Beef and Bacon Lead Middletown Food Price Rise
The Journal market basket shows 11 percent overall price increases in Middletown over the past year with beef rising about 20 cents, pork items higher, beer up to 3.46 for a 12-pack, and soft drinks cereals cheeses and tomatoes among gainers. Of 30 items, 15 advanced and nine held steady while six fell. The August basket totaled 40.49, adjusted from earlier surveys.
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Journal Market Basket
Commerce Department
Middletown
al Rom
Death of 18 year old on train tracks ruled due to injuries
Butler County Coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone said Jeffrey Short of Riverview Drive died Aug 16 after being hit by a freight train. The cause is listed as injuries from the incident though the reason he was on the tracks remains undetermined. Polygraph tests showed no foul play.
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Jeffrey Short
Riverview Drive
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Short
Boone
Middletown
Man fair after accident on N University Boulevard
William Squire 23 of 2907 Roslyn Drive remains in fair condition at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after an early morning accident on N University Boulevard. Police say his car headed south, left the road, uprooted a light pole by 24 feet, then flipped onto its top around 2 am yesterday.
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William Squire
Roslyn Drive
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
N. University Boulevard
Squire
University
Boy Escapes Injury After Street Crossing Incident
A 5 year old boy ran into the path of a car on Freedom Court and was treated at Middletown Hospital. Steve Winkler of 4658 Freedom Court crossed in front of Frank Matters 25 of 1425 Young St at about 4 15 p m. The boy was released after treatment.
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Freedom Court
Steve Winkler
Frank Matters
Young St
Middletown Hospital
Assault claims fade for city residents in recent briefs
Maxwell Byrd, 23, of 5880 Howe Road, treated at Middletown Hospital for facial injuries after an alleged Stargrow Drive-in Theater incident. Police could not locate a suspect. Ruth Rogers, 38, of 2913 Elmo Place, said her Blac-Lite Lounge driveway fall was not an assault and no injuries were sustained.
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Maxwell Byrd
Howe Road
Middletown Hospital
Stargrow Drive-in
Ruth Rogers
Elmo Place
Jackson Lane
Four arrested in Manchester Ave drug raid on 13 charges
Police and narcotics officers served a search warrant at 2403 Manchester Ave early today and seized Columbian marijuana and a hallucinogen valued at about 700 dollars each, plus 771 dollars cash. Bruce Gibson 24 held on 9500 bond charged with multiple drug offenses. Debbie Gibson 22 charged with possession and sale of hallucinogen. Kay Key 20 charged with abusive conduct and drug possession. Pat Greene 18 charged with marijuana possession. Residence had been under weeks of surveillance. Two controlled buys were reported.
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Manchester Ave
James Malott
Bruce Gibson
Carnee
Kay Key
Vannest Ave
Pat Greene
E. Cottage Ave
Miamisburg
Hases
Malott
Ptls
Paul Lewis
Roger Knabel
Mike Davis
K-9
William Hollister
Bicyclist Injured After Collision At City Intersection
A 14 year old bicyclist, Peter Kavouras of 303 Crawford St, was treated at Middletown Hospital for scrapes after his bike hit a car at University Boulevard and First Avenue. The car driven by Nannie Little, 44, entered the intersection on a red light. Little was not cited.
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Middletown Hospital
University Boulevard
First Avenue
Peter Kavouras
Crawford St
University
Nannie Little
Minnesota St
Kavouris
Little
Labor Day Public Offices and Banks Closed
All city state and county offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day along with banks savings and loan institutions and post office windows though one holiday collection will be made. Unemployment claimants should report Tuesday at their normal Monday time.
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Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Local doctor hurt in airport fracas
Dr Harold Co Rothermel of Middletown was in stable condition in the ICU at Middletown Hospital after a dispute at Warren County Airport yesterday. The fight with Charles Bush of Wilmington involved a wooden wheel chock, and Bush was taken in for questioning with unclear arrest details.
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Harold Co. Rothermel
Jennifer Lane
Middletown Hospital
Warren County
Rothermel
Charles Bush
Wilmington
Bush
Middletown
Lebanon Life Squad
Suit Challenges Miami Township Speed Limits on Two Roads
A Chautauqua man filed two suits in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court alleging posted 35 mph signs on Byers and Benner roads are illegal and seeking to enforce state limits of 55 mph day and 50 mph night. He seeks to stop enforcement of the lower limits and in a separate suit seeks 25000 dollars in damages plus attorney fees for his May 8 speeding arrest on Byers Road. He claims his civil rights were violated by the charge and accuses trustees of malicious conduct to benefit the township financially.
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Miamisburg
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Miami Township
Robert D. Hinds
First Ave
Chautauqua
Byers and
Benner Roads
Byers Road
Auto crash on Yankee Road injures none at 844 am
Fire units respond today to an auto collision on Yankee Road near Vth Avenue with no injuries reported. At 4:05 pm a subject at West Parkway 318, Gar Hewitt, receives treatment for injuries at West Hospital. A broken fluorescent kitchen light at Wildwood Golf Course clubhouse on Germantown Road causes $15 damage.
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Vth
Avene End
Yankee Road
West Parkway
Gar Hewitt
Germantown Road
West Hospital
Aberdeen Drive
Wildwood Golf Course
Postponed Labor Day Meeting To September 8
The council meeting scheduled around Labor Day has been postponed to Monday September 8 to cover the holiday. The change affects agenda items and may adjust committee timelines.
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Ted Pollard
Journal
The
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Debbie Gibson
London
Ohio
Dohn
Maytag Dohn’‘S
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
AFC
Zenith
Kelston
Mediterranean
Seville
Stan's TV
Zenith Sales & Service
Central Ave
Stan
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