Freeze to head Butler County records center
Rhonda Freeze, currently assistant program director for Butler County Job and Family Services, will assume director of the county Archive and Center next month replacing longtime head Carol Volle. Volle leaves for Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington DC after 30 years, with Freeze set to start August 2 at a $61,000 salary.
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Butler County Department of Job and Family Services
County Commission
Rhonda Freeze
Carol Volle
Volle
Booz Allen Hamilton International Consulting
Washington D.C
Carol
Commission
Charles Furman
Volfe
Records Center
N. Third St
Freeze
Veterans Service Commission
Trenton
Eight vie for 2nd Ward seat as two withdraw
City Council reviews eight eligible applications for the 2nd Ward vacancy after two candidates withdrew for residency reasons. Helen Edwards returns to contention after a name and address change with the Butler County Board of Elections. Rosa Sean Lindsey won the ward council endorsement. other candidates include Bailey Edwards Derrico Soppanish Tyus Watson and Williams.
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Butler County Board of Elections
Robert “Sonny” Hill Jr
Richard Farnsworth
Young
James Surgenor
Vandeveer
Farnsworth
Young Street
Surgenor
Michael Bailey
Helen Edwards
Betty McGary
Edwards
Board of Elections
Helen Shell
Nancy Nix
Nix
Rosa Sean Lindsey
Second Ward Community Council
Bailey, Edwards
Roberta Derrico
John Soppanish
Gregory Tyus
Linda Watson
David Williams
Watercolor artist Ron Bushhorn exhibit opens at Middletown Arts Center
Trenton resident and watercolor specialist Ron Bushhorn showcases about 45 paintings from the late 1970s to today in an exhibit titled Ron Bushhorn Thru the Years at Middletown Arts Center. He explains water media offers spontaneity and life and says the work invites viewer interpretation. Opening reception is 6 p.m. today with the show running through August 19.
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Middletown
Trenton
Bushhorn
Arts Center
N. Verity Parkway
Bill Weaver
Journal
Ron Bushhorn Thru the Years exhibit reception today
Middletown Arts Center hosts a reception at 6 p.m. today for the Ron Bushhorn Thru the Years exhibition, with the show running through August 19. Admission is free.
Lebanon City Council Debates Tax Credit Elimination Plan
At a Tuesday meeting Lebanon officials considered scrapping the resident tax credit and raising revenue with a 0.25 percent tax hike. Two residents opposed the move, while others argued for fiscal reform and voter input. Council held a first reading on four measures including eliminating the credit and seeking a vote on higher revenue.
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Lebanon
Charlene Flick
J. Matthew Rodriguez
Flick
Rodriguez
Ayler
Mark Yurick
Yurick
Ventriloquists Gather at Fort Mitchell Vent Haven Convention
More than 400 ventriloquists and their sidekicks converged on Fort Mitchell Kentucky for the 28th Vent Haven International Ventriloquists Convention at the Drawbridge Inn. Attendees from North America Europe and Australia traded tips and showcased puppets from Elvis to a purple Peanut. The event highlighted the craft with comedian Jeff Dunham urging acts to prioritize character over the joke and aim to be remembered for making audiences feel better.
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Fort Mitchell
Kentucky
Congress
Cincinnati
Vent Haven
Drawbridge Inn
Jeff Dunham
North America
Europe
Australia
Bush
Dunham
Peanut
John
Butler County drug program earns HUD Award of Excellence
The Butler County discount prescription drug program has won a HUD Award of Excellence for its Community Development Block Grant efforts. Since October nearly 2,000 residents enrolled, saving about $5 million in medication costs. 1,943 low income residents qualified for Patient Aid Programs, with 98 percent eligibility among applicants. Participants pay $10 per month per medication, with 74,611 prescriptions filled at the discounted rate.
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Hamilton
Butler County
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lana Vacha
HUD
Columbus
Vacha
Derek Conklin
Department of Job and Family Services
PAS
County Commission
Michael Fox
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Elvis Presley
Chris Stewart
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