Middletown to hire new police chief via exam firm
A Cleveland firm, Daniel T. Clancy and Associates, has been chosen to run Middletown police chief examinations. The city may select the new chief as soon as June, with residency rules for chiefs under discussion, and the highest scoring candidate will get the job.
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Middletown
Civil Service Commission
Daniel T. Clancy
Clancy
Bill Becker
Becker
Mike Bruck
Mark Hoffman
Greg Schwarber
Clancy and Associates
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police
Bruck
Schwarber
Miamisburg
Monroe
John Sauter
Dayton
Les Landen
Ohio
Nancy Nix
Nix
Council
Lakota West student dies in Liberty Township crash
Craig T. Jones, 16, of Liberty Township, died after the 2002 Toyota Corolla veered off Liberty-Fairfield Road near Maple Crest Drive following hockey practice. Brandon Barkley, 16, the driver, and Jordan Vonwahlde, 15, both students, were injured. Austin Barkley, 13, also treated for injuries. State Sen. Gary Cates announced plans to propose teen driving safety legislation in response to the fatal accident.
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Liberty Township
Lakota West High School
Jeremy Lance
Craig T. Jones
Jones
Grandin Ridge Drive
Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Liberty-Fairfield
Maple Crest Drive
Fairfield Township
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Butler County
Barkley
Jordan Vonwahlde
Austin Barkley
Mercy South Hospital
Funeral visitation and service at Lakota Christian Church
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Lakota Christian Church on Hamilton Mason Road. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lakota Christian Church. Call 513 779 8800 for more information.
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Lakota Christian Church
Hamilton-Mason Road
Lakota Christian
Franklin muralist wins first in international sign contest
A Franklin muralist's work captured first prize in an international sign competition after competing with hundreds of entries. The note appears in Community News on Page C2 alongside Holiday closings and Deaths and funerals.
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Franklin
Homecoming for Ransbottom Girl After Hospital Stay
Rachel Ransbottom, 5, returns home to Monroe after three months at Cincinnati Children's Hospital recovering from injuries after being struck by a Monroe police officer’s vehicle two days before Christmas. She survived a ten minute cardiac arrest and endured multiple injuries including loss of sight and damaged lungs and liver. Her family expresses relief at the milestone as she reunites with her brother Luke and parents Shari and Aaron.
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Monroe
Ransbottom
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Rachel Ransbottom
Rachel
Aaron
Luke
Shari
Soldier presents Iraq flag memento to Franklin Legion
Staff Sgt. Kenny Dixon donated a U S flag flown over Al Taqqadam Iraq to American Legion Post 149 leader Jim Mears on Thursday. The flag, sent to Dixon's father Gary and great uncle Jim Hipsher, honors a Marines crew chief with 94 missions across Iraq during 2003–04 and highlights insurgent activity around Baghdad and Fallujah.
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Franklin
U.S
Iraq
Kenny Dixon
Gary
Jim Hipsher
al Taqqadam
Dixon
Jim Mears
American Legion Post
Hipsher
the Legion Hall
al An
Marine Staff
American Legion
OnStar Locates Stolen Vehicle and Arrests Made
A Franklin police report says a local woman used OnStar to locate her 2003 GMC Yukon, prompting the arrest of two Miami Twp residents and recovery of four stolen vehicles. The SUV was found on Pennyrial Road near McGuire Lane in Franklin Township with assistance from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.
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Franklin
Miamisburg
Leah Owens
Overlook Drive
Owens
OnStar
Pennyroyal Road
McGuire Lane
Franklin Township
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Butler County OKs 10.4 Million Shell Settlement
Butler County commissioners voted to accept a 10.4 million settlement in the Shell Oil Co case over thousands of Blu Max water pipe failures. The deal, filed in Common Pleas Court, awaits final approval from all parties, with Commissioner Michael Fox voting against.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Shell Oil Co
Derek Conklin
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Michael Fox
Robin Piper
Piper
Jack Thornsberry
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Keswick
Keay
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Fallujah
Gary Stelzer
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