Butler County sales tax to fund 800 MHz system
Butler County commissioners approved a two year 0.5 percent sales tax increase starting Oct 1 to fund a 25 million county wide 800 megahertz communications system. Public hearings drew support with no organized opposition as officials cite improved emergency dispatch and interagency communication following a sheriff deputy shooting incident last spring.
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Butler County
Hanover Township
Bob Krieger
Krieger
Hamilton County
Area building boom softens as permits dip in Butler Warren
Building permits for single family homes in Butler and Warren counties through May fell 2.8 percent and 9.5 percent from last year, despite higher overall permit activity than neighboring Hamilton and Clermont. Crees Homes executive Tom Lofquist cites anti development pressure and zoning rules as factors, predicts starts may rebound by season end.
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Warren Counties
Home Builders Association of
Greater Cincinnati
Hamilton and
Cler
Warren County
Butler County
Fairfield
Middletown
Oxford
Trenton
Liberty Township
Franklin explores joint fire and EMS for Carlisle area
Franklin City Council safety committee favors a joint fire and EMS department serving Carlisle Franklin and Franklin Township Westendorf would draft a contract to provide fire service to Carlisle A feasibility study for a joint department could take up to a year with a few weeks to prepare the contract Carlisle's move comes after Carlisle City Council floated options to fund its own fire service including contracting with Franklin leaving JEMS district to form a separate medical division
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Franklin
Carlisle
Franklin Township
Jonathan Westendorf
Joint Emergency Medical Service
JEMS
Westendorf
The
Safety Committee
Scott Lipps
U S Open Co Leaders Tied At 3 Under Par 67
The U S Open leaders sit at 3 under par, sharing the top spot after a 67. top contenders include notable players as winds shift at the course. Each shot shapes the championship as early rounds unfold.
World War II fighter set to fly at Hook Field
Pilot Mark Watt readies an F4F-3 Wildcat at Hook Field for a rare WWII fighter flight. Page B1 notes. Craig Baldwin leads city golf at 1-under par on Page C1.
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Mark Watt
Hook Field
Craig Baldwin
City
Trenton Council approves backup ambulance plan
The Trenton City Council voted 4 to 3 to offer a backup ambulance service for the Trenton Rescue Squad using an ambulance donated by Liberty Township with no city or resident cost. Mayor Roy William and two council members opposed the measure while the plan accompanies steps for a 1.5 mill fire services levy on the November ballot.
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Trenton
Patrick Titterington
Trenton Rescue Squad
Liberty Township
Titterington
Roy William
Rhonda Freeze
Melissa Hobbs
EMS
William
Raymond
Suspect in Erica Baker case talks with police often
Christian John Gabriel, 33, of Springfield, facing gross abuse of a corpse and evidence tampering in the 1999 disappearance of 9-year-old Erica Baker, led Kettering police on searches at four burial sites. No body found. A detective testified as the judge weighs using his written and verbal statements at trial.
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Dayton
Christian John Gabriel
Erica Baker
Kettering
Robert Green
Montgomery County Common Pleas
Michael T. Hall
Gabriel
Springfield
Leon Daidone
Baker
Erica
Kettering Park
Frank Malocu
Green
Kettering Police
Clark County
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