Middletown to launch city mobile app for residents
Middletown plans a new mobile app to mirror information on the website and Facebook page. City Manager Judy Gilleland says formatting will suit each platform and the app will be shown to the City Council at the August 6 meeting. A 2012 ICMA survey cited widespread smartphone use for internet access and social media. Local comparisons note Hamilton’s social media team and responsive outreach as best practices.
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Hamilton
Ohio Rep Pete Beck waives arraignment in securities case
State Rep. Pete Beck waived his right to an arraignment and pleaded not guilty on 16 securities fraud counts tied to Christopher Technologies. Beck, indicted last Friday, remains free on an unsecured appearance bond. co defendant John Fussner to appear alone. Civil suit alleges $1.2 million bilked investors, including $15,000 to Beck's campaign. Ohio AG Mike DeWine said more charges may follow. House leaders and GOP chair urged Beck to resign. Beck refuses, saying he can still serve.
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Pete Beck
Beck
Hamilton County
John Fussner
Pete
Christopher Technologies
Mason Lawmaker
Mike DeWine
DeWine
House
Bill Batchelder
R-Medina
Ohio
Republican Party
Matt Borges
Man reports poisoning at Butler County Fair
Corey Mock, a horse owner, told Butler County sheriff’s detectives that an elderly, white man dumped a detergent or bleach substance into the drinking water of more than 20 horses at the Butler County Fair. None of the horses were sick, but investigators continue to search for the suspect.
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Butler County Fair
Lor Tan
Hamilton
Butler County
Corey Mock
Sheriff's
Mock
Fair Board
Mack
Dan Mar
Tin
Skamper
Brittany Ballinger
Fairfield to receive 82000 from local hotel settlement
Fairfield will receive 82000 from a class action settlement over a fictitious city tax charged by the Hampton Inn on Kolb Drive. The 2007 suit, settled in Butler County Common Pleas Court, covered July 1999 to December 2004 with a total 520000 payout and thousands of guests affected.
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Butler County Common Pleas Court
Hampton Inn
Kolb Drive
Ken Ignozzi
Dyer
Garofalo
Butler County Common
Patricia Oney
Oney
Middletown Innkeepers Inc
Ignozzi
Julie Volbers-Klarick
Indianapolis
Butler County Fair Demolition Derby to honor driver dies
Fans will honor Tommy Wyatt and other drivers who died in the past year at the Butler County Fair demolition derby. Wyatt, 43, of Trenton, died July 16 from infections tied to leukemia after cancer treatment. He had long competed in derbies across the region, winning multiple Butler County Fair titles and a $10,000 prize in Connersville, Indiana.
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Tommy Wyatt
Wyatt
Tanya
Butler County
Connersville
Ind
Butler County Fair
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