Area man killed in bizarre crash near Cincinnati
West Chester resident Timothy Hightower, 45, died after his car stalled on I 75 near the Western Hills Viaduct. He was struck twice, first by an unidentified vehicle and then by a second car driven by Robert Phillips. Police appeal for information to Crime Stoppers.
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Cincinnati
West Chester
Timothy Hightower
Princeton-Glendale Road
Western Hills Viaduct
Bank Street
Hightower
Robert Hungler
Robert Phillips
St. Lawrence Avenue
Price Hill
Wal-Mart SuperCenter plans advance in Franklin
Franklin planning commission continued site plan talks for a Wal-Mart SuperCenter at Second Street and Commerce Center Drive with RG Properties of Dayton handling engineering. Key issues include required right of way and water mains ownership. Construction aimed this year with a spring 2006 opening. Officers elected: Rupert Ruppert as chairman and Lee Dunlap as vice chairman.
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Franklin
City Planning Commission
Wal-Mart
Second Street
Commerce Center Drive
RG Properties
Dayton
Planning Commission
Rupert Ruppert
Lee Dunlap
Liberty to discuss zoning boards meeting agenda
The Liberty Township Board of Trustees will hold an executive session today at 5 30 p m at the Administration Building 6400 Princeton Road to discuss interviews for the zoning commission and the board of zoning appeals.
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Liberty Township Board of Trustees
Zoning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Liberty Township
Princeton Road
Madison board weighs school funding options
Jeff Clements told the Madison Local School District Board on Monday that a committee supporting a Feb 8 special election to raise the income tax from 0.5 to 1 percent is making progress. He reported 600 additional yes votes but warned there is more work ahead.
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Madison
Jeff Clements
Board of Education
Carlisle residents push creative funding for school plan
Carlisle residents urge the Board of Education to explore nontraditional funding options before asking voters to back a 50 million master plan. About five participants at Monday's forum debated costs, with Don Dawson objecting to rising taxes and calling for restraint as the plan contemplates a new combined junior and senior high and an elementary building. Carlisle would seek 50 percent state funds under the Ohio Facilities plan, with eligibility set for 2010 or 2011, while the current high school would be turned over to the city as a community center.
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Fiesta Court
Carlisle
Dawson
Trict
Ohio Schools Facilities Commission
River swallows barn and yard on Trenton-Franklin Road
Conley Gabbard watched the Great Miami River surge past his west bank home washing away a storage barn and about 40 feet of yard after a week of floods. His daughter Angela captured the scene on video as water climbed to 20 feet below the property line.
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Gary Stelzer
Middletown Journal
Conzey Gaspar
Franklin Township
Miami River
Conley Gabbard
Great
Trenton-Franklin Road
Doz
Gabbard
Angela Gabbard
Great Lakes
Franklin declares state of emergency over flood impacts
Franklin City Council declared a state of emergency after melted snow and rain caused the Great Miami River to crest. Fire Chief Jonathan Westendorf said the department responded to more than 90 calls since Jan 4, shutting off power and gas to flooded basements. The American Red Cross relocated several families and the fire department at 45 E Fourth St. serves as the Red Cross service center. To qualify for funds eight businesses or 25 homes must be damaged.
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Miami
Jonathan Westendorf
Trenton-Franklin Road
Walnut Street
South Avenue
Bridge Street
Forest Avenue
American Red Cross
Westendorf
E. Fourth St
Red Cross
Franklin board weighs extra revenue from inside millage
Franklin The Board of Education postponed adopting its annual tax budget to pursue a potential deal with the city reallocating inside millage that funds the district. The city would need to confirm how much additional millage could be allocated before the budget is approved. A special meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Franklin
Board of Education
Kimberlee Gray
Greg Sample
Sample
Gray
Lori Raleigh
Teens claim kidnapping sparked near AMBER alert
Two Hamilton teens faced trouble after texting their mother that they had been kidnapped. Police nearly issued an AMBER alert as officers investigated the claim and prepared further steps. Page B2 notes Community News, Deaths and Funerals, and Snapshots.
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Hamilton
Sex case sent to Butler grand jury
A Trenton man, Benjamin Brown, 58, was charged with attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor after sending explicit pictures and chat messages to a decoy he believed was a 13 year old. Police said he arranged a rendezvous but was deceived by a volunteer decoy from Perverted Justice. Brown appeared in Middletown Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing.
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Benjamin Brown
Mars Drive
West Chester
Middletown
Brown
Pervertedjustice.com
Joseph Zianno
Mark Wall
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