Franklin school board denies contract renewal for administrator
Franklin district trustees vote 3-2 to not renew Assistant Superintendent Bill Wood’s three year contract. Superintendent Kim Gray notes state law and district bylaw timing, saying Wood remains eligible for a two year contract and tenure to return as a teacher. Wood leaves meeting dismissively, saying he was “saved from dysfunctional board members.”
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Franklin
Board of Education
Nied
Bill Wood
Brandon Saylor
Lori Raleigh
Heidi Fella
Kim Gray
Wood
Saylor
Raleigh
Gray
Red Cross exec placed on leave in Butler County chapter
Butler County American Red Cross Executive Director Valerie Pullara was placed on paid administrative leave. Board chair Fred Wehr said changes are being considered and would be positive, with no irregularities alleged. Wehr oversees operations as the chapter reviews its structure amid a national realignment and Great Lakes Service Area oversight.
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Butler County
The
American Red Cross
Valerie Pullara
Red Cross
Fred Wehr
Pullara
Wehr
Woodside Cemetery
National Red Cross Administration
Kansas City
National Red Cross
Butler
Great Lakes
Cincinnati
Kevin Titus
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Kentucky
Titus
Officials to highlight grant funds amid federal cuts in Hamilton
State and local officials meet in Hamilton to discuss the importance of grant funds for local improvement projects as federal budget plans propose cuts. The article appears on Page B2, with related notices on Page B3. Contact details for the Journal are provided.
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Hamilton
Spring rains drench Miami Valley urging patient gardeners
The Miami Valley sees continued wet, cool spells with highs in the mid-60s today and 70s by Wednesday. Roads suffer minor high water from heavy weekend rain, one near two inches in Butler County, but no crashes reported. Farmers wait for drier, warmer days as soil temps reach 50 to 55 degrees to prevent seed rot.
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Miami Valley
National Weather Service
Don Hughes
Weather Service
Wilmington
Butler County
Richard K. Jones
Rick Murray
Warren County
Mason-Morrow Millgrove
South Lebanon
Stubbs Mills Road
Corwin Road
Corwin
Waynesville
Murray
Steve Foster
Greenville
Mike Gallagher
County budget passes amid unresolved sheriff funding questions
Hamilton Butler County commissioners approved the final 2005 budget totaling 73.3 million dollars, but left the sheriff's office funding package unresolved. They warned further cuts could occur if revenues fall short, and noted the year began without a completed package due to uncertain state local government funding.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Monroe school board approves stadium fund financing plan
The Monroe Board of Education approved a 2.9 million lease purchase agreement to join a pooled Ohio financing program for a new Yan kee Road stadium seating over 4,000. The plan uses one large bond and 30 year leases for each district and adds a rental deal for a farmhouse on 186 acres to curb vandalism.
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Monroe
Board of Education
Ohio
Sharron Moon
Seasongood
Cincinnati
Moon
Yankee Road
Butler Tech
Steve Campbell
Campbell
Jill Frost
Steve Jackson
Ron Darin
John Singleton
Commission splits vote on director's pension plan
Hamilton County approves an early retirement incentive for Betty McGary, deputy director of elections, allowing her to retire with a full pension and be rehired in the same post at a reduced salary of 90,217 dollars annually. The split county commission debate centers on the plan's impact on staffing and finances.
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Hamilton
Butler
County Commission
Board of Elections
Betty McGary
McGary
Pipe bomb suspect bound over to grand jury in Butler County
Guy R. Ring, 46, of Trenton, faces charges of making and possessing a pipe bomb and possessing a crack pipe after a March 20 traffic stop in Middletown. Police found a pipe bomb inside his minivan along with a crack pipe, gunpowder, and a “hand cannon.” The case was bound over to a Butler County grand jury following a preliminary hearing.
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Trenton
Butler County
Guy R. Ring
Oak Ave
17Th Avenue
Minnesota Street
Middletown
Phil Salm
Ring
Salm
Butler County Sheriff's
King
Guy Rane
Terry King
Mark Wall
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Cox News Service
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