School's 'Supercop' Coy Hall retires after 23 years service
Police veteran Coy Hall 51 retired after 23 years on the force with a disability pension. The warrants officer noted for rapid suspect tracking helped solve a December First National Bank robbery and a burglary at Model Shoe Store. Hall credited the school of hard knocks and cited a sixth sense valued by Chief Dwyer. He received a badge and letter of appreciation at retirement.
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Hall
State Pension ‘Board
First National Bank
FBI
Pittsburgh Paints Center
Pat
Wall
School of Hard Knocks
Russell Dwyer
Dwyer
Leukemia patient Jerry Kollstedt receives care in Seattle
Jerry Kollstedt, 16, son of Julius and (Mrs) Kollstedt of Hamilton, has been admitted to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle for aplastic anemia treatment. He will receive a bone marrow transplant from his brother Jim. The Knights of Columbus report $15,222 raised for the family with monthly expenses estimated at about $10,000. Contributions may be sent to the Jerry Kollstedt Fund in care of Don Beckman.
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Hamilton
Jerry Kollstedt
Julius Kollstedt
Heoven Ave
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle
Wash
Knights of Columbus
Kollstedt
Jim
Don Beckman
K of C
Hamilton-Cleves Road
Safes broken into at Chapple Leasing and Elks Lodge
Police report two separate break ins Friday thefts from safes. Chapple Leasing Inc. lost a $75 safe with 20 car titles and cashier and personal checks to Rotary Club totaling $460. Elks Lodge on Main Street saw a large floor safe unsecured cash taken. A rug track suggested a two wheel cart removal. A resident found a broken living room window at 1903 Vance Street and the home ransacked.
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Rotary Club
Chapple Leasing Inc
Elks Lodge
N. Main St
Rebecca Harden
Vance St
Fairfield twins plan blowout
Fairfield Ohio AP says Ike and Bill Howard are Leap Year identical twins who will celebrate their 20th birthday and 80th year with a big party. They recall wartime separation, farming, and decades of close living, including years of dressing alike and sharing life choices.
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Ike
Bill Howard
Fairfield
Ohio
Ike Howard
Middletown considers hospital parking and park project
The Middletown City Commission will address a holdover on hospital expansion parking plans tied to a court appeal for a proposed garage deleted by the planning commission. They also may hire James H. Bassett Inc. to design Jefferson playfield, a spring project funded by a $3,000 to $4,000 fee and a $113,568 HUD grant with city matching funds for land and development.
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Middletown City Commission
Middletown
Mary Alice Mack
Middletown Hospital
City Commission
Een
City Planning Commission
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Planning Commission
James H. Bassett Inc
Lima
Jefferson
Bassett
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
County Court Cases Flag Guardians of Lebanon and Franklin Residents
A stream of court records lists residents from Lebanon Franklin and nearby towns involved in cruelty neglect or separation cases. Names include Peters Palmer Cox Blankenship Kesling Hatton Seale Reed Rhoden Pleak Pieak Hammons Lamme and others with addresses in Lebanon Franklin Middletown Springboro and Mason. The document records plaintiffs defendants and addresses across numerous parental and domestic disputes.
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Gregory L. Palmer
Clay St
Lebanon
Ssndra K Palmer
Shadow Lake Trailer Park
Mason
Clifford Albertson
Patricia Albertson
E Mulberry
Sylvia Cox
E. Pekin Road
Dale Cox
Wanda Louise Blankenship
East St
Terrance Edison Blankenship
Branch Hill
Ohio
Diana Kesting
Middleboro
Oregonia
Randolph L. Kesling
David Hatton
Catskill Drive
Franklin
Dorothy Hatton
Brenda K. Seale
Hamilton Middletown Road
Douglas Evaene Seale
River St. Franklin
Delores J. Reed
Gilpin St
Springboro
Leonard J. Reed
Letterson Road
Middletown
Patricia Lynn Rhoden
E. Main St
Apt. 1
Perry C. Rhoden Jr
Salem
Ore
Gloria Mae Pleak
Lessey Lane
Ross C Pieak
Shaker Road
LeNea Hammons
Miamisburg
Terry L. Hammons
Virginia Ave
Diane R. Lamme
Market St
George de Lamme
Fire Calls Outline Vehicle, Home, and Grass Incidents
Fire crews responded yesterday to multiple incidents. At 412 Weaver Ave a blaze linked to an overheated washing machine motor caused $52 damage to a motor. On Oxford State Road near Holly Farms a grass fire caused no damage. At 80 Yankee Road weld work ignited brake fluid and damaged a car gas line, with $200 damage noted. A hospital visit followed chest pains at VC Park Lane. At 315 Garfield St a train fire near a home occurred as children played with matches, with no damage.
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Weaver Ave
Harvey Clements
Lath Ave
Timber Trail Drive
Francis Cohoon
Oxford State Road
Holly Farms
VC Park Lane
Nmbie Newman
Garfield St
Tonia Jenkins
Yankee Road
Middletown Weld Co
Deaths in Middletown: Clyde L. Dyer and George Georgopoulos
Clyde L. Dyer 78 of 1211 Ellen Drive died at Middletown Hospital after collapsing at home last night. George Georgopoulos 69 of 1507 Manter Avenue died at the hospital after choking on food at Anchor Restaurant. services set for Tuesday at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church with funeral home prayers and viewing prior.
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Clyde L. Dyer
Ellen Drive
Middletown Hospital
Dyer
George Georgopoulos
Manter Ave
Anchor
Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Arthur N Pappas
Riggs
Woodside Cemetery
Calabrese Caucus Tests Rhodes Grip In Ohio Senate
Ohio Senate Democrats break with Rhodes ally Calabrese to join House in overriding vetoes and voting against Rhodes appointments. Others including Secrest Carney and Woodland defect from Ocasek leadership, signaling shifting party unity and potential GOP legislative control.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Senate Democrats
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Senate
House
Rhodes
Charles S. Lopeman
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
Anthony
Calabrese
Cleveland
Ocasek
Robert T. Secrest
Cambridge
Thomas E. Carney
Girard
Donald L. Woodland
Douglas Applegate
Steubenville
Democrats
Frank J. Lausche
Police brief: thefts in Lucasville and Freshman High
SGT Larry Wood of Lucasville Penitentiary reported a theft from his station wagon parked at Jordan Hall Memorial Chapel. A citizen band radio valued at 100 dollars was stolen. In a separate incident ten white basketball jerseys with Steelers printed were stolen from Freshman High School gym locker room yesterday morning.
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Larry Wood
Lucasville Penitentiary
Citizens Band
Jordan Hall Memorial Chapel
Steelers
Freshman High School
Franklin to read drug bill at city council meeting
Franklin set to read a drug bill at the 7:30 p.m. city council meeting in the City Building. The agenda includes defining offenses to align with state codes, tougher penalties for some acts, a time limit proposal for abandoned service stations, and appointing a new council member to replace O.H. Egleston, who resigned Feb. 28. A three reading authorization for an agreement with Pacey and Florence Mindlin over land along Riley Boulevard is on the docket.
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Franklin
City Council
Joe Baxter Jr
O.H. Egleston
Warren County
Republican Party Executive Committee
Pacey
Florence Mindlin
Riley Boulevard
Fire damages home of Mr and Mrs Davis
A stove grease fire at 716 Poplar Street caused about 9500 in damage last night. Firemen arrived at 7 38 pm and put out the blaze in 20 minutes, but flames spread to paneling ceiling and a dining area. Ceiling removal and heavy smoke affected second floor. Damages totaled 7000 to the home and 2500 to contents.
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Joseph Davis
Poplar St
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Verity Middle School
Jaggee Inc
Warren
Jom
Pleska
Mapie Ave
Charleen Mehattie
Orchard Ave
Tegal
Jerry Tarris
Cincinnati
Doris Ball
Fiesta Court
Cartisie
Joe Collins
Woodlawn
Martin Sparks
Main St
Franklin Scott B. Rader
Mechanic
Pamela
Hoffman Ave
Walter Welborn
Warrensville Heights
Betty L Noble
Fourth St
Douglas J. Ingram
Soutntine Drive
Joanne Hardy
Columbus Ave
Michael C Gardner
Old Orchard Lane
Monroe
Vicki G. Leigh
Lynn Drive
Cork
Rickie J Madron
Marcella
Packer
Judith Theresa Cottey
Roberts
Franklin Terry
Gurtie
Patti
E Pekin Road
Janis D. Faulkner
Park Ave
James Japp
Switchmman
Doris Inscho
Blossom
Pamela Baily
Miller Road
Apt
Paul Baily
Joan R. Tudor
Home Ave
Darrene Tudor
Madison Road
Barbara Gail Reese
Obinson
Vail Road
Nis F. Reese
Maxine Peters
Edward Peters
Steve Townsend
S. Main S
Judy Townsend
Germantown
Rt 1
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Greenup Court
Agonal
Robert Day
Elk Valley
Tenn
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Richard Gene Palmer
Warren St
Shirley M. Leach
Melanie
Roy Michael Leach
Gilpin Drive
Helen Reffitt
Lloyd Reffitt
E. Parklane
Clyde Dyer
Calabrese Caucus
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Secrest
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Bayview Dr
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Second Ave
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Gideon Rd
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