Fire damages Catalpa Drive garage in Middletown
A Monday 4:15 a.m. blaze engulfed a garage on Catalpa Drive in Middletown. Mary Ratliff said the residence and garage are owned by Rick Walters, with items stored inside. Fire Marshal Rami Khayo investigated but the cause remained undetermined. Damage estimates were $10,000 for the building and $2,000 for the contents.
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Middletown
Catalpa Drive
Mary Ratliff
Rick Walters
Walters
Rami Khayo
Absentee Ballot Deadlines for Madison Special Election
The Hamilton elections board sets Feb 5 noon as the mail in absentee ballot deadline for voters in the Feb 8 special election. Madison Local School District proposes a 0.5 percent income tax increase. Lakota Local School District plans a bond issue and tax levy. Absentee requests may be mailed or submitted online, with in person hours 8 to noon Feb 5. Ballots must be returned by Feb 7 at 4:30, with medical emergency voting until 3 pm Feb 8. Call (513) 887-3700 or toll free (800) 424-0469 for details.
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Madison
Lakota
Board of Elections
High St
Ohio
Butlercountyelections.org
Elections Board
Tsunami claims relatives of West Chester family
Sri Lanka disaster toll exceeds 160000 with 17 close Salahadeen relatives among the dead, while Ohio lawmakers seek joint service districts to cut costs in local governance. Community news notes, death notices, and features fill the pages with city editor Bob Irvin guiding the section.
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West Chester
Salahadeen
Sri Lanka
Middletown council mulls city manager search delay
Middletown City Council may delay hiring a national search firm for a new city manager. Interim City Manager Bill Becker has earned praise from several council members, keeping him in contention for the permanent post. Budget concerns and possible changes to city government structure could affect the decision and candidate pool.
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Middletown
Bill Becker
David Schiavone
Becker
Schiavone
Ron Olson
Arlington
Texas
Perry Thatcher
Thatcher
Council
Nancy Nix
Nix
Peo
Ple
Community icons remembered at MLK breakfast in Middletown
At Tried Stone Baptist Church, Middletown, the MLK Prayer Breakfast recalled three longtime NAACP leaders who died since the last event Robert Sonny Hill Louie Cox and Joe Frazier. Vivian Washington III Angela Cox led the call for new leaders as the legacy and dreams endured.
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Pat Auckerman
Middletown Journal
Stephen Hicutower
Hightowers Petroleum Co
Martin Luther King Jr
Tried Stone Baptist Church
Robert
Sonny” Hill
Louie Cox
Middletown
NAACP
Joe Frazier
Cox
Frazier
Hill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Vivian Washington III
Washington
Gregory Tyus
Tyus
Dora Bronston
The
Angela Cox
Springboro eyes 7.2 million emergency levy on Feb 8
Springboro School District seeks voter approval of a three year emergency operating levy of 7.2 million dollars on the February 8 ballot. If approved, property taxes from the levy would not be collected until 2006. District officials cited past success with community forums and surveys ahead of a 61.5 million bond approved last March. The next forum is at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Springboro High School commons.
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Springboro
David Baker
Springboro School District Community Forum
Birthday party shooting investigated in Fairfield
Fairfield Police continue probe into a late night shooting after a 16 year old male was shot in the abdomen leaving a Fairfield teenager's birthday party. The victim, with a Cincinnati mailing address, was taken to University Hospital in Cincinnati. no arrests have been made, and owners of 5450 Polo Woods Court describe the party hosted for their daughter Katherine Kittrell, a Fairfield High School sophomore.
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Fairfield
Cincinnati
University Hospital
Mike Dickey
Polo Woods Court
John Gray Road
Katherine Kittrell
Fairfield High School
Butler expands mobile recycling to four Butler County townships
The Butler County Solid Waste District expands its mobile recycling program to Madison Milford Morgan and Wayne townships starting this month. The trailer active since 1999 will visit these townships monthly in addition to Saturday pickups in Oxford area. Ken Coleman assists resident Amy Pace with recyclables at Miami University Cook Field on Saturday.
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Hamilton
Butler County Solid Waste District
Butler County
Madison
Milford
Morgan
Wayne
Oxford
Buker County
Ken Coleman
Oxford Township
Amy Pace
Miami University
Cook Field
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COX News Service
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