Springboro selects planner for new 13 acre park project
Springboro Parks and Recreation Board recommends Village Council authorize a contract with Richard Lawton of Lawton-Dunoch & Associates to draft a master plan for 13.11 acres of Springboro Community Park. Lawton would supervise three new hires funded by a CETA grant, with work starting Sept. 1. He brings extensive park experience including Yellow Springs and Kettering projects and has worked with Central State University and Springfield. Tentative park features include a picnic grove shelterhouse creekside work and south-line fencing. The board has about 2300 budgeted for planning and sees potential for future state or federal funding via Lawton.
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Springboro
Springboro Parks and Recrea Board
Richard Lawton
Springboro Community Park
Lawton
Lawton- Dunoch & Associates, Inc
Lanner
Mike Donisi
Cox
Edgewood Board Forms Three Memorial Fund Committees
The Edgewood board authorized Dr John Burley to appoint three committees overseeing memorial funds totaling over 12000 for Edgewood personnel lost in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire. Funds honor Wayne Elementary staff Lucy King and Billie Ittel and high school counselor wife of the superintendent.
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Trenton
Edgewood School Board
John Burley
Beverly Hills
Maurice Ittel
Wayne
Lucy King
Mary Louise
Billie” Ittel
Gratis Village Council votes to buy land for new firehouse
At a special meeting the Gratis Village Council approved an 88 by 132 foot parcel west of the water tower as a potential site for a future firehouse and village hall. The 5-0 vote (Councilman Scot Cuncil absent) approves paying Edward Perry $5,000 with $500 upfront as a retainer. The site at High and Harrison Streets lies next to the water tower property at High and Ohio 503 and would offer space for expansion and a larger future fire truck.
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Gratis
Scot Cuncil
Edward Perry
High
Harrison Streets
High and
Ohio
Warren County planners urge denial of Marcum rezoning bid
The Warren County Regional Planning Commission recommended denying Dewey and Betty Marcum's request to rezone 12 acres on Ohio 48 south of Lytle Five Points Road from residential to business use. They planned a car parking and office for a concrete contracting business with no truck hauling. Final decision rests with Clearcreek Township trustees.
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Lebanon
Warren County Regional Planning Commission
Dewey
Betty Marcum
Ohio 48
Lytle Five Points Road
Marcums
Clearcreek Township
Otterbein Home Receives $50,000 Grant for Sewage Facilities
Otterbein Home has been awarded a challenge grant of 50 000 dollars from the Kresge Foundation to fund construction of new sewage treatment facilities.
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Lebanon
Otterbein Home
Kresge Foundation
Otterbein
Monroe
LeSourdsville
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
Sebastian S. Kresge
S.S. Kresge Co
Grammy Winners to Sing at Lebanon High School
The Imperials gospel quartet winners of last year’s best gospel album award will perform at Lebanon High School Saturday at 7 30 p.m. The group has appeared on TV shows and shared stages with Elvis Presley Kris Kristofferson and Pat Boone among others.
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Lebanon
Imperials
Lebanon High School
Gospel Music Association of America
Elvis Presley
Jimmy Dean
Jol Channing
Kris Kristofferson
Pat Boone
First Valley View board candidate files petitions
Joann Reason, 48, of Germantown, becomes the first candidate to file petitions with the Montgomery County Board of Elections to run for a seat on Valley View school board this fall. Incumbents Mildred Carson George Kuhn and Phillip Schaeffer will not seek re election. Reason is a part time teller at First National Bank of Germantown and photographer for the Germantown Press, with deep roots in the community and involvement in the Germantown Historical Society. She cites a strong interest in education and support for teachers and students as motivation to run. Reason and her husband Robert have two Valley View graduates in Jacksonville Iowa.
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Germantown
Joann Reason
Little Forest Drive
Montgomery County
Dayton
Reason
University of Dayton
Miami University
Miami
Middletown
First issue of Humanity and Society journal debuts at Miami
The Miami University scholarly journal Humanity and Society, affiliated with the national Association of Humanist Sociology, debuts with editor Charles P. Flynn and associate editor James Dagenais. The 48 member editorial board spans 33 universities and includes Ann E. Davis Sheila K. Miller Robert C. Sherwin and Robert Q. Schnecier. The editors plan to explore links between sociology and history philosophy and other fields.
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Oxford
Miami University
Humanity and
Association of Humanist Sociology
Miami
International Association
Charles P. Flynn
Sociology
James Dagenais
Miami Department of Sociology
Ann E. Davis
Sheila K. Miller
Robert C. Sherwin
Robert QO. Schnecier
Trenton Screens Free Movies With Don Ho and Miracle on Second Avenue
The city recreation department schedules free screenings Wednesday featuring This Is Hawaii with Don Ho and Miracle on Second Avenue. The mobile theater will park at the west end of W Roger Drive and showings start just after sundown.
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Trenton
Hawaii
Don Ho
Miracle On Second Avenue
City Recreation Department
W. Roger Drive
New firm to haul trash in Camden
A Camden village report states a new trash removal firm will begin service around September 15. Ray Banks of Quick Trash announced the Fairfield operation will close and that Camden routes may be sold to Rumpke Inc. Rates will stay the same. Council will inspect a resident’s unserviced lot to check truck access. The council adopted a resolution to provide state workers compensation benefits for Camden Life Squad members.
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Camden
Ray Banks
Fairfield
Banks
Rumpke, Inc
Cincinnati
Roy Brown
West Street
Council
Camden Life Squad
Four sentenced in Franklin court for disorders and assault
Kathy Hamilton of Miamisburg was fined 100 dollars with 50 suspended for disorderly conduct July 21 at 681 Beachler Road Carlisle. Eddie Ray Harville 21 of 114 S River St fined 100 dollars with 50 suspended for disorderly conduct August 5 at 129 S Main St. Fannie Johnson 34 of 905 Melvin Lane fined 25 dollars for assault July 19 on Virginia Depew at 910 Lake Ave. Judge Tracy suspended a three day jail. Marsha Kinney of Dayton sentenced to 30 days with 10 suspended for assault June 20 1976 on Bernice Thomas on I 75.
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Franklin
Kathy Hamilton
Miamisburg
Beachler Road
Carlisle
Eddie Ray Harville
S. River St
S. Main St
Fannie Johnson
Melvin Lane
Virginia Depew
Lake Ave
John B. Tracy
Marsha Loraine Kinney
Dayton
Bernice Thomas
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Elaine Poynter
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Charlene Howell
Arlene Westphal
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