Franklin names outside chief Gordon Ellis to lead police
City Manager James Lukas named Gordon Ellis Franklin's new police chief effective June 23. Ellis, 43, comes from Austintown Township police in the Youngstown area and is a Lebanon and Heath veteran with 25 years in law enforcement plus Kosovo action and the Legion of Merit.
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Correction fixes pool attendance swap in Middletown Journal
A correction notes that Sunset Pool and Douglass Pool attendance figures were transposed in the Thursday Journal on page A8. The correct numbers are published on page A6 today.
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Middletown
Sunset Pool
Douglass Pool
Residents develop ideas to reopen Trenton park
About 20 people attended a meeting in hopes of reopening Trenton park. Residents discussed fundraising, volunteer support, and potential partnerships to revive the community space and restore public access. The effort aims to attract city cooperation and secure a sustainable plan.
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Monroe teachers investigated for alleged misconduct
Two Monroe Local Schools teachers face police inquiries over alleged improper conduct with female students in separate incidents. One teacher, David Barber, has resigned and is to be reviewed by the school board. The other, Peter Howard, is under investigation. authorities have not released names pending grand jury presentation.
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Monroe
Cials
Arnol Elam
Butler County
Greg Homer
Elam
David Barber
Monroe High
Peter Howard
Monroe Junior High
Barber
Trict
Board of Education
Howard
Brian Curtis
Sign Painting Party Supports Edgewood Levy
Savannah Geier helps paint a sign in support of the Edgewood school levy on Thursday while Dustin Turner watches. The event was organized by SAVE, a student group, and EGDE, the parent coalition Education, Dedication, Graduation, Every child's future.
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Savannah Geier
Edgewood School
Dustin Turner
SAVE
EGDE
Officials seek joint tax zone in Middletown and Monroe
Officials in Middletown, Monroe and Lemon Township discuss forming a joint economic development zone that would let Monroe use Middletown’s 1.5 percent income tax rate inside the zone. Monroe has rejected higher rates in three votes. The plan aims to boost revenue for city services and fund road extensions, including Salzman Road toward Todhunter Road.
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Middletown
Monroe
Lemon Township
Jay Stewart
Salzman
Ohio 63
Todhunter Road
Taft defends timing on disclosure of MDL losses
Gov. Bob Taft told reporters and Bureau of Workers Compensation staff that he should have been informed earlier about MDL Capital Management losing 215 million of a 355 million investment. He noted bureau aides knew last fall, while he learned of the issue this week after reading The Blade. Taft warned that further investment problems may surface despite no known additional issues in the bureau’s 14.3 billion portfolio, as Democratic lawmakers accused a cover-up during concurrent coin probe.
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Columbus
Bob Taft
Ohio
Bureau
Taft
Toledo
Bush urges permanent Patriot Act in Columbus address
President Bush called on Congress to make the Patriot Act permanent during a speech to about 150 Ohio law enforcement personnel. He said protections are needed as terrorism remains in focus after the act’s expiration date. Joined by Gonzales, DeWine, Hobson, Tiberi, Lockhart, Taft, Petro, and Merckel, he stressed vigilance in the war on terror.
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Ohio Public Safety
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Riichiro Sato
THE
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Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy
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