Franklin plans April ballot to raise city income tax
Franklin City Council discusses an April 8 ballot proposal to raise the city income tax from 1 percent to 1.5 percent for residents and workers inside and outside the city. Chairman Paul R. Smith says action may come at the January 20 meeting with a tentative breakdown of tax use: 60 percent police, 20 percent streets, 5 percent housing for the elderly, 5 percent recreation, and 10 percent general fund. A 60 day notice to the Warren County Board of Elections is required before the vote.
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Franklin — Council
Franklin
Smith
Warren County Board of Elections
Daniel C. Moore
Ohio lawmakers receive committee assignments in 11th General Assembly
In Columbus, leaders announced Senate Rules, Finance, Judiciary, Agriculture, Ways & Means, Transportation, Health, Elections, Commerce, Lee & Environment, and Education committees. Members listed include Ocasek, Calabrese, Hall, Headley, Meshel, Valiquette, Maloney, Gray, Reed, Bowen, Celebrezze, Aronoff, Van Meter, Gillmor, and others across D and R parties.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
Senate Rules
Ocasek
Calabrese
Hall
Headley
Meshel
Valiquette
Maloney
Gray
Secrest
Woodland
Gillmor
White
Collins
Health & Retirement
Freeman
Pease
Zimmers
Dennis
Elections, Financial Institutions, & Insurance
Butts
Ps O'Shaughnessy
Aronoff
van Meter
Commerce & Labor
Celebrezze
Carney
McCormack
Massey
Lukens
Gaeth
Lee & Environment
O’shaugnessy
Slagle
Johnson
van Meters
Legion Auxiliary meets Wednesday at legion hall
The American Legion Auxiliary 218 will meet at 8 PM tomorrow at the legion hall. Discussion will focus on plans to attend the mid winter conference in Columbus on January 24 and 25.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Theegion Hall
Columbus
Thieves Take Guns and Cash In Multiple Break-Ins
Police investigated several break-ins yesterday and over the weekend. In one incident five guns and cash were taken and later recovered, with a total loss over 700 dollars. Other burglaries included entries at the Boellke residence, Cox residence, and Hood's Pizza with guns, jewelry, a radio, an alarm clock, and other items stolen or missing.
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Henry Avenue
Patricia Boellke
Mary Etta St
Darnell Cox
Seventh Ave
Cox
Hood’s Pizza
16Th Ave
Grange Set to Gather January 20 in Monroe
Monroe Grange plans a January 20 meeting featuring a Melvin Nothe directed musical program. Forty two members enjoyed an oyster and chili supper at Seven Dolors recreation hall last night. The county women's activity committee statewide assembly will meet January 11 at 7 30 p.m. in Wilmington. The Butler County Pomona Grange meets January 18 at Fairfield Grange Hall. Also January 18 the state legislative district Grange meets at Charity Grange Hall five miles east of Dayton. The women’s activity committee will meet January 27 at 11 a.m. at the RCA building in Hamilton to make napkin holders.
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Monroe
Melvin Nothe
Monroe Grange
Grange
Seven Dolors Recreation Hall
County Women’s Activity Committee
Wilmington
Butler County
Pomona Grange
Fairfield Grange
Fairfield
State Legislative District
Charity Grange Hall
Grange Hall Road
Dayton
Greene County
Women’s
RCA
Hamilton
Convicted rapist sent to Lima for examination
Hamilton offender Willard Johnson, 32, found guilty of rape and kidnaping of a 15 year old, was moved to Lima State Hospital for psychiatric treatment after a judge denied a stay. He will stay 60 days before sentencing and faces motions on felony class and two indictments.
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Lima
Hamilton
Willard Johnson
Lima State Hospital
Johnson
Tylersville Road
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Scott Ray Jr
Kenneth B. Flacks
Lebanon
Obituaries and funeral notices from Middletown area
Deaths reported include Asa Gay Abney 69 of 4805 Mossman Road dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital after collapse at home. His survivors include wife Elizabeth two sons Laurel and Keith and five grandchildren. Services Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery. Memorials to heart fund. Also Earl B Klein 74 of 3010 Flemming Road died at Middletown Hospital. Services Thursday at First Presbyterian Church burial Wilson Schramm Memorial Home visitation Wednesday. Klein retired Armco Steel mechanical engineer and was active in church and community. Also Jill Patricia Lindsey five day old daughter of Mr and Mrs David Lindsey to be buried at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home. Paul Sullivan 73 former Middletown Journal reporter to be buried Memorial Mausoleum Spring Grove Cemetery after Cincinnati service. died in Parkersburg.
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Asa Gay Abney
Mossman Road
Middletown Hospital
Abney
Armco Steel Corp
Irvine
Middletown
Elizabeth
Laurel
Keith
Clark
Ravenna
Bess Bush
Zella Baker
Ruthee Dayton
McCoy-Leffler
C. Richard Kuhn
Woodside Cemetery
Earl B. Klein
Flemming Road
First Presbyterian Church
Irvin Emmons
Wilson-Schramm
Heart Fund
Klein
Metal Products
Mound Builders Council
Boy Scouts of America
Ramblers Club
Arkansas
Margaret
Marcia Shaw
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Barbara Robertson
Grandview
Franklin
Jill Patricia Lindsey
David Lindsey
Decker Road
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Paul Sullivan
Lebanon
The
Middletown Journal
Memorial Mausoleum
Spring Grove Cemetery
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sullivan
Bible conference to be hosted by Faith Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church on Manchester Road will host a Bible conference for the Miami Valley Baptist Fellowship from Thursday to Sunday. Norman Meadows will moderate. speaker is J R Alexander of Eastern Baptist Seminary and Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Overpeck. Music from Butler and Warren county churches. Sessions start 7 p.m. Thursday to Sunday and 2 30 p.m. Sunday. The federation includes about 30 Southern Baptist churches in Butler and Warren counties.
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Faith Baptist Church
Manchester Road
Miami Valley Baptist Fellowship
Norman Meadows
J.R. Alexander
Eastern Baptist Seminary
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
Overpeck
Butler
Warren Counties
Miami Valley
Baptist Fellowship
Southern Baptist
Middletown Teachers Association Plans Meeting on Salary Offer
The Middletown Teachers Association executive council meets at Maple Park School at 4 30 this afternoon to discuss the school board 7 97 percent salary increase offer. President Tom Fagan says no specific action is expected to be proposed.
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Middletown Teachers Association
MTA
Maple Park School
Tom Fagan
Sebald Awards Chairman Named For Self Reliance Event
Jon Wolfe of 32 Heather Wood Court Monroe has been named general chairman of the 21st annual W W Sebald Self Reliance Awards competition. Wolfe, an industrial and systems engineer at Armco Middletown Works, is a Middletown Jaycees member who has administered the program since 1954. Over 100 students from four local high schools are in consideration. Judging starts this month. 20 finalists announced in March. eight winners will be named April 10 at the Manchester Inn banquet. The Sebald Foundation adds 450 for $50 bonds to finalists not in the top four. top four girls and boys split 3,000. Since inception 390 students from Middletown Madison Fenwick and Lemon Monroe have been finalists. top prizes total 37,900. Applicants are judged on self reliance across five areas: church, community, school, unpaid employment, and paid employment. Other committee chairs include presentations John Ogle, judging Bernie Straub, investigations Ken Cohen, banquet Dan Danner, public relations John Davis. Completing the judging panel are Tom Rayburn, Bob Wilson, Terry Sebald, John Seitzer, Mike Hopper, Tom Compton, and Joe Baltzell.
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Jon Wolfe
Heatherwood Court
Monroe
W.W. Sebald
Manchester Inn
Sebald Foundation
Middletown
Madison
Fenwick
Lemon-Monroe
John Ogle
Bernie Straub
Ken Cohen
Dan Danner
John Davis
Tom Rayburn
Bob Wilson
Terry Sebald
John Seitzer
Mike Hopper
Tom Compton
Joe Baltzell
Police award six residents with commendation letters
The Division of Police sends letters to six city residents who aided in two arrests. Louis Kutzera, 43, chased and helped capture a robbery suspect at United Dairy Farmers on N Verity Parkway. Five youths who alerted police and watched a Dairy Queen break‑in receive letters of praise for their actions.
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Division of Police
Louis Kutzera
Eck Road
United Dairy Farmers
N. Verity Parkway
Kutzera
James Reed
Webster St
Reed
Lebanon Warren County Sheriff reorganizes department leadership
Sheriff Roy Wallace announces a six month term reorganization appointing Lynn Ertel and Dennis Mills as chief deputies. A new detective bureau is formed led by Chief Investigator Bob Cole with Willard Montgomery Troy Gilley Mills and Ronald Blount. Sergeants Cecil Viers and James Quinn promoted to shift commanders.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Roy Wallace
Lynn Ertel
Dennis Mills
Bob Cole
Willard Montgomery
Troy Gilley
Mills
Ronald Blount
Cecil Viers
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Earl Klein
Jill Lindsey
MTA Council
Sebald Awards
Armco Employe
Butler County Grand Jury
Dairy Queen
Tom Arrowood
Pearl St
Steve Abney
Crawford St
Randy Conrad
Sherman Ave
Frank Collins
Meadow Ave
Mike Miller
Lafayette Ave
Sheriff Wallace
James Quinn
Robert Dimmitt
Mildred Settlemire
Donald Settlemire
Corp
Arnold Smith
Harold Bowers
Marine Patrol
Dodds Monuments
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Bud) Steller
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Coomer Furniture
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