Judge postpones rape trial for paralyzed defendant
Butler County Common Pleas Judge Daniel Nastofi indefinitely postponed the trial of Christopher Mack, 43, a Middletown man charged with raping a 9-year-old girl. Mack remains hospitalized in Dayton, with illness details not disclosed. indictment filed July 2003 cites alleged offense between August 2001 and June 2002.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas
Daniel “Andy” Nastofi
Christopher Mack
Mack
Dayton
Leslie Isaiah Gaines
Cincinnati
Yankee Road
Judge bars statements in trial in Lebanon case
A Warren County judge barred statements made by Rhonda Ricketts to police after hospital arrival and the search of her Chrysler sedan from being admitted in her aggravated murder trial for the May 2003 killing of her ex husband. Prosecutor Hutzel said the two-week trial is set to begin Oct 31, with defense noting possible mental competency issues.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Neal Bronson
Rhonda Ricketts
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Rachel Hutzel
Ricketts
Bronson
Jon Paul Rion
TV show brings tips on rape suspect in nationwide wake
America's Most Wanted drew nearly 100 tips after a Saturday night episode detailing alleged rape of a 9 year old Hamilton girl. The item appears in Community News on Page B7 with related notices on Deaths and funerals and local fair results. City Editor Kevin Aldridge oversees this section.
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T.V
Hamilton
Correction Note on Led Zeppelin Spelling
A Reuters style correction notes that Led Zeppelin was misspelled in a story on page B1 of Sunday's Journal. The Rock group Led Zeppelin is the correct spelling.
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Led Zeppelin
Sunday's Journal
Franklin district weighs future as levy decision nears
Franklin interim superintendent Steve Buerschen outlined two back-to-school scenarios tied to an August 2 emergency operating levy vote. If approved, operations and busing resume with reduced pay-to-participate fees. if defeated, elementary closures, larger class sizes, reconfigured transportation, higher activity fees, and grade-based campus shifts take effect. The district also plans to take 10 slots at the Warren County Alternative School.
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Buerschen
Franklin
Hunt
Gerke, Schenck, Pennyroyal
Anthony Wayne
Laura Farrell
Warren County Educational Service Center
Warren County Alternative School
Break in heat Expected as Middletown Balloon Fest Ends
Middletown officials extended a heat alert amid continuing high temperatures from a hot weekend. Organizers reported 30,000 to 40,000 attendees over the event with spectators and vendors affected by heat. Meteorologists predict a cooler break by midweek, though some heat and thunderstorms remain likely.
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Middletown
Ohio
Com- Ann Mort
Hook Field
National Weather Service
Atures
Midwest
Gulf of Mexico
Mike Gallagher
Wilmington
Gallagher
Neighbors rally for Wessel family after arson attack
In Fairfield Sando Drive neighbors offer support to Katy Hines and the Wessel family after vandals torched a car and burned flags the day after Tim Hines Jr. funeral. Residents from Butler County and Kentucky replaced flags and a 20 foot flag pole was erected, as locals guard the family and show patriotism.
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Fairfield
Sando Drive
Wessel
Tim Hines Jr
Army
Jim Wessel
Katy Hines
Butler County
Kentucky
Wessels
Ann James
Marine Corps
Authorities seek clues in Middletown library bomb scare
Police search for the suspect and a woman who alerted authorities after a fake bomb prompted a library evacuation. Lt. Don Owens says a description is needed as investigators piece together who built the device and why. Tina Smith, who called from a Kentucky address, may hold key details about the suspect.
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Middletown Public Library
Don Owens
Second Avenue
Broad Street
Tina Smith
Kentucky
Smith
Midd-Town
Central Ave
Owens
David Swartzel
Middletown
Butler County Sheriff's Office
WinterFest holiday festival returns to Kings Island
Paramount's Kings Island brings back WinterFest after a decade with parades millions of lights and interactive shows. Spokesman Jeffrey Siebert says it is the park's top question and notes the festival runs weekends from Nov 25 to Dec 11 and daily from Dec 16 to 31, closing Dec 24 and 25. Tickets go on sale now through Nov 6 via (800) 288-0808.
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Paramount
Kings Island
Christopher Magan
MASON
Jeffrey Siebert
Siebert
Warren County
Shirley Bonekemper
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Smith Park
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