Judge Seeks State Audit of Local Courts Finances
Hamilton Butler County Domestic Relations Judge Sharon Kennedy has asked the state auditor Betty Montgomery to review financial records in the local courts. The auditor’s office confirmed the request with no decision yet on next steps, while Kennedy discussed the matter in January with county commissioners. Local officials describe the move as an external review after concerns about accounts and practices, with possible funding from the county general fund if substantiated.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Sharon Kennedy
State Auditor
Betty Montgomery
Kennedy
Courtney Whetstone
Ceed
Whetstone
Michael Fox
Fox
Commission
Charles Furman
Furman
County General Fund
Gregory Jolivette
Man gets four years for attempted kidnapping
Timothy Dick, 34, of Hamilton Township, was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to kidnap a 12 year old girl. He was labeled a sexual predator and must register for life. The victim’s father urged treatment, saying the crime left his daughter fearful and scarred. Dick apologized and blamed drug use.
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Hamilton
West Chester
Timothy Dick
Kennesaw Drive
Ohio
John “Jack” Garretson
Garretson
Danny Swain
Swain
Spike Lee to Speak at Miami University Millett Hall
Filmmaker Spike Lee will give a 7 30 p m talk on Film and Entrepreneurship at Millett Hall with an 3 p m discussion in Hall Auditorium. His works from She's Gotta Have It to Clockers highlighted race, politics and film industry themes. Tickets required for the evening lecture. the 3 p m session is free. The event is part of the John W Altman Major Speakers Series and includes a Spike Lee film festival on MUNet.
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Oxford
Spike Lee
America
Miami University
Millett Hall
Lee
Miami
Hall Auditorium
Mule Filmworks
Shriver Center
Millett
John W. Altman
College of Arts and Science
School of Business
Munet
Woman expected to plead in murder case
Alaura Bishop 21 of 603 Ridgewood Ave Hamilton faces murder with a gun spec for the Nov 21 2003 shooting of her husband Elmer 21. If convicted she faces 18 years to life. Plea hearing set as case details unfold with defense and prosecutors commenting.
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Hamilton
Fairfield Township
Alaura Bishop
Ridgewood Ave
Elmer
Lyn Cunningham
Butler County
Robin Piper
Bishop
Report on school tax reform praised as step in right direction
Madison Superintendent Jan Kesselring backs the report while warning 0.25 percent income tax cut for districts. The plan aims to cap growing mills and preserve funding, with the 22 growing mills and a constitutional amendment shaping district finances and voter approvals.
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Madison
Jan Kesselring
Columbus
Taft
Kesselring
Ohio
Marshall
Amy’s Law would tighten domestic violence bond rules in Ohio courts
The measure aims to require a risk assessment checklist for domestic violence cases, expanding beyond preset bond schedules. It would consider mental health, past violence, and threat level, with support from Amy Rezos’ brother Kevin Jones as victims testify. The bill awaits committee approval and passage in both houses with Senate backing expected.
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Christopher Rezos
Amy
Rezos
Butler County
Area
Raussen
Kevin Jones
Amy Rezos
Gary Cates
West Chester Township
Senate
Local Obituaries from Middletown and Laurel Areas
A string of obituaries from Middletown and Laurel Indiana notes the deaths of several residents around January 31 2005 including Eloise Nord age 79 of Middletown and a Laurel resident age 41. The notices detail survivors and funeral arrangements with services set at Baker Stevens Funeral Home Em manual Baptist Church and Breitenbach McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Nord
Eloise
Middletown
Dayton
Jetta Leslie
Michelle Lapsley
Kokomo
Indiana
Shawn Lapsley
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Young Street
Ohio
Hall-Jordan & Pretty Memorial Chapel
South Main Street
Donna Mae Wright obituary in Camden dies at 76
Donna Mae Wright, 76, of Camden, died February 1, 2005. Services are Friday at 11 AM with visitation Thursday from 5 to 8 PM at Nein-Thompson Funeral Home.
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Howard
Sarah Francis
Camden
Nein-Thompson Funeral Home
Wright
Donna Mae
Edward Orman killer of Middletown dies at 37
Edward Eddie Orman 37 of Middletown died Monday 2005 at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was son of Edward Clarence Orman and Donna Mae Orman born March 9 1967. He led Ormans Welding Center Inc and followed the Grateful Dead in a yellow 1939 touring bus. Survived by his mother two brothers a niece a nephew an aunt and cousins. Funeral 1 PM Thursday at the funeral home with Rev Van Scoter officiating visitation 5 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial Woodside Cemetery.
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Laurel
Indiana
Jesus
Middletown
Ohio
Monroe High School
Willow Tree
Show Time Records
Nashville
Donald Herbert Parker
Cecil C. Short
Sheri Lynn
Roger) Pruitt
Taylor Ann Pruitt
Vada Wasson
Pamela
Joe) Bowman
Debra
Jeff
Carolyn McCreary
Terry Puckett
Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Russell D. Terrell
Woodside Cemetery
Wolfe County
Kentucky
Isaac
Naomi Watkins
Moose Lodge
Air Force
Frankie
Jeff) Powers
April Moore
Carlisle
Becky Sear Tne
Alaska
Joe Watkins, Jr
Charles
Alice Morningstar
McGraw Construction Company
Lois Jewell
Springboro
Adrian
Germantown
Gilbert
Franklin
Aaron
Council Grove
Kansas
William
Marjorie
Robert Byron Morningstar
Keith Holt
Madonna
James Edward
Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler
Brad Cunen
Fairview
Gratis
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
American Kidney Foundation
Eddietown
Edward Clarence Orman
Donna Mae (Davis) Orman
Eddie
Orman's Welding Center Inc
Grateful Dead
Donna Mae Orman
Eric V. Orman
Keith A. Orman
Chicago
Illinois
Corinna Orman
Casey Ryan Orman
Esta Sims
Springfield
Edward C. Orman
Bernard van Scoter
Funeral Home
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Crooklyn
New York Knicks
40 Acres
By Jessica Brown
Liberty Fairfield Road
Elmer Bishop
University Hospital
Cincinnati
Roberts
Coxohio
Armbruster
Grand Ave
Short, Patricia Ann
Parker
Morningstar
Charles R. “Dick
Taseo
Starkey
Senior Citizens Hearing Aid Center
Woodman
Hudson Tax Service
Potter Street
Trenton
Orman Edward “Eddie” “Killer
Alan
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