Snowplow driver keeps Butler County roads clear in heavy snow
Culbertson Journal Staff Writer notes David Bork, a six year veteran with Butler County's engineering department, spent 120 hours in two weeks clearing 280 miles of roads. He explains plowing strategy, slag and salt application, and the dangers of ice as crews battle a heavy snowfall.
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David
Butler County
Bork
Tylersville
Volkswagen
Aple
Cox Road
U.S. 42
West Chester Road
Hamilton-Mason Road
Winter Freeze Grips Midwest With Snow and Ice
Arctic air and snow grip the Midwest as Great Lakes and Mississippi ice up. Temperatures plunge below zero from the Dakotas to Missouri with a new cold wave expected toward Texas by Sunday. Ice gorges block parts of the Mississippi between Cairo and St. Louis. ice-breaking tugs aid Baltimore. Officials warn Minnesota heating oil may run short as bitter cold continues. Buffalo records a new seasonal snow total. widespread snow and rain dampen Washington, Oregon, and parts of Florida.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Chesapeake Bay
Dakotas
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
St. Louis
Texas
Cairo
Ill
Mississippi
Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Gary
Ind
Coast Guard
Baltimore
Washington
Atlanta
Georgia Extension Service
Minneapolis
Massachusetts
National Weather Service
Buffalo
N.Y
Rockies
Idaho
Central Rockies
Oregon
Florida
International Falls
Minn
Key West
Fla
Gilmore faces dawn firing squad in Utah execution
Convicted killer Gary Mark Gilmore awaited sunrise Monday as Utah prepared for his execution by firing squad. Church leaders planned services and a vigil as attorneys failed to secure a stay, and federal judges rejected appeals while Gilmore remained calm and unyielding.
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Point OF the Mountain
Utah
Gary Mark Gilmore
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Gilmore
Ronald Stanger
U.S. Supreme Courts
Salt Lake
Helping hands extend to classrooms across Middletown schools
Retired residents parents and high school students assist elementary and middle school teachers. The piece notes extra classroom help across several schools and mentions potential 1977 education upgrades with comments from school board members and the Middletown Teachers Association.
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Art Toalston
Middletown Teachers Association
Ellison to resign as city law director after 22 years
After 22 years as law director and five as city prosecutor, Tilmon Ellison will resign at month end to return to private practice. He will still serve as attorney for the school board and plans to keep his hand in varied cases, saying the city has harmed his private practice at times. Ellison recalls his long tenure with humor from Dill Pickle Day to Engineer's Week, and notes his most notable zoning case with Esco Distributing Co. and the attempt to strike down Middletown zoning as a ballgame he enjoyed.
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Cit Commission
Tilmon Ellison
Ellison
Journal
Central Avenue
Mississipian
Ray Brown
Cincinnati Law School
Fred Schatzman
Esco Distributing Co
Lewis Street
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Middletown
Little Caesar
First District Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Golly
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
City Commission
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Sheckler
United States
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Donna Witte
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Thomas Collins
Karen Garloch
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