Foster urges stiffer license fees for road funding
Butler County Engineer William Foster calls for higher license plate fees based on vehicle weight or value to fund road repairs. He notes traffic growth and winter damage strained 275 miles of roads, with the road budget slipping from 52 to 45 percent for improvements. He proposes user-based taxes and outlines planned Middletown area safety upgrades.
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Butler County
William Foster
Foster
Safety Council
Middletown
Ohio
Cincinnati-Dayton
Jefferson Road
Todhunter Road
Yankee Road
Ohio 4
Trenton-Franklin Road
Peasttown
Deaths and funerals in Middletown and area
Walter Edward Gross 34 of Port Huron Mich formerly Middletown shot at home died about noon Monday Port Huron police continue homicide investigation no charges filed Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday Wilson Schramm Memorial Home burial Butler County Memorial Park. Grace Taylor 76 Middletown died yesterday after extended illness at Middletown Hospital Surviving husband a daughter two brothers two sisters five grandchildren and one great grandchild Services 2 p.m. Friday McCoy Leffler Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery. Anna Maria Schooley stillborn Friday at 1 57 p.m Surviving brother sister grandparents paternal Beecher Schooley Middletown and Mildred Stark Dayton maternal Mary Wolf Middletown Private services Rev David Cottrill burial Woods Cemetery. George E Parks 55 Lebanon died Tuesday at Veterans Hospital Cincinnati after extended illness World War II veteran Survived by wife five daughters a son two sisters and nine grandchildren Services 11 a.m. Thursday Oswald Funeral Home burial Lebanon funeral home 6 to 9 p.m. today.
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Walter Edward Gross
Port Huron, Mich
Middletown
Wilson- Schramm Memorial
Loma Gwinn
Butler County Memorial Park
Gross
Port Huron
Grace Taylor
Ottawa St
Middletown Hospital
Wolfe County
Taylor
Enterprise Baptist Church
Arnold
Mable Ruckert
Edgar
Rollie Mullins
Maxie Pette
Ethel Collingsworth
Kentucky
P.m
Mark Edward
Melissa Ann
Beecher Schooley
Mildred Stark
Dayton
Mary Wolf
David Cottrill
Woods
Lebanon
George E Parks
E. Main St
Veterans Hospital
Cincinnati
Mr. Parks
Nancy
Sherry Harner
Vicki Capps
West Chester
Georgia Barton
Blanchester
Tammy Howard
Corwin
Ida Miracle
Mason
George Jr
Lois Goodpastor
Roxie Bowman
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Monroe Council withholds salt bill over substandard delivery
Monroe Village Council withheld about 1200 dollars owed to Morton Salt Co citing 50 tons of salt too caked for use and a price of 23 dollars per ton, higher than the prior winter. Officials suspect bid collusion as two suppliers suddenly could not deliver and consider a liquor permit transfer hearing.
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Monroe
Morton Salt Co
Morton
Seth Johnston
Johnston
Council
Chester's
White Mule
Old Street
Police Department
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Fire Calls Across City Reported Incidents
Fire logs show multiple recent calls including a gas inhalation at 914 Malvern Street involving 77 year old Norman Emrick treated and released, a noncritical illness at 404 Young Street for Brenda Back, and chest pains at 4315 Vannest Avenue for Wayne Spivey. A grease stove fire caused $1200 damage at 1518 Forest Avenue.
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Malvern St
Norman Emrick
Young St
Brenda Back
Vannest Ave
Wayne Spivey
Forest Ave
Clark St
Carol Vice
Johns Road
Zona Day
Zoning Board Grants Variance in Madison Township
The Butler County Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance for Greg Blair to create a parcel at 6745 Allen Road with stipulations. The property is owned by Rollie Shouse. In other action, Carl Miller’s request to build an industrial facility within 300 feet of a neighboring property at 8631 Franklin Madison Road was denied.
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Hamilton
Butler County Zoning Board of Appeals
Springboro
Greg Blair
Allen Road
Madison Township
Rollie Shouse
Board of Zoning Appeals
Carl Miller
Meyers Road
Miller
Franklin-Madison Road
Washington Monument Capstone and Weight Details
The Washington Monument stands 555 feet tall and weighs 21 120 tons. Its capstone weighs 3 300 pounds. The obelisk, built of white marble, was dedicated in 1885 and opened to the public in 1888.
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Washington Monument
Local man dies from gunshot at home in Butler County
Frank J. Achberger 72 of 2302 Superior Ave. died yesterday morning from an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound. A native of Austria, he lived in the U S since 1912 and retired in 1969 from Armco Steel Corp. He is survived by a son Donald F. and two daughters, plus siblings and 16 grandchildren. Funeral Monday at St. John s Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Wilson Schramm Memorial Home in charge.
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Frank J. Achberger
Superior Ave
Butler County
Garrett Boone
Achberger
Austria
United States
Armco Steel Corp
Armco Veterans Association
Ten hours of terror ends with hostage release in Lakewood
Paul Janscek, 29, surrendered after a 10 hour standoff in a two family home. He held his ex wife Betty Jo Egler, 33, at gunpoint over a phone call from another man. Officers say he threatened to kill himself and her, and he was taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
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Lakewood
Ohio
Paul Janscek
Jancsek
Betty Jo Egler
Janscek
Paul
Cleveland
Janicek
Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
William Stephens
Janesek
Ms. Egler
Richard Keller
Peter Gray
Bay Village
Gray
Five juveniles nabbed in triple shoplifting spree
Five youths were arrested in three shoplifting incidents near Yankee Road and Lafayette Avenue. Armco security reported suspects with items. police found trees from Ayr-Way and spotlights from Cambridge Inn cafeteria. A 17 year old and a 16 year old were later released to parents after juvenile office appearances.
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Armco
Yankee Road
Lafayette Avenue
Ayr-Way
Cambridge Inn
Lemon Township
Middletown
Rink’s
Two Mexican Buses Collide Near San Luis Killing Dozens
In a head on crash about 40 miles south of San Luis, two Mexican passenger buses carrying 81 people collided and sparked a fire that killed at least 30 and left scores injured. A small car was also involved, with authorities unsure of its occupants. US Customs and local police dispute the final death toll, with figures ranging from 30 to about 40.
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Yuma, Ariz
San Luis
U.S
San Luis Port of Entry
High court backs car searches ruling in Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 that police may search an automobile without a warrant if they have probable cause to believe the driver is involved in a robbery. The decision overturned a lower-court reversal and cited the 1925 automobile exception, noting the car’s movability and the suspect’s recognition and evasive behavior during a pursuit.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Richard Kessler
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Kessler
U.S
Saxbe to chair Holmes Supreme Court bid
Former U S attorney general William B. Saxbe has reconsidered entering state politics but remains not a candidate. Franklin County Appeals Court Judge Robert F. Holmes announced Saxbe will serve as campaign chairman for his Ohio Supreme Court race in the June primary.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S. Atty
William B. Saxbe
Franklin County Appeals Court
Robert F. Holmes
GOP
Ohio Supreme Court
Saxbe
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Walter Gross
McCoy- Leffler
Kelly Ratliff
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Anna Schooley
Anna Maria Schooley
Beecher Schooley Jr
Roosevelt Blvd
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
George Parks
Monroe Council
V. i Ae
John Dobrozs Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Zoning Appeals Board
Toledo
Maumee River
Cleveland Free Clinic
Verity Pkwy
High Court
Holmes
Harlan Park
Church of God
Don
Betty Sumner
BAILY
WPBF
Robert G. Graham
NEW Testament Church IN Action
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