Monroe cuts police overtime amid city financial woes
Monroe officials trim police overtime to stretch a 2005 budget over 1.5 million while denying plans to reduce staff. Police Chief Greg Homer says no layoffs. overtime cuts may save about 25 thousand dollars annually. Rumors of a firehouse closure are denied by the fire chief and councilman Kelley says further service cuts are possible to reduce the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Greg Homer
Homer
Mainstreetmonroe.com
Robert Kelley
Kelley
John Centers
Flooding recedes but Carlisle area still swamped
Flood waters recede slowly in Butler and Warren counties as Carlisle areas stay pressured by high water. About 25 Carlisle students are sent home early due to rising Jill Lane flood risk, with buses transporting them by 1 p.m. Carlisle City Council calls a 9 a.m. emergency session to seek state and federal disaster funds. Eight Carlisle families evacuated from Franklin Township. Dayton Oxford and Trenton Franklin roads remain closed in Warren County while all Butler roads are open. Fire crews assist voluntary evacuations on Walnut and Forest streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Auckerman
Middletown Journal
Dayton-Oxford Road
Franklin Township
Great Miami River
Carlisle
Butler
Warren
Jill Lane
Mike Shumard
Shumard
Sheri Lane
David Guinn
Guinn
Tom Roberts
Dayton-Oxford
Trenton-Franklin
Warren County
Butler County
Franklin
Jonathan Westendorf
Walnut
Forest Street
Jobs rise in 2004 highest in five years amid mixed view
Washington reports 2004 added 3.2 million payroll jobs, the largest yearly gain since 1999, while December posted 157,000 hires and the unemployment rate averaged 5.5 percent. President Bush called the report very positive though economists saw a middle-ground outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Labor Department
Brother seeks broader inquiry into Mississippi civil rights killings
Stephen Schwerner, brother of slain civil rights worker Michael Schwerner, urged broader investigation into possible ties of state officials to the 1964 murders. Edgar Ray Killen, 79, pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and was held without bond after a grand jury indicted him in the Neshoba County case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Springs
Mississippi
Sippi
State Sovereignty Commission
Schwerner
Edgar Ray
Killen
Neshoba County
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Huge meth lab found in Franklin Township Barn on Shaker Road
A Franklin Township barn on Shaker Road yielded a large methamphetamine operation with ingredients signaling a clandestine drug lab. Authorities reported seizures and ongoing investigations into suppliers and handlers involved in the setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Township
Shaker Road
U.S. general warns of spectacular attack before Iraq vote
Brig. Gen. Erv Lessel, deputy chief of staff for strategic communications in Iraq, warned insurgents may plan spectacular attacks to scare voters in the three weeks before Iraq's landmark elections. He said there is no specific intelligence of plots, but leaders expect a rise in attacks as sectarian leaders debate whether to hold the vote. A roadside bombing in Baghdad wounded a U.S. soldier as troops surveyed the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Iraq
Air Force
Erv Lessel
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sthomas
Coxohio.com
Middletown Area
YMCA
Leicu Strong
Ken Mayland
ClearView Economics
Wall Street
Afl-Cio
John Sweeney
Page
Today’s Journal
Spartans
Valley View
Preble Shawnee
Steelers
Cox Ohio Publishing
Middletownjournal.com
U.S
Mohammed Uraiblap
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!