Bishop Bertha Massey Celebrates 108th Birthday in Dayton
In Dayton, Bishop Bertha Massey marked her 108th birthday, reflecting a life centered on family and faith. A former slave descendant, Massey pastored from her living room in Coalwood to leading Pentecostal work across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, while still preaching and visiting her House of God Holiness Church weekly.
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Little Mountain
S.C
John Andrew Stonewall Jackson
Mary Anne Elizabeth
Bertha Massey
Massey
House of God Holiness Church
Keith Dominion
Patricia Johnson
Keith Bible Institute
Moody’s Bible School
Chicago
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Johnson
House of God Church
Ohio capital budget funds Dayton arts center and more
The proposed Ohio capital budget would allocate 5.5 million for the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in downtown Dayton, plus 2 million for the National Composite Center in Kettering and 100,000 for the Montgomery County Historical Society. Additional Dayton area projects include a Lebanon health center named for late House Minority Leader Corwin Nixon and Greene County plans for a super computer center and redeveloping a radar site into a 100 acre soccer field. The package aims for 1.4 to 1.5 billion in bonding for state and local projects, with about 400 million for colleges and universities. The bill faced delays from legislative bickering.
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Columbus
Benjamin and
Marian Schuster
Dayton
Jon Husted
R-Kettering
National Composite Center
Kettering
Montgomery County Historical Society
Dayton-area
Lebanon
Ohio House
Corwin Nixon
Kettering Medical Center
Tom Raga
R-Mason
Greene County
New Germany-Trebein Road
Commis
Sioner
Ralph Harper
Ohio
House
Larry Householder
Glenford
Senate
Doug White
Manchester
Bob Taft
J.P. Nauseef
Dayton Development Coalition
Husted
Montgomery County
Nauseef
Schuster Center
Middletown Christian crowns homecoming royalty at basketball games
Leah Baker and Jarrod Ruggles were named senior homecoming queen and king at Middletown Christian High School. The crowning occurred last month between the boys junior varsity and varsity games against Ridgeville Christian High School.
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Middletown Christian High School
Leah Baker
Jarrod Ruggles
Ridgeville Christian High School
Snow storm disrupts area with road crews deployed
A Friday weather bulletin says city crews will staff plows through the weekend and motorists should avoid street parking. Ohio Transportation will dispatch 16 state crews at midnight across Butler and Warren counties. Cancellations include the Scholarships Blitz at Miami University Middletown and the PRO-Gun Show at the Middletown Exhibit Center. Fenwick High’s reverse raffle has no makeup date, and the SAT at Middletown High is canceled.
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Ohio Department of Transportation
Butler County
Warren County
Miami University
Middletown
Fenwick High School
Middletown High School
Lebanon considers telecom growth and police funding
Lebanon council discusses expanding telecom customer base to offset rising costs while defending the city operated utility. A plan to hire two police officers at about 114000 annually is paired with rearranging tax revenue allocations to free roughly 90000, plus potential edits to newsletters and donations to cover a 15000 funding gap. debate set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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J. Matthew Rodriguez
Clements
Telecom
Rodriguez
Amy Brewer
Brewer
Council
Shareé Dick
Lebanon Area
Fire safety lessons span generations in Middletown
Fire Chief John Sauter recalls a fatal blaze while responding to a Townhouse alarm and cites candles cooking and open flames as common causes of injuries. He urges stop drop and roll training for all ages and lists safety tips including clothing tuck in, no smoking when sleepy, keep lighters away from children, candle and water heater precautions, and smoke detectors on every floor.
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Khaya
John Sauter
Kaiser
North Verity Parkway
Sauter
Middletown
Trial postponed as detective pushes to solve longtime case
Butler County detective Frank Smith laments continuances in a decades-old case after Cynthia’s father died in the early 1990s of a heart attack. He warns witness availability and ill health threaten memory accuracy while families seek closure. Craft’s attorney Michael Shanks unavailable for comment.
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Cynthia
Butler County Sheriff's
Frank Smith
Gully Faces Questions Over Transition To Deerfield Township
The Deerfield Township board defends appointing Gully as county administrator after 22 years with the township amid controversy. A Liberty Township resident accuses a rally incident of injury, while attorney Kelch seeks records that may lead to criminal or civil action. Trustees debate the hiring, with Speidel criticizing the process and Kuvin defending the choice as the best candidate. The trustees plan to review the replacement search in a January 28 executive session.
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Deerfield Township
Kuvin
Gully
Butler County
Liberty Township
Susan Relch
Bush
Kelch
Jack Garretson
West Chester Township
Garretson
John Bruce
Deerfield
Lee Speide
Warren County
Speidel
Obituaries from Henry Calhoun to Ethel Howard
Obituaries notice list for Calhoun Henry 78 with visitation January 22 and service January 22 at Worship Center Jordan Crossing. Carol S Gross 60 Middletown died January 2025 with memorial service January 24 at Breitenbach Meyers funeral home. Ethel Howard 91 Middletown died January 21 2005 with arrangements incomplete at Wilson Schramm Spaulding funeral home.
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Calhoun
Henry
Jordan Crossing
Reading Road
Cincinnati
Thompson, Hall & Jordan Funeral Home
Howard
Ethel
Middletown
Wilsor Schramm Spaulding —_— Funeral Home
Mayhon Miranda Hazel obituary in Middletown Ohio area
Miranda Hazel Mayhon aged 81 of Middletown Ohio died January 20 2005 at home Born October 11 1923 in Ezel Kentucky she lived most of her life in Middletown A homemaker she taught Sunday school at Stratford Heights Church of God Her family describes her as a meek inspired follower of Bible prophecy Survived by husband Elliott Mayhon daughters Jenda Brown and Karen Mayhon sons Danny Mayhon and others Visitation January 24 2005 Funeral January 25 2005 at Stratford Heights Church of God Burial Woodside Cemetery Mausoleum Memorials to Hospice of Dayton Osbal Ozzie Ratliff obituary details follow with funeral home information and burial plans
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Ohio
Ezel
Kentucky
Middletown Area
Stratford Heights
Stanley
Lula Lawson
Bruce Lawson
Elliott Mayhon
Jenda Faye
Donnie) Brown
Middletown
Danny
Karen) Mayhon
Germantown
Bran
April Joy Scheid
Bill Mayhon
Donny Brown
Christine Brown
Christopher Scheid
Brand Scheid
Roger Lawson
Stratford Heights Church of God
Nelson Road
Tuesley
Woodside Cemetery
Dayton
Wilmington Avenue
Ratliff
Osbal (Ozzie
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Berry Ervin
Lula (Collins) Ervin
Middletown Church of Christ
Rose Furniture
Scoby Ratliff
Mary Lou
George S Willeford obituary Camden 72 dies age
George S Willeford 72 of Camden died January 20 2005 Funeral service 12 noon Monday with visitation 11 12 noon at Nein Thompson Funeral Home 249 North Main Street Camden, Ohio.
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Willeford
George S
Camden
Nein-Thompson Funeral Home
N. Main Street
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