Night of violence leaves two shot and one stabbed in city
One man, Johnny Rivers, 35, is in Middletown Hospital ICU with a belly wound after a shooting at Palm Grill where he was hit at about 9:45 PM. Tom Spencer, 26, Germantown, was shot in the right leg in Fleenor's Auto Store parking lot at 2:40 AM, after a chase of a green van. Gene Engle, 27, Catalpa Drive, was stabbed outside West Gate Cafe on Yankee Road and treated for a severe forearm wound with investigators probing the bar area.
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Middletown Hospital
Johnny Rivers
Calumet Ave
Palm Grill
Eighth Ave
Rivers
Germantown
Fleenor
N. University Blvd
Tom Spencer
Puddenbag Road
Verity Parkway
Eldora Drive
Spencer
Eldora
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Fleener's
West Gate
Yankee Road
Gene Engle
Catalpa Drive
Garfield Elementary School
Taylor Avenue
Pearl Street
Engle
Seniors honor Sticklen as Father of the Year
George Sticklen 65 of 5338 Vine St West Middletown named Father of the Year at Middletown Senior Citizens Center. Nominated by Ralph and Kathleen Rupp Blanche Semmler and Anna Cline for devoted fathering to four sons and care for his mother in law and retarded sister. Sticklen retired in 1975 from Armco as sheet steel inspector and has nine grandchildren. Other fathers honored included Seldon Thomas Henry Hayes Asa Peck and Dexter Carpenter.
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George Sticklen
Vine St
West Middletown
Middletown
Alaska
Billy
Sticklens
Sticklen
Armco
Ocasek warns Ohio may vote on taxes like California
State Sen. Oliver Ocasek told Butler County school administrators at their retreat that Ohio may face a Proposition 13 style vote on taxes. He cited California examples, warned local property taxes could be slashed, and discussed funding reforms to fully fund the equal yield formula with caps and guarantees. He noted Middletown and the 26 largest cities could gain from added Disadvantaged Pupil Aid.
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Sharonville
Ohio
California
Oliver Ocasek
Butler County
Ocasek
Middletown City
James Rhodes
Senate
Cleveland
Toledo
Break-ins Reported on Franklin Meadow and Young Streets
Break-ins were reported at homes on Franklin Street Meadow Avenue and Young Street. Clyde Hayes at 208 Franklin Street reported two color televisions a shotgun and coins missing after a storm door was forced. Sandy Bradley at 1624 Meadow Avenue had a color television and a watch stolen after a rear door window was broken. Alex McIntosh at 319 Young Street said a stereo valued at 350 dollars was taken. A church window was broken at First Christian Church 1914 First Avenue but no items missing.
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Franklin Street
Meadow Avenue
Young Street
Clyde Hayes
Franklin St
Sandy Bradley
Meadow Ave
Alex McIntosh
Young St
First Christian Church
First Ave
Don’t plan splurge on CG&E refund
The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. will refund over 1 million dollars to electric customers, averaging about 1 per household. An inquiry began in May found billing procedures for power bought from other utilities last winter may have been in error. Further findings may add refunds. no total beyond 1.1 million dollars yet.
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Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
City officials review Sebald Park alcohol rules
Three city officials including Police Chief Dwyer and officials from the Law and Public Service departments met to discuss stronger Sebald Park safeguards. They may propose an ordinance within a month to regulate or ban drinking, aiming to curb rowdy behavior and enhance security at the park near Elk Creek Road. A full-time security officer is already stationed there.
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Sebald Park
Sebald
Middletown
Russell Dwyer
Sheldon Strand
Public Service
Richard Goecke
Parks and Recreation
Dwyer
Elk Creek Road
Goecke
Strand
Lebanon man guilty in traffic fatality
Ray Roark 45 of 1065 E Main St Lebanon pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of an accident and vehicular homicide in Warren County Common Pleas Court. Judge William W Young ordered a presentence investigation after Roark originally faced aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of 16 year old Brian Murphy who was walking along Ohio 48 near Ohio 122 when struck. Lowell Murphy, the father, witnessed the crash as Roark turned himself in at the Lebanon state highway patrol post.
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Lebanon
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Ray Roark
E. Main St
William W
Young
Warren County Adult Probation Department
Roark
Brian Murphy
Murphy
Ohio 48
Ohio 122
Lowell Murphy
State Highway Patrol
Wright files for bankruptcy in Dayton court
Arthur Eugene Wright of Middletown has filed a bankruptcy petition in U S District Court in Dayton listing assets of 20750 and debts of 22855.
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Arthur Eugene Wright
Middletown
U.S. District Court
Dayton
Kettering Man Arrested in Dayton Woman Death
Warren County Sheriff's deputies arrested William Morris Freels 29 of Kettering in the slaying of Brenda Sue Hoel 21 of Dayton. Hoel was found May 9 near Armco Park with a gunshot wound. Freels faces tampering with evidence while held on 20000 dollar bond.
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Lebanon
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Kettering
Brenda Sue Hoel
Dayton
Armco Park
William Morris Freels
Sheriff's Department
Wayne Ave
Freels
Wayne and
Wilmington Avenues
Warren County
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