Jefferson playfield bid exceeds estimate prompting plan revisions
Only one bid for the Jefferson playfield development near Verity Middle School, from SK Construction Co. at 784,840.46, is 11 percent over the city's 706,444 estimate. City officials plan changes to the building to bring total cost toward 600,000, with funding from federal grants and city funds. The 25 acre site will host four softball diamonds, six tennis courts, a basketball court, parking, a concession stand and a maintenance building.
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Jefferson Playfield
Verity Middle School
SK Construction Co
Public Service
Richard Goecke
Cit Commission
Goecke
Lefferson
Board of Education
Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
City extends rehab loan funding for home improvements
The city receives 100000 more for Section 312 loans to supplement the 150000 grant issued in January. Loans up to 17000 at 3 percent assist homeowners in designated areas who don t qualify for grants. Grants up to 5000 per unit aid low income households.
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Paul Christiansen
Christiansen
Prospect
Douglas
Oakland
Sherman
Stolen Supercharger From Butler County Site Reported
Deputies said a $500 supercharger was taken from a bulldozer at Lakota High School on Tylersville Road in Butler County. The theft occurred Saturday or Sunday and the item belonged to SK Construction Co of Middletown.
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Westchester
Lakota High School
Tylersville Road
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
SK Construction Co
Atco Ave
Middletown
Boy Burned In House Fire At 116 Clark Street
Billy Lamphier two was burned in a Sunday fire at his home 116 Clark Street. He remained in stable condition in the burn unit at Children’s Medical Center Dayton this morning with burns to the face arms and ankles. He is expected to stay six to eight weeks. The mother rescued him after a closet fire upstairs. Damage estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Billy Lamphier
Clark St
Children's Medical Center
Dayton
Billy
The
Journal
Ex-sheriff aide Burns pleads guilty to lesser charges
John C. Burns former Butler County sheriff's inspector admitted receiving 500 from officers for supposed promotions and painting a fence but denied soliciting it. Judge Cramer urged responsibility noting public trust. Burns received 60 days in jail fines totaling 800 suspended.
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Hamilton
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Harold J. Carpenter
John C. Burns
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Cramer
Burns
Carpenter Burns
Carpenter
Allenwood
Dietitian Claudie Howard Graduates at Sinclair
Claudie M. Howard of 1210 Lind Street earns dietetic assistant diploma from Sinclair Community College in Dayton. Mrs. Howard works in Middletown Hospital's dietetics department.
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Claudie M. Howard
Lind St
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
Mrs. Howard
Middletown Hospital
Department of
FOP plans to gather names for ballot issue on police pay
The Fraternal Order of Police begins efforts to collect about 1,800 signatures to place a charter change on the November ballot. The measure would tie police salaries to a percentage of the highest department pay and remove annual bargaining.
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Fraternal Order of Police
Denis Daly
Board of Elections
FDP
FOP
Paul Lewis
Safety Council appoints Fred Sennet as manager in Middletown
Fred Sennet age 43 of 608 The Alameda was named morning manager of the Safety Council of the Middletown Area. He succeeds Paul Lintner and begins immediately with a $12,600 annual salary. He will coordinate the councils driving school and patrols while continuing teaching at Miami University and running Sennet's Bookshop.
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Fred Sennet
Alameda
Safety Council
Middletown Area
Sennet
Paul Lintner
Council
Miami University
Sunset Street
Manchester Road
New Safety Council
the Journal
Lincoln Elementary School
PTO
Middletown
Man Hurt In Collision In Liberty Township
A Middletown man in fair condition at Middletown Hospital sustained a dislocated collar bone after his car was hit by a vehicle that apparently ran a stop sign on Cinccinnati Dayton Road. Lester A Manns, 50, of Washington Court House, was driving north of Princeton Road when the crash occurred. The Pell car, driven by Michael W Pell, 33, was also in the collision, injuring Michael and briefly treating his wife Marsha. The Pell car knocked a road sign and utility pole before stopping.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Lester A Manns
Washington Court House
Dayton Road
Princeton Road
Liberty Township
Manns
Michael W Pell
Bahama Drive
Pell
Marsha
Armco executive attends White House HIRE program conference
Armco Steel Corp. vice president Samuel MacMullan joined top executives union and government leaders at a White House session on the HIRE program. The plan allocates 140 million dollars in CETA funds over 18 months for job training targeting veterans and the economically disadvantaged, with discussions in the East Room chaired by Textron Inc. chairman B William Miller.
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Samuel MacMullan
Armco Steel Corp
White House
Ogram
CETA
MacMullan
Department of Labor
B William Miller
Textron, Inc
National Alliance of Businessmen
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International Union of Laborers
Wendt
Tate
By Courtney Duff
Courtney Dup
D Fa Associates Inc
Sunder Fish Lake
Chapel Road
Gary Martin
Martin
Hope Golden
Golden
Trick
Doug Johnson
Dietitian
City Commission
Sonny
Donald Langhorne
Langhorne
Eileen
Steve, Ann
Matthew
Armco
Price
S. Breiel Blvd
Shopping Plaza
Framalin City
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