Escapee William Murphy Freed, Faces Six Kidnapping Counts
William Murphy was recaptured in Franklin after a second jail escape in 10 years. Six kidnapping charges were added alongside robbery and aggravated theft for stealing deputies guns and using his lawyer as a human shield. Police traced Murphy to a Franklin home after a series of car and truck seize and hostage incidents near Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Ohio
William Murphy
Murphy
Butler County
Franklin
Here
Harold Carpenter
Miamisburg
Lloyd Estes
Carpenter
Estes
N. Main St
Woeng Brothern Harold
Cincinnati
William
Robert L. Marrs
Harold
Middletown coroner links overdose to new heroin
Coroner Garret Boone ruled Niel Kip Buckley III died of heroin overdose in Middletown. Buckley, 24, was pronounced dead at Middletown Hospital after a suspected overdose tied to a $130,000 heroin shipment from Turkey. Police say the drug, described as more potent than local brown heroin, entered the area and was connected to Buckley's death. Detective chief James Howerton noted the heroin likely moved into Buckley’s arm.
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Niel
Kip) Buckley III
Butler County
Garret Boone
Middletown
Boone
Buckley
Fisher Ave
Middletown Hospital
Lisa Lane
Turkey
Dr. Boone
Cox Municipal
Dayton
Reserve Mining and Minnesota seek settlement over dumping site
In Minneapolis the Reserve Mining Co and Minnesota pressed for settlement in U.S. District Court on where to dump industrial wastes from Reserve’s Silver Bay plant. The 8th Circuit allowed continued operations pending plan to curb pollution and switch to land disposal, with focus on air pollution first. The plant employs about 1,600 people and provides roughly 15 percent of U.S. iron ore.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Reserve Mining Co
Minnesota
U.S. District Court
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Miles Lord
Silver Bay
Lake Superior
Lord
Armco Steel Corps
Six Car Chain Reaction on Icy University Overpass
No injuries were reported after a six vehicle crash on the University Boulevard overpass near 14th Avenue. Two cars locked bumpers on the ice, then Reuben Peebles swerved to avoid them and hit a concrete divider. Damages ranged from 100 to 200 dollars. no citations were issued.
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University Boulevard
14Th Avenue
Barbara Lukins
Tytus Ave
Alice McKenzie
Lafayette Ave
Reuben Peebles
Roosevelt Blvd
Farm sale draws crowds despite bad weather in Middletown area
National Farm Organization said sales in the Ayr area parking lot moved large quantities of beef, cheese and potatoes with prices lower than local stores. Don Henderson Oscar Reed and Carl Cook noted customers seek better quality and a stand against chain retailers.
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Middletown
National Farm Organization
NFO
Wisconsin
Adams County Nfo
Don Henderson
Oscar Reed
Trenton
Carl Cook
Valley View Farms
Lebanon
Ayr-Way
Dillman’s
University Boulevard
Ambulance Slams Into Car At Snowy City Intersection
Shoemaker's ambulance responding to an Ohio 4 73 crash collided with Wallace Fultz's vehicle at Lafayette Avenue Verity Parkway. Fultz slid on snow and ice after seeing the ambulance. Another Shoemaker unit responded. Taylor treated and released. Binns's car sustained minor damage.
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Shoemaker
Lafayette Avenue
Verity Parkway
Ohio 4
Ohio 73
Wallace Fultz
Central Avenue
Springboro
Lafayette
Fultz
Verity
Michael Binns
Station St
Excelle
Taylor
Middletown
Woman Hurt in Skid on Icy University Boulevard
Mary Skimming, 60, wife of Dr. Louis Skimming, suffered a fractured ankle in an auto crash on University Boulevard. Police reported the Westbound car skidded on ice, jumped the median, hit a utility pole, and slid 75 feet. she was hospitalized in Middletown in good condition the next morning.
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Louis Skimming
Middletown Hospital
Mary Skimming
Tullis Drive
University Boulevard
Skimming
Fire calls clocked at two scenes in Middletown area
Overnight and yesterday reports include a 6:13 a.m. Middletown Hospital kitchen oven check with no fire found at 105 McKnight Drive. A 5:05 a.m. incident at 1905 Circle Jenny involved Rosann Reinish with 30 in pain sent to hospital and released. Earlier at 11:48 p.m. 2025 Roosevelt Blvd Orville Johnson 22 treated after cutting right hand from dropping a transmission. At 11:56 a.m. a National Fireplace Center rear yard box fire started by a discarded cigarette scorched basement wood cover.
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Middletown Hospital
Circle Jenny
Rosann Reinish
Roosevelt Blvd
Orville Johnson
Central Ave
National Fireplace Center
Detectives Injured In I 71 Ashland Crash
Det. James Malott and Det. Jerry Chapman were injured when their city owned 1970 car overturned on I 71 near Ashland after skidding on slippery pavement. Both detectives were treated at Ashland Smarttan Hospital and released. Malott remained unconscious with scrapes and bruises, Chapman had a wrist cut.
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Cleveland
James Malott
Ashland
Ashland Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Malott
Jerry Chapman
Ashland Smart
Instant millionaire won't quit work in Ohio
Floydia Thomas, 49, of Cleveland, wins the Ohio Lottery top prize of 1 million dollars and says she will continue her job as a parts finisher while planning to buy a house. The second prize of 100,000 goes to Paul Snider, 72, of Yellow Springs. Other winners include Janice Guss, 35, of Zanesville, plus seven finalists earning 10,000 each. several local entrants are named as nonwinners.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Floydia Thomas
Thomas
Paul Snider
Yellow Springs
Zanesville
Janice Guss
Motion to suppress in abduction case
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Fiehrer took under advisement a motion to suppress evidence in the Vernon Etters case. Etters faces charges of grand theft rape kidnapping and robbery after being arrested in Middletown for abducting a Kentucky woman. A ruling is expected before noon Monday with trial set for Wednesday.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Fiehrer
Etters
Middletown
Erlanger, Ky
Immigrant population in Cleveland estimated at eighty thousand
In Cleveland, an INS official estimates about 80,000 illegal aliens may reside in the area. Stanley F. Perryman, district director, says the trend shows many hold attractive, non menial jobs, not just stoop labor.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Greater
Stanley F. Perryman
District Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Darrell Williams
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Henderson
Cook
Larry Taylor
Vanderveer St
Journal
Area News
James Bolzan
Donald Nelson
Portsmouth
Robert Sall
Martins Ferry
Russell Beebe
Akron
Robert Krupp
Toledo
George Galbreath
Wadsworth
Russell Countryman
Arcanum
Richard Prichard
Baker
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Bud) Steller Mar
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