Price leads Middletown schools to three tax victories
Price, praised by city officials, guided Middletown City Schools to three tax issues passing on the first try. A $14.3 million operating levy won 5,369 to 4,042, with a $4 million renewal and a $75.8 million bond also approved in earlier years. Local leaders credited Price and the district’s open-book policy for strong voter trust.
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Madison area levy vote inches toward a possible count
Madison Local Schools levy fell 1,359 to 1,356 Tuesday by three votes. Butler County Board of Elections expects up to 40 envelopes to be opened May 16, including walk-in absentee and provisional ballots, though some may lack valid votes.
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Hair today gone tomorrow mohawk by Carlisle band director
Carlisle band director Kenny Carpenter sports a bold mohawk as part of a playful local feature. The piece highlights his pride in the daring hairstyle and its reception among students and staff.
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Spectacular crowd watches Breech Pack er at Pigskin Roundball Spectacular
The packed Manchester Inn event featured former Cincinnati Bengals kicker Jim Breech and CBS basketball analyst Billy Packer. Breech, at five foot six and 150 pounds, recounted his path from a UC Berkeley tryout to NFL kicking stardom and a Bengals scoring record. Packer highlighted coaches with multiple national titles and shared anecdotes about legendary figures such as Knight, Krzyzewski, Tarkanian, Tubby Smith, and Pitino, as the crowd raised funds for area scholarships and charities.
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Duke
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Tubby Smith
Kentucky
Rick Pitino
Woman pleads in cross burning case in Hamilton
Linda Lowder, 39, of Mohawk Street, pleaded guilty in Butler County Common Pleas Court to complicity to ethnic intimidation for an Oct. 29 cross burning near an apartment building housing a black family. She faces up to 11 months in prison as one of five charged in the incident.
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Amy's Law clears Ohio Senate with unanimous support
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed Amy's Law, a proposed state measure named after a woman who survived three attempts on her life. It moves toward enacted status awaiting Governor Taft's signature and would modify bond requirements in domestic cases.
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