Barton gets 15 to 50 years for wife killing setup
Warren County judge sentences Springboro police Lt. Jim Barton to 15 to 50 years in prison for hiring those who killed his wife during a staged burglary at their home nearly a decade ago. Barton, 49, showed no remorse as jurors found him guilty Feb. 18 of complicity to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary after a two week trial.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Springboro
Jim Barton
Barton
Common Pleas Court
Vickie
Mary Jane Siebert
James Flannery
Vickie Barton
Siebert
Middletown
Rachel Hutzel
Hutzel
Flan
Lisa Powell
COX
Franklin Township
Casino opponents seek votes to halt Shawnee casino plan
Opponents of a proposed casino by the Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma have filed signatures for a city referendum to revisit Monroe Ohio intergovernmental agreements. The petition, circulated by Citizens for Community Values, targets a 150 acre site near Corridor 75 Park, while supporters cite a 600 acre, 750 million dollar complex with hotels and restaurants. City officials review the petition before county election action.
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Monroe
Interstate 75
Ohio 63
Bill Brock
Butler County Board of Elections
Brock
Robert Routson
Citizens For Community Values
Routson
Phil Burress
Bell Family Grieves Todd Bell Death At Reynoldsburg
The Middletown Bell family mourns professional athlete Todd Bell who died after a heart attack and a crash near Columbus. His parents Rev Arcellus and Monteray Bell recall faith and community support as they prepare a memorial service at Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church in Middletown from 6 to 8 p.m. and plan his funeral for Monday. The service honors a former Middletown High School football and track standout who touched three generations of relatives and friends.
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Middletown
Bell
Todd Bell
Arcellus
Monteray Bell
Todd
Reynoldsburg
Columbus
Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church
Young St
Archellus Bell
Relative charged in shooting death case closes in Hamilton
A 16-year-old relative of four year old De Lacey Smith was charged with tampering with evidence after police concluded the handgun used in the accidental shooting was hidden in the home. Police also announced the case is closed, noting the gun was recovered in ductwork at 164 Washington St. and that the incident occurred March 8 while the boys were alone upstairs.
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Hamilton
De’Lacey Smith
Neil Ferdelman
Ferdelman
Washington St
Smith
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Man confesses to slaying Jessica Lunsford in Florida
John Evander Coney, a 46 year old registered sex offender, confessed to kidnapping and killing 9 year old Jessica Lunsford after a polygraph. Authorities say he led them to where the body could be found as investigators sweep a scene near his sister’s home. The case drew emotional appeals from the family as police and volunteers searched the area for days.
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Homosassa
Fla
John Evander Coney
Jessica Lunsford
Citrus County
Jeff Dawsy
Broughton
Couey
Jessica
Dawsy
Lunsford
Mark Lunsford
Coney
Lonnie Bryant
Associated Press
Ohio
Angela Bryant
Florida
Tampa
Today’s Journal Preble’s Travis oe Sa caekx pole
The line reads like a fragmented page header from a historical newspaper, indicating a feature or column on Page B1. It mentions Preble and Travis with unclear context and garbled wording, suggesting OCR noise rather than a distinct event or report.
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Preble
Travis
Caekx
Reds Austin Kearns Locks Up Right Field Role
Reds prospect Austin Kearns maintains a commanding lead over rival Wily Mo Pena in the right field battle, described as wide as Secretariat’s Belmont margin, signaling him securing the spot with clear, unlikely dominance.
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Reds
Austin Kearns
Wily Mc Pena
Secretariat
INDEX Volume 147 Number 304
The INDEX issue notes publication details for Volume 147, Number 304 from Cox Ohio Publishing in 2005, listing content indices and issue metadata for readers and libraries.
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Cox Ohio Publishing
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Philip Callahan
De’Lacey Reeth
Salem Township
Angela Broughton
Bryant
Maineville
Broughton House
John Couey
Today’s Journal
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