Heat wave to persist through Labor Day weekend
The forecast calls for highs near 90 degrees with high humidity and a 20 to 30 percent chance of storms. Heat index near mid 90s, record warm nights expected with lows around 60 to 75. Unusually long stretch above 80 degrees continues through Monday, with caution for those without air conditioning.
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Storm Center 7
Erica Collura
Collura
Dayton International
National Weather Service
Jamie Simpson
Middletown Funeral Director Robert Breitenbach remembered
Longtime Middletown funeral director Robert Breitenbach died Monday at Atrium Medical Center at age 70. He owned the Breitenbach McCoy Leffler Funeral Home since 1977 after more than 50 years with the firm, a life of service the community honors as his family shares memories of his generosity, humor, and guidance.
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Middletown
Robert Breitenbach
Atrium Medical Center
Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
The
Funeral Home
Jennifer
Wagner
Alvin Lee
First Baptist Church
Butler County shifts from leasing to buying sheriff cars
Butler County ends annual $768,000 car lease for the sheriff's office and buys vehicles instead. Beginning in 2011, the county has purchased 10 cars in 2013 and 2014, aiming to spend about $800,000 yearly to replace 20 sheriff cars by 2015. Cars are sold on GovDeals.com or repurposed for other county uses and carpooling.
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Butler County
Sheriff’s Office
Cindy Carpenter
Sheriff’s Department
Carpenter
GovDeals.com
Quisenberry
Auditor’s Office
Department of Job and Family Services
Richard Jones
Safety council hosts talk on medical marijuana in workplaces
The Safety Council of Southwestern Ohio held an educational meeting in Middletown to discuss how legalizing medical marijuana could affect workplaces. Tony Coder warned that on the job safety may decline if Ohio approves medical use, citing risks from impairment and potential mismanagement of funds. State Rep. Hagan favors patient access and age 21 plus retail sale with a 15 percent tax, while surveys show mixed public support.
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Middletown
Safety Council of
Southwestern
Ohio
Tony Coder
Drug Free Action Alliance
Coder
Robert F. Hagan
Saperstein Associates
United Way chairs pledge strong Middletown drive
Terry Sherrer of United Way praises chairs Daniel Picard and Tammy Thompson for leading the Middletown area campaign with a goal of 1,225,000 dollars. Picard, vice mayor, and Thompson emphasize leadership by example and community education about services, citing Miller Coors Brewery’s 35 percent donor increase as a model of impact.
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Middletown
Terry Sherrer
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Sherrer
Daniel Picard
Tammi Thompson
Picard Law Firm
Thompson
Picard
United Way
Miller Coors Brewery
Trenton
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