Blaze damages Middletown home on Wilmore Drive
A Middletown home at 1111 Wilmore Drive was heavily damaged by fire in the early hours. Jim and Freda Barnes escaped. Jim injured his hand escaping. Damage estimated at 50 000 to the building and 25 000 to contents. Police later arrested two people on North Avenue in a drug raid.
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Wilmore Drive
Middletown
Jim Barnes
Wilmore
Barnes
Freda
Freda Barnes
Middletown Regional Hospital
North Avenue
1812 North Ave
Will Mumford
Amanda Etter
Bradford
Cincinnati
Ross Township
Hamilton County
Gus Brashear
Ohio
John Arbuckle Jr
Camden
Arbuckle Jr
University Hospital
Brashear
Cindy
Olde Town Medicine and Sundries brings nostalgic dining to Middletown
A new downtown eatery at Central Avenue and Broad Street models its look after a 1920s drugstore and soda fountain. Olde Town offers burgers on Kaiser rolls, 100 percent Angus beef, malts, and a classic soda fountain with bow-tie soup. Local officials praise the storefront revival and potential to attract thousands to downtown.
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Gallagher’s Drugstore
Olde Town
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Middletown
Diana Miller
Richard Isroff
Rogers Jewelers
Central Ave
Istoff
Central
Revco
CVS
Marty Kohler
YMCA
Miller
Brad Groves
Groves
Rosemary van Cleve
van Cleve
Ruthanne
Gary Stelzer
Middletown Journal
Brano
Lowe
Adam Lacefield
Medicine & Sundries
Air alert as weekend heat expected to rise in 90s
Dayton residents brace for a smog alert weekend with highs in the ninetys while a local park scene shows Taffy Turner relaxing with grandchildren under misting water fixtures in McIntosh Memorial Park. The Middletown Journal notes a five day forecast on page A2.
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Dayton
Taffy Turner
W.S. McIntosh Memorial Park
McIntosh Park
West River
Middletown Journal
View Avenue
Turner
Workers' Comp Bureau underfunded staff cited in review
Dayton Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation staff lack training, skills, and personnel to oversee an $18 billion portfolio. A three member review team led by Tom Hayes says the division is understaffed and overwhelmed. Interim administrator Tina Kielmeyer and Hayes met with the Dayton Daily News editorial board.
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Dayton
Ohio
Hayes
Ohio Lottery Commission
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Tina Kielmeyer
BWC
Dayton Daily News
The
Journal
Bob Taft
Body Identified in Hamilton River Death
Authorities identified the body of 26 year old David C. Kigar of North Fifth Street Hamilton found floating in the Great Miami River near the Hamilton Boat Club. An autopsy was held but toxicology results are pending weeks away. officials gave no details on cause or injuries.
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Hamilton
Great Miami River
David C. Kigar
North Fifth Street
Butler County
Richard Burkhardt
Hamilton Boat Club
Riegart Road
Warren study group drops new connector from priority list
The Southwest Warren County Transportation Study chose 19 projects to ease congestion in the fast growing area. A proposed by pass between I 75 and I 71 was dropped as a high priority while widening Bethany Road to four lanes remains a focus. Residents in Deerfield and Turtlecreek opposed an East-West connector through their property and will have two July public meetings to discuss priorities. County officials said a separate study covers other areas and Southwest Warren is studied separately due to density and congestion.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Deerfield
Turtlecreek
Bethany Road
Bethany
Bob Buffenbarger
Transportation Study Task Force
Residents Association of
Neil Tunison
Dave Young
Man Killed in Friday City Accident
A man died Friday in a local accident reported on Page C3. Details remain limited as City Editor Kevin Aldridge notes ongoing updates for the section.
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Ross
Kevin Aldridge
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Banks
Butler County Bureau
Warren
Cox News Service
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