June building permits total 1.57 million in the city
During June a total of 115 building permits with construction value 1,568,510 were issued. Major permits include 180,000 for Starglow mini theater near Starglow Drive in Cincinnati Dayton Road and 80,000 for a Sohio gas station at Roosevelt Boulevard and Jackson Lane. Eleven one family house permits totaled 514,000 and several commercial additions valued 158,700 led by a 48,000 Surgical Arts building. Industrial additions included a 340,000 Square D Co permit. Year to date permits reached 394 with value 6,860,940. last June had 73 permits valued at 685,450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hampres
Starglow Drive-in
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Blue Ball
Roosevelt Boulevard
Jackson Lane
Surgical Arts
Breiel Boulevard
University Bouelvard
Worker Hurt at Blake Steel After Coil Falls at Plant
A Blake Steel Service employee, Douglas Zornes, 21, of 4684 Stubbs Road, was injured when a coil weighing 2 tons fell on his legs at the Hook Drive plant yesterday afternoon. Zornes sustained fractures to both legs and a compound fracture of the lower left leg, with severe bleeding. Responders treated him on site at 4:25 PM and he was transported to Middletown Hospital, where he was listed in satisfactory condition this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake Steel Service
Middletown Hospital
Douglas
Zornes
Stubbs Road
Library to receive extra funds for 1978 budget
The Middletown Public Library will get 69530 more for 1978, totaling about 478530, restoring funding to 1977 levels. At a Butler County Budget Commission meeting, library president J Les DuErmit, clerk treasurer Tolbert Christman, and librarian Douglas Bean announced the infusion from intangible taxes to boost book purchases, repairs, and 1979 readiness without new borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler County Udget Commission
J. Les DuErmit
Tolbert Christman
Douglas Bean
Bean
Trenton
Union Township
Vandalism hits several local windows and a van
Police report multiple windows broken at Verity Middle School Beck-Talbert Pontiac and J and J Tire. Edward McCarty’s station wagon window also shattered. Arson suspected in a van fire tied to James Toler with neighbors sighting two runners nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity Middle School
Johns Road
Beck-Talbert Pontiac
Central Avenue
J&j Tire
Charles Street
Edward McCarty
Fernwood St
James Toler
Baltimore St
Toler
Sprucing Up Middletown Schools With Summer Work
Custodians and a small crew of painters and workers spruce Middletown City Schools for fall. Projects include painting and refinishing floors at several buildings, installing partitions and new doors, window work, drainage improvements, elevator installation at High School, and bus repaints. About 35 youths join through federal Job Programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hermann Rottinghaus
Iating
Middletown High School
Rottinghaus
Middletown High
City wins $3.75 million HUD grant for redevelopment
The city received a $3.75 million federal community development grant from HUD, announced by U.S. Rep. Thomas N Kindness. Funds will fund neighborhood redevelopment, park upgrades, building demolition, and new social services including day care, meal service, and addiction treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Prospect
Douglas, Sherman
Oakland
Trinity
Reynolds
Hamilton man shot to death in friend’s home
Hamilton police found William Howard, by 1010 Welliver Drive with gunshot wounds to head and abdomen. A 9 mm pistol was recovered. David Fleetwood, 26, and his brother Sherman, discussed a stolen tape player with Howard before an argument led to the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
William Howard
Washington St
Welliver Drive
Linda Thompson
David Fleetwood
Beckett Sr
Sherman
Howard
Miss Thompson
Buffalo monument dedication draws crowd in Kansas
2000 Buffalo burgers were eaten at the dedication when Gov. Bennett unveiled a 159 foot tall concrete buffalo on Ray Smith's ranch in central Kansas. The monument, built from sixty tons of concrete and steel, stands on a hill and is visible from nearby roads. Smith says the statue honors the American buffalo. he also runs a ranch with fifty buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longford
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Ray Smith
Smith
Kansas
West Alex man dies in crash near Lewisburg
Ernest E. Spence, 40, of West Alexandria, was killed in a head on collision on Ohio 503 a mile and a half south of Lewisburg. A Lewisburg boy, 14, was hospitalized, and two Lewisburg teens were treated and kept overnight. Spence's body was taken to Zimmerman Funeral Home. The crash is under investigation and no citations were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton — A
Lewisburg
Spence
Zimmerman
West Alexandria
Highway Patrol
Two Girls Injured In Night Car Collision At Enoch Drive
Stephanie Stevens, 16, and Anna Smith, 15, suffered head pains after their car slid on ice and gravel, struck a utility pole at Enoch Drive and Wildwood Road. They were treated at Middletown Hospital and released. The same morning a train collision at Reinartz Boulevard left one driver cited for following too closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Drive
Wildwood Road
Stephanie Stevens
Queen Ave
Wildwood
Enoch
Anna Smith
Alameda
Middletown Hospital
Fire and medical runs log hits multiple city locations
The records show numerous emergency responses including hospital transports for chest pains stomach pains ill and arm injuries. Notable entries include 222 S Broad St Carl Combs 23. 2909 Jefferson Rd Rose Tillett 28. 1102 Ellen Dr Ollie Baker 81. 1323 Fairmount Ave emergency run no transport. 1503 Flemming Rd Pete Kroger 19 fell from bike. 1105 Girard Ave backfire igniting gas leak causing 300 dollar auto damage to a 1965 Charles Hamilton vehicle. Panama Ave and Elwood St. 1711 Tytus Ave emergency run no transport. 302 Young St Scott Otis 7 arm injury. 1331 Fairmount Ave Clarence Smith 88 chest pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Drive
Ollie Baker
Fairmount Ave
Central Ave
Girard Ave
Charles Hamilton
S Main St
Panama Avenue
Elwood Street
Tytus Ave
Young St
Scott Otis
Clarence Smith
Trinity seeks bids for large demolition project
The city will accept bids until July 24 at 1 30 p m for demolishing 72 structures, mainly in the Trinity neighborhood, using federal funds. City Manager Dale Helsel said the project could be the city’s largest ever, with redevelopment plans to convert the area into a residential mix of single family homes and apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Dale Helsel
Trinity Area
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Butler County
Wendt
Blake Steel
Kodak Davidson Photo Shop
Sand Nose Reveiver O
Petter Heme Pr Clacton
Taft Elementary
McKinley Middle School
Spring Hill Elementary
McKinley
Rosedale Elementary
Rosedale
The
U.S
Thomas N Kindness
Buffalo
West Alex Man
John Dobrozs Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Reinartz Boulevard
Sorg Paper Co
Frederick D. Rice
Charles St
S. Broad St
Carl Combs
Jefferson Road
Rose Tillett
Ames
McGee’s Home & Garden
Jacksonburg
Ohio
Williams
ST. Rita School For the Deaf
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