Alliance groups plan forum to curb Middletown violence
The Ministerial Alliance of Middletown and partners including the Middletown Area United Way and city officials will hold a January 27 forum to map practical steps against street violence. Rev. Michael Bailey and Rev. Eric Newell stress follow through and ongoing dialogue starting from the January 16 Martin Luther King ecumenical service.
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Middletown
United Way
Michael Bailey
Ministerial Alliance
Bailey
Eric Newell
Newell and Bailey
Express Mail last hope for Christmas deliveries
The U S Postal Service set Monday as the deadline for first class mail and urged customers to use Priority or Express Mail to reach destinations by Christmas. Middletown post office officials noted deadlines vary by destination with longer distances requiring Express Mail. A local resident waited to mail a gift to a son in Japan as service deadlines loomed.
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USS
Cindy Miegl
Middletown
California
Barbara Krause
Miamisburg
Japan
U.S. Air Force
Butler prosecutor takes oath of office again
Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper was sworn into office for a second term in Fairfield Monday night.
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Butler
Butler County
Robin Piper
Fairfield
County to Freeze Budget as Deficit Looms
Hamilton Butler County plans a temporary budget freeze through March 15 to ride out anticipated state funding cuts for 2005. Department heads must operate at 2004 levels, with no new hires or raises unless found within existing funds. The move aims to stabilize revenue forecast amid a projected 10 percent sales tax rise but offset home sale revenue declines.
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Hamilton
Butler
Michael Fox
Ohio
Derek Conklin
Buckley Family Loses Home In West Chester Township Fire
The Buckley family of West Chester Township escaped unharmed when a blaze struck their Kenneth Drive residence on Monday. A family dog died from smoke inhalation as firefighters fought the fire causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Owners Jason and Carolyn Buckley and their three children will stay with relatives in Mason while investigators determine the cause.
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Buckley
West Chester Township
Kenneth Drive
Jason
Carolyn Buckley
Mason
Franklin approves smaller budget for 2005 in city council
Franklin council okayed a lean 2005 operating budget cutting summer street paying and donations. Finance director Sandra Morgan says the budget is about 142000 under 2004 and totals near 21 million with revenue shortfalls guiding the cuts. Council members note potential restorations if income taxes exceed projections and say police and fire services remain protected. A separate measure allows collecting village Corwin taxes, projected 4000 to 6000 yearly, with no extra staff. Also approved are two Downtown Improvement Fund grants for facade repairs at 327 and 319 South Main Street, aiding a Caribbean restaurant venture and an insurance office with 50 percent cost coverage.
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Summer Street
Sandra Morgan
Morgan
Carl Bray
Scott Lipps
Jim Lukas
Greg Sample
Corwin
Waynesville
Ohio
South Main Street
Downtown Improvement Fund
Christine Mangroo
S. Main St
Margie Farmer
Meeker and Meeker Insurance
Elderly couple loses home in Liberty Township fire
Perry and Ethel Simpson and their 15 year old grandson escaped a house fire at 5511 Cincinnati-Dayton Road after their cats alerted them with screams from the attic. The tin roofed home suffered about 150000 dollars in damage. the family lacked insurance and received aid from Red Cross Reach Out Lakota and the Community Foundation. Firefighters battled flames with delays in water supply and heat containment while nearby departments assisted.
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Monroe
Perry
Ethel Simpson
Liberty Township
Cincinnati-Dayton
Perry Simpson
Paul Stumpf
Keen Stumpf
Red Cross
Simpsons
Lakota
Community Foundation of
West Chester
Liberty
West Chester Township
Stumpf
Parents of killed boy push safety crusade and Jarod's Law
Jim and Jen Bennett, whose 6 year old son Jarod Bennett died when a 290 pound cafeteria table fell on him in Lebanon in December 2003, lead a campaign to pass Jarod's Law in Ohio and urge safety inspections in schools nationwide. They have alerted officials in 30 states, pressed audits, and raised the possibility of a class action as they advocate changes to protect students from hazardous tables.
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Lebanon
Jarod
Jim
Jennifer Bennett
Jarod Bennett
Jim Bennett
Ohio
America
Bennetts
Tom Raga
R-Mason
Raga
Louisa Wright School
Columbus
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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