Middletown Miami University Cheer Squad Wins Regional Tourney
The Middletown campus cheer squad from Miami University won first place at the Ohio regional campus state basketball tournament in Canton. Members Kim Geckeler Ruth Wynne Lesia Owsley and Joy Bailey earned awards while coach Lynn Darbyshire led the team. The article notes Licking County Ohio’s salt licks history.
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Middletown
Miami University
Ohio
Canton
Kim Geckeler
Ruth Wynne
Edgewood High School
Lesia Owsley
Joy Bailey
Springboro
Lynn Darbyshire
Fort Gower Officers Drafted Earliest Declaration in 1774
At Fort Gower in Ohio the 1774 garrison officers drafted a declaration backing the American cause. Triggered by Lord Dunmore's War and the Boston Port Bill, the document predated Philadelphia's by about 20 months and signaled colonial resistance from Ohio soil.
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Fort Gower
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ohio
Virginia
Lord Dunmore
Dunmore
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Kanawha River
George III
Boston
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Charges filed in Dayton robberies and threats
Aggravated robbery charges were filed against Dwain T Adkins 25 of Dayton and Robert L Russell 22 of Dayton in a Friday night King Kwik store robbery at Engles Corner. They face aggravated assault charges for alleged threats on Metropolitan Housing Authority employees at 1820 S Main St. during a Friday afternoon incident. Suspects were held in city jail. one arrested soon after the robbery, the other later Friday night.
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Dwain T. Adkins
Dayton
The Big Switch at Roosevelt Middle School Meeting
Roosevelt Middle School Association hosts a program on the metric system titled The Big Switch. David Vovgles and Bruce Peters of the science department will lead discussions in the school cafeteria at 7 30 Tuesday night. Roosevelt parents and students will participate in metric skill tests measuring length weight volume and temperature.
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Roosevelt Middle School Association
David Vovgles
Bruce Peters
Roosevelt
Poor attendance leads to combined baccalaureate at two high schools
Middletown High School and Lemon Monroe High School will not hold baccalaureate as a separate ceremony this year. Instead, parts of the service will be merged into commencement. Middletown cites low attendance. Lemon Monroe notes court concerns about church and state and declining attendance.
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Middletown
Lemon-Monroe
Middletown High School
MHS Baccalaureate
The
Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois University
MHS
Lewis Hill
Hill
Lemon-Monroe High School
Donald Altstaetter
Autopsy awaited in death of Dillard Miracle
Warren County deputies await autopsy results for Dillard Miracle 25 found noon Friday in a car in a field off Shaker Road. He worked as a construction worker for Don Hawkins Real Estate Co. Survived by wife Connie and three sons, plus parents and siblings. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Joseph Baker Funeral Home. Burial in Woodside Cemetery.
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Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Dillard Miracle
Gideon Road
Shaker Road
Joseph Baker
Curtis Hayslip
Miracle
Don Hawkins Real Estate Co
Connie
Dillard
Wayne
Andy
Springboro
Sol Miracle
Middletown
Billy
Georgia
Sol Jr
Larry
Dorothy Blankenship
Darlene Beaudoin
Trenton
Reynolds
Mary English
Rita Powers
West Middletown
Woodside Cemetery
Germantown Raymond
Dean
Dayton Pike
Kettering Memorial Hospital
U.S. Air Force
Masonic Lodge
Scotish Rite of
Dayton
John A. Arpp
Germantown Cemetery
Bess
James
Deerfield, Nl
Ohio House passes tax relief bill HR 920 amid mixed votes
Ohio lawmakers react to HR 920 to curb real estate tax hikes as Denham Fox Netzley vote no while Corwin Nixon supports the measure. The bill would freeze county tax levels set after a 1971 ruling, potentially reducing local school and government funding and prompting Senate scrutiny and possible amendments.
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John Leach Journal
Ohio
Michael Fox
Hamilton
Middletown
William Denham
Robert Netzley
Preble County
Corwin Nixon
Lebanon
Ohio House
Denham
Fox
Butler County
James Tilton
Netzley
Donham
Clearcreek Life Squad policy clarified at meeting
Dr Scott Swope said the Clearcreek Life Squad normally transports noncritical patients to Clinton County Memorial Hospital in Wilmington but may use discretion in emergencies to go to the nearest facility. The policy was discussed after a pregnancy case during an ice storm when a caller requested Wilmington transport.
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Springboro
Clearcreek Life Squad
Clinton County Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Scott Swope
Swope
Pam Taylor Crowned DeMolay Sweetheart at Masonic Temple
Pam Taylor of 3111 Illinois Ave was crowned DeMolay Sweetheart during ceremonies at the Masonic Temple. She was escorted by Tim Miller with first runner-up Sue Hall.
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Pam Taylor
Illinois Ave
DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Tim Miller
Sue Hall
Fire incidents and minor injuries reported Citywide
Fire at 753 O.M. Baltimore due to overheated furnace motor with no damage. Grass fire near railroad tracks along Baltimore St caused by fare with no damage. Several individuals including Amber Morgan 12 and Tina Holder 8 suffered minor injuries or medical issues and were treated and released or admitted for observation. Elizabeth Elam 49 faced serious breathing difficulty and was admitted to hospital.
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Amber Morgan
Columbia Ave
Baltimore St
Christopher Conley
Tytus Ave
Mary Chambers
Penfield Ave
Tina Holder
Garfield St
Elizabeth Elam
City offices ransacked in Middletown area break in
Police reported ransacked city offices at the City Annex on Central Avenue with windows broken and blood inside. Five cases of soft drinks were stolen from Combs' Sohio station on Yankee Road. A television and radio worth $559 were taken from the Wilsons' upstairs residence on Flemming Road.
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Middletown
Combs
Sohio Station
Yankee Road
Ricky Wilson
Flemming Road
Bicentennial Mass Held Across Middle Town Parishes
The three local Catholic parishes sponsor a Bicentennial Mass today at 3 p.m. in the downtown mall with Catholic and non Catholic participants. A prelude music program begins at 2 40 p.m. Dinner follows at 5 30 p.m. at the Manchester Inn.
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Manchester Inn
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Ada Marchetti
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Raymond Dean
Laura
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Ted Hester
Jacksonburg
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Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
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Second Ave
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