Middletown Fourth of July Parade Seeks More Units
Parade planners expect a smaller event but promise a 10 am start from Smith Park. Seven float entries are planned in civic fraternal and neighborhood youth categories with routes along Verity Parkway Central Avenue and Bellomonte Street.
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Ruth Tunnell
Smith Park
Verity Parkway
Central Avenue
Bellomonte Street
Sunset Park
Jim Hamlin
Old City
Central Ave
Francis A Weiner
Middletown Evening Optimists
Pup Tent 50
Military Order of Cooties
Rainbow Girls
Crazy 8S
CB Radio Club
The
Sertoma
Webelos Pack 101
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Honor Guard
John Sparks
Franklin
Middletown
Fire destroys garage on 14th Avenue
A fire at 14th Avenue around 5:20 a.m. damaged three garages. The rear garage at 702 14th Ave owned by Christine Johnson was destroyed, with About $1,000 in damage to Vern Wright’s garage at 700 14th Ave and $200 damage to Kathy Johnson’s garage at 703 15th Ave. Fire was out by 6 a.m. and authorities suspect vandals started the blaze.
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14Th Avenue
14Th Ave
Christine Johnson
Vern Wright
Kathy Johnson
15Th Ave
Crawdads All Over Farmersville Pool After Prank
The Farmersville pool on Farmersville Gratis Road reopened after about 50 crawdads were removed as a prank. Police seek the unidentified individual responsible. A few crawdads were found again but health officials say the animals posed no health danger.
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Farmersville
Farmersville-Gratis Road
Montgomery County Health Department
Fire reports and injuries from city incidents
Fire crews logged multiple calls in a single day, including a 58 year old ill patient admitted to hospital after a blaze on Winona Drive. A stove left burning caused $100 smoke damage at a King residence on Tytus Ave. An 11 year old injured on a slide was taken home in fair condition after a knee injury. A 43 year old man with chest pains received oxygen and was admitted in serious condition at a hospital. A false alarm at Linden Ave prompted an emergency run. A trash fire at Central Ave caused $150 damage and was contained by bystanders with water.
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Tytus Ave
Robert King
Central Ave
Kensington St
Glen Clemmons
Middletown water safe from cancer-causing chloroform
The Middletown water supply shows zero chloroform with deep well sourcing and minimal chlorine usage. EPA studies linked chlorinated municipal water to cancer in some cities, but Middletown reports very low to no chloroform levels, while others in Ohio show higher counts.
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Middletown
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Columbus
Youngstown
Piqua
Ohio
Singleton
Two Rossis Now At Middletown Municipal Court
Louis Rossi Jr 27 joins his father Lou Rossi as a court probation officer and director of court services. The younger Rossi, with a master’s in counseling education, plans probation programs for adults and works with agencies to educate offenders.
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Middletown
Butler County Juvenile Court
University of Dayton
Rossi
Three youths injured in Roosevelt Boulevard crash
Early morning crash on Roosevelt Boulevard left three youths injured. Driver Craig Page 16 and passenger Jackie Smith 15 admitted to Middletown Hospital. Kristy Frisch 16 released after treatment. Page charged with careless driving and driving while suspended.
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Roosevelt Boulevard
Middletown Hospital
Craig Page
Hetzler Road
Jackie Smith
Grand Ave
Kristy Frisch
Freedom Court
Chorale Returns From Austria Tour Highlights
The Middletown Community Chorale completed a 10 day trip to Austria with concerts in Kitzbuhel Innsbruck and Salzburg. They also performed at Franz Gruber grave sites and toured Salzburg Innsbruck and Munich visiting Olympic venues Mozarts birthplace and King Ludwig II palace.
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Middletown Community Chorale
Austria
Kitabuhel
Innsbruck
Salzburg
Chorale
Franz Gruber
Munich
Germany
Mozart
Ludwig II
Chiemsee
Alps
Kitzbuhel
Library sites to be aired by Middletown board
A special meeting of the Middletown Public Library board of trustees will discuss proposed sites for a new library. The session is scheduled for Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the library’s community room.
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Middletown Public Library Board of Trustees
Judge Denies Restraining Journal in Sampson Case
Judge J T Lamb denied a motion to restrain The Middletown Journal from reprinting or revealing details of the 1973 homicide of Dr Sampson's mother in the upcoming July 11 jury trial on a separate intoxication charge. The motion also asked to bar City Prosecutor Bryant from mentioning the homicide.
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J.T. Lamb
Middletown Journal
Sampson
Bruce
Middletown
Michigan
Smitty
Flying Inn
Germantown Road
Hugh Holbrook
Lamb
Jerry Bryant
Franklin Navy man killed in Wake Island crash
Franklin man Robert Daniel Bond Jr a second class aviation structural hydraulics mechanic was among 16 Navy personnel killed when an EC 130Q plane crashed on takeoff from Wake Island He would have turned 29 yesterday and no next of kin details were released while investigators worked to determine the crash cause Also among the dead is Ohioan Christy G Metcalfe II of Oakwood.
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Franklin
Wake Island
Robert Daniel Bond Jr
Navy Department
Pentagon
Bond
Navy
Red Cross
Guam
Ohio
Christy G. . Metcalfell
Oakwood
Trenton Police Exam Draws Heavy Applicants
Police Chief Joe Richard reports 93 applicants signed up for an examination held tomorrow for two or three positions in the Trenton police department. The application deadline has passed.
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Trenton
Police Department
Joe Richard
Carlisle Police Chief Shot In Middletown Apartment
Police Chief Robert Reichard remained in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after being shot twice at his DuBois Road apartment Wednesday night. Brenda Lofland Prether, 28, of Lebanon Ohio 350, was charged with attempted aggravated murder and aggravated arson after a fire she caused in the apartment while barricaded herself inside. Bond set at 50 000 for attempted murder and 10 000 for arson. Preliminary hearing scheduled in Franklin Municipal Court.
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Carlisle
Robert Reichard
Middletown
DuBois Road
Brenda Lofland Prether
Ohio
Lebanon
Warren County
Franklin Municipal Court
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Butler County Comprehensive Employment Training Act
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