio BCI and Warren County prosecutor. Body to Hamilton morgue. autopsy due within a week.
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Franklin
Sunoco
Second Street
John Eugene Ridenour
Artie Court
Moraine
Warren County
Ralph Young
Charles Harbach
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Warren County Prosecutor's Office
Body found in house tied to Morrow fire death
Hamilton County coroner ruled Earl Marshall died in a fire at his LeSeur Road residence in Harlan Township near Morrow. Fire reported by a neighbor at 3 30 a.m. and house destroyed. Marshall 45 of Blanchester worked at Propipe Corp Middletown survived by wife and three children. The explosion and cause remain unexplained.
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Morrow
Hamilton County
Earl Marshall
LeSeur Road
Harlan Township
Mr. Marshall
Blanchester
Propipe Corp
Middletown
Warren County
Bo Wallace
Marshall
Ildr
Middletown police dog earns national police dog award
Smokey of the Middletown Division of Police earned a Police Dog I rating at the 1976 National Dog Trials in Fort Wayne Indiana. Smokey placed 26th in a 75 dog field with 462.9 points.
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Middletown
Smokey
Burglary Strikes Mobile Home in Lemon Township
Police report a burglary at the mobile home of Sarah Green in LeSourdsville Trailer Court Lemon Township last night. Items valued at 1824 dollars were stolen after entry through a window, with the burglary believed to have occurred earlier in the evening around 11 08 p m.
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Sarah Green
LeSourdsville
Lemon Township
Middletown Driver Charged After Yield Dispute
Richard A. Rush Jr., 22, of 2903 Goldman Ave., was charged with failure to yield after turning in front of a westbound car on Baltimore Street Sunday afternoon. The collision with Robert J. Alig, 49, of Brookville, Ind., caused $350 damage to the Alig car and $200 to the Rush vehicle, totaling $550.
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Middletown
Richard A. Rush Jr
Goldman Ave
Baltimore Street
Lafayette Avenue
Robert J. Alig
Brookville
Ind
Citizen pair drop out of Middletown Neighborhood Watch
Ernest Lawson and James Current announce their withdrawal from the Middletown Neighborhood Watch, handing control to the Middletown Division of Police. They have long participated with the Crime Prevention Unit, which led the citizen involvement program.
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Lawson
Flemming Road
Tytus Ave
Middletown
Neighborhood Watch Program Expanded in Dixie Heights
Middletown area officials announce formation of the watch program and Dixie Heights Neighborhood Association registering 350 block watchers. They emphasize the program aims to report suspicious activity and deter crime, not act as vigilantes, with police centralized supervision to ensure clarity and city-wide reach. Lawson Current and VanArsdale praise efforts and outline ongoing association support and future goals.
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Watch
Dixie Heights
Lawson
Current
VanArsdale
Amity counseling aids families after baby death
Butler County Mental Health Center and Ft. Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Center offer Amity, a counseling program for women and families whose baby dies during pregnancy, at birth, or infancy. Coordinators Nancy Hutchinson and Sandy Mingua oversee referrals from hospital staff and other agencies. Volunteer counselors who have faced similar losses visit mothers for up to four in person sessions across six to eight weeks, providing peer support and guidance.
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Hamilton
Butler County Mental Health Center
Ft. Hamilton- Hughes Memorial Hospital Center
Jeanne B. Schwartz
Amity
Nancy Hutchinson
R.N
Ft. Hamilton
Sandy Mingua
Ft. Hamilton-Hughes
Marilyn K. Coffey
Alcoholics Anonymous
Butler County Health Center
County Mental Health Association
Police Briefs: Window, Vehicle Vandalism and Theft
Police brief items report damages at multiple locations Saturday night and Sunday morning. Richard McClain’s truck had a rear window shattered. Gordon Shockley’s car sustained window and roof damage. Gobel Mason’s car found rear of apartments with tires and back seat slashed. Darrell Collins’s car also vandalized. A man exposed himself near Park and Second Streets Sunday evening. Elizabeth Ivory reported a purse theft at Hood’s Pizza involving $15 and possibly three cards. Donald Teets’ home suffered two broken window panes with no theft. No suspects identified.
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Park and
Second Streets
Gobel Mason
Garfield St
Darrell Collins
Elizabeth Ivory
Hood's Pizza
Lincoln Street
Donald Teets
Fulton Lane
Lakota High sets two orientation sessions for new students
Lakota High School announces two orientation sessions for new students at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 and the following evening in the school auditorium. Freshmen and their parents attend the first, with the second for other new students. Parents are urged to attend and school personnel will answer questions. Offices open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Sept. 7, then 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Sept. 8 when classes start.
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West Chester
Lakota High School
Wayne Township home damaged badly by fire
A Wayne Township residence at 4883 Howe Road suffered heavy fire damage with losses pegged at 15000 dollars. Fire fighters from Wayne Township along with aid from South Madison Township and Trenton battled the blaze about 1:20 PM, focusing on the basement bedroom and main level flooring. A son was in the house. the fire’s cause remains undetermined and losses were insured.
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Wayne Township
Jacksonburg
Herb Gantt
Howe Road
Madison Township
Trenton
Peck
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