Burglary ring uncovered across three counties
Middletown police and Warren County officers seized 66 items from a basement apartment at 5015 Todd Road Franklin, uncovering a burglary ring active in three counties. The haul included a welder from Weatherwax Golf Course and a quadraphonic stereo from a Highland Street home, with rifles and shells also recovered.
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Middletown
Warren County
Charles Napier
Todd Road
Franklin
Napier
Weatherwax
Highland Street
Gene Prewitt
Prewitt
Marathon
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Ohio 122
Wilmington
Montgomery County
Community Education Study to be continued in Middletown
Three committees will extend last year’s Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce education study. They will examine school facility use, funding of public education, and career orientation, led by James J. Kunkler, Thomas L. Wiley, and Lynda H. Krameu. Reports planned as summer advances.
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Middletown Area
James J. Kunkler
Armco Steel Corp
Kunkler
Thomas L. Wiley
Middletown Hospital
Ohio
Middletown
Columbus
Washington
Wiley
Lynda H. Krameu
Armco
Middletown City
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
224 Acres in Lemon Township Anti annexation suit dismissed
Lemon Township trustees suit to halt about 224 acres of mostly industrial land being annexed by Middletown was dismissed by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Arthur Fiehrer. He ruled Middletown's motion to dismiss the injunction request was well taken and notified attorneys of the ruling. The trustees may appeal.
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Hamilton
Lemon Township
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas
Arthur Fiehrer
Donald Linkous
Fiehrer
James Kunkler
Middletown Group
Wallace charges two in testimony case in Lebanon court
Warren County Sheriff Roy Wallace has charged Rebecca Syphers and Ralph Royal in Lebanon Municipal Court for perjury and falsification tied to testimony in his January trial. Syphers is jailed for probation violations. Royal was dismissed from service last year after alleged misconduct.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Roy Wallace
Rebecca Sue Syphers
Ralph Royal
Wallace
Mrs. Syphers
Royal
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Syphers
Morris Turkelson
Warren
Stark
Canton
Levy Defeat Leads Preble Shawnee to Purchase Freeze
After the 12 mill five year improvements levy failed 552 to 451, Preble Shawnee officials ordered a district wide purchase freeze except for emergencies and some textbooks. Superintendent Ray Amigo called the move bleak and said roofing patches furnace repair and door fixes would be allowed to keep buildings safe and operable while the budget is reviewed. The board also noted a higher than expected first half property tax receipts totaling about 438 985.
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Camden
Preble Shawnee
Ray Amigo
Kiracore
Amigo
Phyllis Lackey
Preble
Radio tower denial ends 32-foot home project
Don Wilson’s plan to build a 32-foot radio tower at 2207 Christel Ave was rejected by the Board of Zoning Appeals for exceeding a 15-foot height limit and safety concerns. The board noted potential damage to nearby homes or wires if toppled. City planners suggested firmer anchoring guidelines for free-standing towers.
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Don Wilson
Christel Ave
Board of Zoning Appeals Board
T.A. Dobrozsi
Metz
Wilson
Three Injured and Two Killed in New Miami Wreck
Deputies report 21 year old David Adkins from New Miami lost control on U S 127 while passing on the right. His car and the one driven by Patricia Moore veered left of center and hit a tractor trailer driven by Teddie Mays of Cincinnati. Adkins and passenger Ronald Batchelder died later. Moore and two passengers were hospitalized with Moore and Cheryl released, Mae Black listed in serious condition.
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David Adkins
S. Seventh St
North Third Street
U.S. 127
Adkins
Patricia Moore
Howman Ave
New Miami
Teddie Mays
Cincinnati
Ronald Batchelder
Penn Ave
Moore
Cheryl Moore
Howman
Mae Black
Mercy Hospital
Erma Bombeck Father’s Day tribute reprints on sale
The Journal offers decorative reprints of Erma Bombeck’s When God Created Fathers tribute at the circulation desk for 50 cents, plus 25 cents postage for mail orders. A fresh run of 100 mother tribute reprints is also available at the same price while supply lasts.
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Erma Bombeck
Journal
Erma
Turner confirmed as Democratic candidate for Warren County seat
A Journal correction clarifies that Wilson Turner of Franklin is not a former Warren County commissioner. Turner will seek the Democratic nomination for the commission seat now held by Arch Hildebrant of Maineville, who won the primary to pursue re election. Turner previously ran against Hildebrant in 1970 and narrowly lost.
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Yesterday's Journal
Wilson Turner
Franklin
Warren County
Turner
Commission
Arch Hildebrant
Maineville
Hildebrant
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Thomas Wiley Financing Schools
Lynda Kramer
Tomes
Cooper
Butler County
Levy
St World
Germantown Rd
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