Middletown announcer in critical condition after stroke
Middle booster hospitalised following a stroke during Middletown High’s All American Week end meeting. Ron Blevins has been the public address announcer for 30 years and is a longtime Booster Club member and supporter. Officials describe his condition as serious and send thoughts to him and the school community.
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Middletown High School
Ron Blevins
Middletown Regional Hospital
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Gary Lebo
Middletown High
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Middletown Booster Club
Middletown Man Arrested After Purse Snatching
A Middletown man identified as Jason South, 29, was charged with robbery after allegedly snatching a purse from a woman in Stefano's Italian Cafe parking lot on Central Ave. Police pursued him near Music Central and found a purse and items linking him to a prior Middletown burglary.
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Central Ave
Andrea Stanifer
Stanifer
Central
Jason South
Music Central
Don Owens
South
Warren County grand jury indictments announced this week
The Warren County grand jury released indictments for six defendants: Wesley D. Smith 46 Franklin charged with domestic violence. Dana Moore 25 Franklin theft. James Bollheimer 19 Lebanon theft of a motor vehicle. Mark A. Nichols 34 Lebanon theft possession of cocaine possession of drug abuse instruments receiving stolen property. TM Abby Brown 21 Morrow receiving stolen property forgery. Richard B. Fernbach 29 domestic violence felonious assault attempted endangering children.
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Warren County Grand Jury
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Franklin
Dana Moore
James Bollheimer
Lebanon
Mark A. Nichols
Abby Brown
Morrow
Richard B. Fernbach
Deaths and funerals section overview notes
Inside Community News on Page B2 and B3 covers deaths and funerals with City Editor Kevin Aldridge overseeing the section. Contact number 513 705 2584 provided for related notices or submissions.
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Middletown to host first Male Youth Summit for African-American Students
Jason Hightower, an 18-year-old youth leader and aspiring graphic designer, helps organize Miami University Middletown’s Youth Summit for African-American students. The event targets grades 7 through 12, offering four workshops on character, future planning, decision making, and African-American history, with hands-on sessions led by local graduates.
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Monroe High School
MUM
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Hawk Haven
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Miami University
Park’s future debated as volunteers seek to reopen
Trenton residents and city officials met to discuss saving the northeast park closed last month to cut expenses. Organizers plan a volunteer effort through summer, consider nonprofit status and private donations, and may place a parks issue on the November ballot while studying outside contractors.
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Gary Stelzer
Middletown Journal
Trenton
Mount Olivet Presbyterian Church
Susan Cheek
Leslie
Patrick Titterington
Rhonda Freeze
Titterington
Butler County Hearing Backed for 0.5% Sales Tax Plan
About a dozen rescue workers and police and fire chiefs attended a Butler County public hearing to support a temporary 0.5 percent sales tax generating about 25 million dollars for a countywide 800 megahertz communications system. Officials said the plan spreads the burden and will unite public safety agencies with a sunset provision.
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Butler County Commission
Butler County
Fairfield
Mike Dickey
Butler County Police Chiefs Association
Paul Stumpf
Liberty Township
Ray Nichol
Trenton
Group seeks school supply donations in Butler County
Hamilton residents describe the high annual cost of preparing three grandsons for school and commend the Butler County School Supply Coalition and Princeton Pike Church of God for aiding families. The coalition has provided kits to over 3,000 students in three years and aims to reach all 13,000 students on free or reduced lunch this year.
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Hamilton
Mary Price
Price
Man confesses to shooting claims gun fired accidentally
Craig R. Anderson a 37 year old Liberty Township man facing capital murder charges confessed to a fatal shooting in a taped statement played in Butler County Common Pleas Court He said he believed Chad Re 25 was stealing from him and that he ordered him to the basement at gunpoint and shot him in May 2004 in Liberty Township The testimony described the events leading to the shooting and the suspect's claim the gun fired unintentionally.
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