Winter surge strains Ohio emergency rooms across region
Middletown Regional Hospital reports its emergency department at capacity as staff treat a high patient load. Across 13 hospitals and Bethesda Warren County Lebanon facility diversions to the nearest hospital rose from 212 hours in December to 613 in January, according to Colleen O'Toole of the Greater Cincinnati Health Council.
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Sandy Oswald
Colleen O'Toole
Greater Cincinnati
UK extends Mansfield plant contract with USWA
AK Steel Corp said union workers at its Mansfield plant agreed to a two year contract extension, signaling an improved relationship with the United Steelworkers of America. UK officials noted the shift follows a January 2004 resolution to a long lockout.
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AK Steel Corp
Mansfield
United Steelworkers of America
Alan McCoy
USWA
Restless plea in Erica Baker case at arraignment
Pam Schmidt, Greg and Misty Baker faced the courtroom image of Christian John Gabriel as Montgomery County judge David Gowdney set bail at 250000 and entered not guilty pleas for Gabriel on gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence related to Erica Baker who disappeared in 1999. Gabriel, 33, may have driven a vehicle that struck the girl near a Kettering park while she walked her dog. The next court date is March 1 before Judge Michael Hall. Gabriel completes a nine month sentence for receiving stolen property.
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Pam Schmidt
Christian John Gabriel
Erica Baker
Schmidt
Montgomery County
Erica
Greg
Misty Baker
Gabriel
Baker
Kettering Park
Common Pleas
Michael T. Hall
Springfield
Clark County
Jury Deliberations Continue in Barton Murder Case
A Warren County jury deliberated six hours without reaching a verdict in the Jim Barton trial. The former Springboro police lieutenant, charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary, faced questions over his 911 call after discovering his wife’s body. The judge plans to resume deliberations after dismissing one involuntary manslaughter count and a burglary count.
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Lebanon
Jim Barton
Springboro
Warren County Common Pleas
James Flannery
Barton
Flannery
Phelp
Leslie Meyer
William Phelps
Warren County
Vickie Barton
President taps Negroponte as first national intelligence adviser
President Bush announced diplomat John Negroponte, then ambassador to Iraq, as the first director of national intelligence. The role, created by Congress, places him over CIA Director Porter Goss and the intelligence budget, with Senate confirmation required and unclear power over agency budgets.
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U.S
Iraq
Congress
Bush
Negroponte
Senate
CIA
Porter Goss
White House
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Police seek Dayton man in bar rape and robbery
Middletown police seek Antwan Hall, 24, of Dayton, in connection with a Jan. 24 assault at Tina's Bar and Bistro in which a woman was raped, robbed, and tied with electrical cords. Detectives say another suspect may have been involved. call Tim Riggs with tips at 513-425-7785.
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Dayton
Tina
Clark Street
Antwan Hall
Aramark
Clark St
Lil’ Chicago
Don Owens
Hall
Owens
Tim Riggs
Riggs
Correction on page references for Preble County meth arrests
Journal notes an error in Thursday’s index stating a meth-lab arrest story appeared on page B1. There was no such story. the item actually runs on page B3 in today’s edition.
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Preble County
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