Middletown officers receive commendations for shooting investigation
Three Middletown Division of Police officers were awarded letters of commendation and medals for actions during a shooting probe on Tytus Avenue last weekend. Lt Darrel Salyers Ptl Odean Hensley and Ptl William Becker were recognized for climbing a stairway to aid an injured man and capturing a suspect after the gunman left his position. The incident occurred at 3:50 a.m. with Charles Green shot and hospitalized. Robert Van Cleve was arrested on felonious assault charges.
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Middletown
Tytus Avenue
Darrel Salyers
Sevenyear
Ptl
Odean Hensley
William Becker
Russell Dwyer
Charles Green
Christ Hospital
Incinnati
Robert van Cleve
Navaho St
Judge Black Found Guilty in Reckless Operation Case
Butler County Domestic Relations Juvenile Court judge David Black pleaded no contest to driving while intoxicated. The case, heard by temporary Eaton Municipal Court Judge George J. Earley, fined Black $100 plus costs and suspended his license for one year. Black did not appear. police say the charge was filed Oct. 15 by Camden police.
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Eaton
David Black
Butler County Domestic Relations
Judge Black
Temporary Eaton Municipal Court
George J. Earley
Black
Camden Police
Ohio PTA warns of school closings amid gas shortage
An Ohio PTA official warns a grim gas crisis may force several school closures. About 80 districts notified the Ohio Department of Education of planned closing dates, with Middletown not yet affected. Officials urge conservation as forecasts remain cold and supplies tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rane Nee
Esman
Ohio Pta
Journal
Steve Sterrett
Ohio Department of Education
Middletown
Samuel Dalton
Sterrett
Overnor
Reelstatere
Les
John Hug
Woman injured in Yankee Road crash at 11 30 a.m.
Virginia Havens 46 of 314 Sutphin Street was treated at Middletown Hospital and released after a crash at Yankee Road and 14th Avenue. She was cited for failure to yield at a red light after a collision with Robert Brandenburg 55 of 3716 Fiesta Way. Damages to both cars exceeded $150.
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Middletown Hospital
Yankee Road
14Th Avenue
Virginia Havens
Sutphin St
Robert Brandenburg
Fiesta Way
King Kwik Market Robbery Strikes Tytus Ave Site
Police investigated a 12 10 a m robbery at the King Kwik store1 at 2020 Tytus Ave four men entered with shotguns and a knife demanded cash from two clerks one man pushed the gun barrel into a clerk s shoulder while another dumped most of the register money on the floor witnesses saw three men inside before they fled law enforcement compared to the prior night s King Kwik robbery at First Avenue and Crawford Street where two men one with a knife carried out a similar hold up.
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Tytus Ave
First Avenue
Crawford Street
Ane
Madison school board resets meeting
The regular meeting of the Madison school board has been canceled and tentatively rescheduled to noon Monday at West Middletown Elementary. Clyde Roush announced the change.
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Madison School Board
West Middletown
Clyde Roush
Mobile home fire destroys unit in Catalina Park
A mobile home owned by Richard Powell at 6501 Germantown Road Lot 136 in Catalina Mobile Home Park was a total loss after a 5:05 am blaze. Fire Chief Dee Harlan cited heat tape on water pipes as the cause, with losses estimated at 3800 for the trailer and 4000 for contents insured. Fifteen firefighters from Poasttown and Miltonville stations battled heavy smoke and used exhaust fans, staying until about 8:40 am. the occupants were away visiting relatives.
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Richard Powell
Catalina Mobile Home Park
Germantown Road
Madison Township
Dee Harlan
Middletown
Harlan
Poasttown
Miltonville
Township
Charles Shuster Dies
Charles Shuster dies in Memorial Hospital South Bend after his brother Dr. George Shuster 82 a retired Notre Dame official and former Hunter College president for 21 years.
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South Bend, Ind
George Shuster
University of Notre Dame
Hunter College
Memorial Hospital
Pat Schaefer Elected First Woman YMCA Board President
Pat Schaefer of 1909 Antrim Court was chosen president of the Middletown Area YMCA board of directors, the first woman to hold the post in the YMCA’s history. Kenneth Cohen, Fed Van Scoyoc, Wesley Page, Charles Beck Jr., Jerry Frechette, William Moore, and Alfen elected as officers and executive committee members for one year.
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Pat Schaefer
Antrim Court
Middletown Area
Ymca Board of Directors
Schaefer
YMCA
B.P Allen
Kenneth Cohen
Fed van Scoyoc
Wesley Page
Charles Beck Jr
Jerry Frechette
William Moore
Alfen
Page
Beck
Middletown
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices
Deaths for Samuel Boyd Russell E. Davis and others listed with ages addresses and service details. Survivors spouses children and siblings noted. services at Campbell Hamilton Anglesby Zettler and related churches or funeral homes with burial at Greenwood Cemetery and Carlisle Cemetery. Additional notes include dates and places of death and hospital stays.
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Samuel Boyd
High St
Boyd
Pennsylvania Railroad
Armco Steel Corp
Iris Munz
Marion
Nora
Campbell Funeral Home
Hamilton
Greenwood
Russell E. Davis
Morningstar Road
Anglesby
Ralph Davis
Carlisle Cemetery
Davis
Middletown Hospital
Head
Preble County
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Eileen
Russell E
Rusty
Carlisle
Judy
Beverly Sinkowitz
Pleasant Hill
Calif
Mildred Rose
New Vienna
George
Middletown
Ray
Cincinnati
Kenneth
el Cajon
Bessie Morris
Franklin
Dorothy Marker
Eaton
Helen Helms
Prescott, Ariz
Charles N. Mick
Washington Blvd
St. Peter Church
Brown-Dawson
Henry G. Maybury
Schroder Manor
Zettler
John Harvard Rumph Jr
S. 12Th St
Aeray
New Hopetist Church
Hall-Jordan
Louis Dodson
Williams Ave
Klausjeigel
Mayor Strips To Protest Wage Pact In New Bedford
Mayor John A. Maskey staged a protest by appearing in yellow undershorts and a T shirt to condemn a labor arbitration decision. He and reporters discussed a firefighters raise of 15 percent over two years, totaling about $800,000 in wages and benefits.
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New Bedford, Mass
John A. Maskey
New Bedford
Middletown Hospital tightens heat use amid fuel shortage
A memorandum to all divisions outlines heat limits in patient areas kept to the low 70s. Verity Hall and the 1917 building lose heat at night. office heat runs 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m., weekends off unless staff stay past 4 30. Storage areas exempt where items could be damaged. Non patient zones set at 68 70 degrees.
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Middletown Ay
Verity Hall
Four Children Die in Cincinnati Townhouse Fire
AP report states four Coleman siblings aged 15 14 13 and 10 died in a West End Cincinnati townhouse fire that also injured their mother Clarice Coleman The two alarm blaze damaged other units with an estimated 45000 in damage investigators probe the cause
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Cincinnati
West End
Anthony Coleman
Kim
Robin
Charles Jr
Clarice Coleman
Springboro Park Board Meets Tonight Over Land Purchase
The Springboro Parks and Recreation Board meets at 7 30 p m in the Municipal Building to discuss buying 8 28 more acres west of Springboro Community Park. The meeting will cover land options including a Sacre county park near Springboro for baseball diamonds and leasing talks with Warren County Park District.
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Springboro
Baseball Association
Three Diamonds
Springboro Park Board
Multiple Calls Reported Across City for Breathing Distress and Injuries
Fire and medical personnel responded to several incidents. Eleanor Groshardt, 69, was admitted after shortness of breath. Faris Bryant, 63, needed oxygen and was admitted to ICU in serious condition. James Cope, 49, unconscious and treated, then released. Barbara Dennis, 39, required oxygen and CPR with ICU transfer in critical condition. Mildred McArdle, 72, experienced pains and was treated then released. Sam Estep, 71, injured from a fall on ice and admitted in fair condition. Debra Manns, 18, suffered back pains from a fall and was taken to hospital. A backyard fire at 803 Waite St prompted a full fire response and a warning about burning rules.
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Bonita Drive
Faris Bryant
Lamberton St
James Cope
Waite St
Tras
Ainst
Poplar St
Barbara Dennis
Monroe St
Mildred McArdle
Central Ave
Sam Estep
Civic Center Plaza
Debra Manns
Cincinnati- Dayton Road
DAV Chapter Backs Sorrell On Carter Pardon Amity
Members of the Disabled American Veterans Harold J. Hurst Chapter in Middletown voiced unanimous support for Ohio Commander Stanley Sorrell's comments on President Carter's Vietnam draft evader pardon. The chapter also voted to fly the American flag at half staff for 30 days in mourning for fallen and disabled veterans.
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Disabled American Veterans
Harold J. Hurst
Middletown
Ohio
Stanley Sorrell
Carter
Sorrell
DAV
Trenton-Franklin Road
Delman Whitt
Whitt
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PTA
Jos. R. Baker Funeral Home
Manchester Avenue
Jos
Charles Shuster
Y’ Board
Patschaefer
Russell Davis
F. M. Deaton
Fukatawa
New Bern
N.C
Kentucky
Armina
Hubert
Walter
John
Charles
Jackson
Helen Strong
Covington
Mary Curtis
Newport
Rebecca Trumble
N. C
Shannie Curtis
Norfolk
Hallie Banks
Trenton
Jim
Jack
Shannie Evans
Austin
Ind
Sue Mcintosh
Jessie Spicer
Nora Deaton
Markey
Springboro Park
Tinay
Bam
Erie Ave
Eleanor Groshardt
Vietnam
Amnesty Day
West Bend
Fist Ave
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