Helsel criticizes 648 board over methadone denial in Middletown
City Manager Dale Helsel attacked the Butler County Mental Health and Retardation Board after it refused outpatient methadone detox at Unity House. The board voted 6-3 to deny the center a second request within a year despite a $131,804 National Institute of Drug Abuse grant.
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Mike McLeod
Dale Helsel
Butler County Mental Health and Retardation Board
Middletown
John O’bryan
648
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ft. Hamilton-Hughes
Hessel
Ants Drive Out Police Clerks at Local Station
Records clerks Nancy Gibson and Rachel Wilhide reported flying ant invasion at the police department after an exterminator treated the office. The board, with two vacancies and four absences, discussed methadone program logistics, supporting a therapeutic community halfway house approach over hospital settings.
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Park Drive
Police Department
Nancy Gibson
Rachel Wilhide
O’bryan
Zone change for expansion nixed in Middletown
Planning commissioners refused to redesignate Middletown Hospital as a principal permitted use in a D-1 district, blocking a $10 million expansion. They also denied a related proposal and voiced reluctance on alternative zoning changes amid pending litigation and a July 7 court hearing. A separate vote approved moving the Shriner's Club to 604 Yankee Road and denied a 24 unit apartment project off Grand Avenue.
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Middletown Hospital
George Elliott
Tom Webb
Ward Browning
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Commission
Grand Avenue
Don Rich
Rich
Middletown Area
Commission OKs grant for summer youth recreation program
Hamilton Butler County commissioners approved a $5,610 federal grant to support a summer youth recreation program for disadvantaged youths aged 8 to 13. Manpower Director Keith Hyde said funds are available through the Community Services Administration and would fund a second summer program after last year’s field trips for about 1,400 youths.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Keith Hyde
Community Services Administration
Deadline Saturday to reserve arts booths at Trenton festival
The Trenton 200 Festival of Flags runs June 27 to 29 with arts and crafts booths four by six feet. Booths cost 3.50 dollars per day and must be reserved by calling Mrs. David Flickinger this Saturday.
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Trenton
David Flickinger
Bank officer seeks school board seat in Middletown
Thomas V. Lefferson senior vice president of the First National Bank announced he will seek a seat on the Middletown Board of Education. He pledges to study school finances promote open communication and work with the new superintendent to curb costs and maintain quality education as the Nov 4 race shapes up with three seats open.
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Thomas V. Lefferson
First National Bank
Middletown
Jefferson
Lefferson
Berwick Lane
Middletown High School
Ohio State University
Bank Administration Institute
University of Wisconsin
The
Salvation Army
Lincoln Lodge
Eastern Kentucky University
Frank Schiavone Jr
Robert Wieneke
James Shull
Howard Schueller
Joan Compton
Arthur Lennie
State laws in limbo bake sale regulations debated
A Middletown bake sale policy clash unfolds as a state sanitarian says no law covers bake sales while local rules enforce food prep in approved kitchens. Health officials acknowledge state regulations exist but enforcement authority is disputed between agencies, delaying a clear statewide stance.
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Mike McLeod
Hal Dunham
Ohio Department of Health
Middletown
Paul Asmussen
Dep
Winfred Duff
Dunham
State Health Department
State Agriculture Department
Ohio
Asmussen
John Frazier
Ohio Department of Environmental Health Services
Duff
Journal
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