Break-ins, school reopen plans amid energy crisis loom
Police logged three burglaries with valuables taken including jewelry belts coins cameras and a watch at Arvid McWhorter home on Germantown Road. In Middletown 18 of 23 district buildings face a one hour delay Monday as Superintendent Dalton seeks propane to reopen five closed schools while CG&E supply delays threaten timing.
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Arvid McWhorter
Germantown Road
Marlene DeFrates
Glencoe Ave
Tod
Sue Wilson
Wilson St
Cleveland Street
Cleveland
Hill Avenue
Middletown
Samuel Dalton
Dalton
Middletown Oard of Education
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Roosevelt
McKinley
Fenwick High
John XXIII
Cone
Cg&e
Middletown High School
James Shull
Cincinnati
Texas
Ansas
Oklahoma
Shull
Taft
Fire kills two elderly women in Kettering Ohio
In a two story brick home around 1 a.m. in Kettering Ohio Laurel Gordon 91 died in her bed and her son Boyd Gordon 68 was critically burned. His wife Charlotte Gordon 67 died in a bathroom. Neighbor Leslie Valentine 52 and his son Jim 17 witnessed flames and called police as rescuers battled the blaze.
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Kettering
Ohio
Dayton
Laurel Gordon
Boyd Gordon
Charlotte Gordon
Leslie Valentine
Jim
Valentine
Gordon
Fire run report corrections issued by Journal
The Journal says last Thursday's fire run information was incorrect. Charles Palmer aged 60 of 406 Eastline Drive was taken to hospital for a possible coronary attack, not from a medical reaction, per Division of Fire reports.
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Charles Palmer
Eastline Drive
Division of Fire
Longet to live in remodeled cell in Aspen jail
Claudine Longet will not begin serving her sentence until after a remodeled cell provides more suitable accommodations. Pitkin County sheriff expects a newly remodeled female facility at the jail by June 1, according to attorney Ron Austin.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Pitkin Aye Day
Pitkin County
Ron Austin
Warren County Grand Jury Indicts Couple in Murder Case
Donald and Sadie Bowles of Middletown face murder related charges for a Jan 22 stabbing of Gale Combs and shooting of Marion Combs at Village East Apartments. Donald Bowles is charged with two counts of attempted murder and Sadie with two counts of complicity to attempted murder. Younger Combs survived and sues for over $1 million.
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Lebanon
Donald
Sadie Bowles
Elwood St
Middletown
Warren County Grand Jury
Sadie
Marion Combs
Gale
Warren County
Tommy Walker
Knoxville
Tenn
Walker
Robert Noble
Corwin
Harold Davis
Comanche Drive
Ross
Jan Roosa
West Road
Maineville
Daniel P. Donely
Cincinnati
Toby Hass
S. Main St
Franklin
Donald McCurry
Nixon Camp Road
Oregonia
Middletown officer completes National Crime Prevention Institute training
Patrolman Ken Craig becomes the second Middletown officer to finish the four week course in Louisville Kentucky. He ranked near the top in a class of 50 and will join Captain Ron VanArsdale who completed the program last year. Craig has 12 years with the department and has also trained with Operation Crime Alert.
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Ptl
Ken Craig Yesterdy
Middletown
National Crime Prevention Institute
Louisville
Craig
Division of Police Crime Prevention Bureau
Ron VanArsdale
Police Department
Franklin School System Extends Closure Amid Gas Shortage
Franklin schools remain closed through next week due to a Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co gas shortage. Superintendent Shelby Middleton noted several gas using buildings are on 30 percent curtailment and may force makeup days. A special board meeting Monday will discuss possible February 21 makeup and vacation-week scheduling if fuel allows.
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Franklin
Shelby Middleton
Franklin High School
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Middleton
Ohio General Assembly
Cincinnati
Cg&e
Freie I
Carlisle Mayor Granted Injunction Over Suspension Claim
Warren County Common Pleas Court Judge William Young issued an injunction to block Carlisle Mayor Melvin Reece from suspending Chief Reichard except through state procedures. Reichard sought relief after a Jan 31 suspension letter. Reece later revoked the suspension the same day. The initial notice cited unpaid status for February due to sick leave issues and failure to notify assistant command.
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Lebanon
Warren County Common Pleas Court
William Young
Carlisle
Melvin Reece
Aare
B R Reichard
Reichard
Reece
Earl Bolen
Woman shot through both thighs at 423 Weaver St
A 28 year old woman, Betty Sue Green Herd of 423 Weaver St, was shot through both thighs with a .38 caliber pistol last night following an argument with a man she knew. She was treated at Middletown Hospital for flesh wounds. Police found the man not in the apartment. she declined to sign a warrant.
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Betty Sue Green Herd
Weaver St
Middletown Hospital
Weaver
Miss Herd
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Oberlin
Ohio Highway Patrol
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Richie
Central
Village Drive
Apt. A
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Combs
John Preacher
Bowleses
Preacher
Elwood
Donald Bowles
Paul Lewis
Agnew Moving
Palm Springs
Annapolis
Spiro T. Agnew
Calif
Agnew
Judy
Colin F. McGowan
Agnews
Vanarsdale
Chamber of Commerce
Division of Police
Jacone Glass Shop, Inc
First Ave
John Dobrozs JR
INS., Inc
First Avenue
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller Mor
Monthlu
Kodak Davidson Photo Shop
U.S
Pariaa Lallors
Crawford
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