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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2005
Page
11
Middletown schools extend the naming deadline after residents submitted many proposals and the policy was altered to avoid naming schools after individuals. The district hopes more feedback from the public and students will shape the six new elementary names.
Middletown police investigate a rash of counterfeit bills passed at fast food restaurants last week. At Kentucky Fried Chicken an employee accepted about 300 in fake fifties from two cars at the drive through. Similar counterfeit 20 and 50 dollar bills were used at Rallys and Wendy's with suspects fleeing after attempts to change bills. Detective Jeff Chase and Secret Service agents are handling the case.
Lebanon man James Scott Jr., 35, faces nine major drug felony charges after a Warren County grand jury returned an indictment. Authorities say a December 27 search of his home at 280 W Pekin Road yielded a pound of crack cocaine and a kilogram of powder cocaine as part of a large cocaine case described as the biggest in Warren County.
Ohio districts face state aid cuts and levy defeats forcing communities to fund arts. In Springboro, Optimist Club Suzuki Violins support 23 students from K to fifth with scholarships and leased instruments, while Lebanon adds a fifth and sixth grade strings group. Officials warn of staff cuts without May levy approval.
David H. Foster a former Mason City School District transportation supervisor filed a five count suit in Warren County Common Pleas Court alleging his termination in 2003 followed notification of probable overseas deployment to Kuwait and Iraq. Foster asserts the district’s negative evaluation lacked factual basis and aimed to remove him for military service. His lawyer says predeployment evaluations had shown improvement and a recent pay raise, connecting the dots to the dismissal.
Edgewood High School will allow seniors to graduate a semester early starting with the 2005 2006 school year. The board approved a scheduling change letting students complete two required semesters of English and social studies in one semester while meeting 21 credits and Ohio Graduation Test requirements. About 15 students have shown interest as officials say only economics politics and two English courses remain in the first senior semester.
Carlisle board selects Mark Townsley, currently the wrestling coach and PE instructor, to become athletic director as Sam Franks retires at the end of the school year. Townsley will assume the duties in the 2005-2006 year, bringing 17 years of coaching and strong district ties.
Ohio troopers from the Lebanon post say 500 feet of guardrail were damaged when a semi tractor trailer rolled off the northbound I-75 ramp to Ohio 122. The Wednesday Journal had reported a different figure. Obituaries. Page B3. Contact City Editor Bob Irvin at (513) 705-2844.
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