Watershed Plan Boosts Cost for Dick's Creek Area
Armco Steel and sponsors move to expand flood protection for the Dick's Creek Little Muddy watershed from 295000 to 1725880 dollars. The plan includes a Yankee Road bridge and channel work on Dick's Creek Shaffer's Creek and Miller ditch with local shares near 1 million and major funding by Armco. Warren County Middletown officials Soil Conservation Service and Miami Conservancy District support delaying approval due to absent commissioners while property owners protest assessments.
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Hamilton
Armco Steel Corp
Dick's Creek
Little Muddy
Armco
Butler
Warren County
Soil Conservation Service
Miami Conservancy District
Armen
Yankee Road
Shaffer's Creek
Miller Ditch
Steel Company
Middletown
Soil Conservation District
Muddy Creek
Stanley Boone
Boone
Lebanon
Driver sought in hit and run after early morning crashes
Police report three auto accidents last night and today. A hit and run at 433 Yankee Road damaged a Tibbs vehicle and a driver abandoned the car on Lincoln Street. Damage totals exceed $1 600 with several injuries and citations issued for traffic violations. The article notes earlier collisions and a historic line about a 1787 ship captain’s wife visiting Hawatt.
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Middletown
Yankee Road
William Tibbs
Old South School
Yare
Lincoln Street
Fifth Avenue
Tibbs
Burglars Break Into Butler County Animal Shelter Open House
Thieves forced entry at the Butler County animal shelter on Hamilton Trenton Road last night before Sunday’s 1 to 4 p.m. open house. They stole three lawn mowers a large chain saw a trimmer and a box of tools valued at 300. The event for Be Kind to Animals Week continues with prizes a fish pond games a facility tour and many puppies awaiting homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Hamilton-Trenton Road
Four youths charged in Warren County girl incident
Four youths were taken into custody and charged with attempting to cause delinquency in connection with the alleged abduction of a 14 year old Mississippi girl in Warren County. The suspects Eddie Woods Rufus Miller Hershel Gay and James Spicer all from Middletown were released on recognizance bonds after questioning. The girl said she was abducted at the Hasty Tasty Drive In and driven to Warren County before being taken to the Detention Center for delinquency charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Butler County
Charles Gibson
Eddie Woods
Trenton
Rufus Miller
Hershel Gay
S. Main St
Middletown
James Spicer
Truck Overturns on I 75 Near Franklin After Swerve
A truck carrying frozen foods overturned on Interstate 75 eighteen miles south of Ohio 123 interchange near Franklin. Driver Juncor Ray Ely, 25, of Fairborn, said he swerved to avoid two vehicles, one abrupt lane change forcing him inward.
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Interstate 75
Ohio 123
Franklin
Juncor Ray Ely
Fairborn
State Patrolm
Summer school registrations surge as deadline nears
Registrations for local summer classes rose from 197 to 554 as of late yesterday, with a deadline looming. Lincoln principal Norm Norman Harsh directs elementary courses at Lincoln Wildwood Oneida and Taft. Middletown High hosts junior and senior high classes under Stanley Lewis.
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Norman Harsh
Lincoln
Wildwood
Oneida
Taft
Middletown High
Stanley Lewis
MHS
Harsh
Lewis
Lemon-Monroe
Manchester
Roosevelt
Amanda
McKinley Junior High
Fairfield Court Clerk Fired on 2-0 Vote in Butler County
Butler County Commissioners fired Elizabeth Haynes of Fairfield as clerk of Area Two Court at Fairfield on a 2-0 vote. Betty Geyer, acting clerk during Haynes illness, will take over the post starting Monday after a separate 2-0 vote. The action follows missing monthly reports and irregular disbursements cited by officials and a state auditor’s review.
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Butler County
Fairfield
Commission
Arthur Reiff
Elizabeth Haynes
Mit
Gordon Auspurger
Reiff
William Stitsinger
Fairfield Township
Hamilton
Betty Geyer
Haynes
William R. Hendrickson
Fatal auto crash marks first Middletown death this year
A 26 year old man, William Kenneth Buchanan of 3113 Omaha St, died when his car veered and struck a large tree on Oxford State Road near Jackson Lane shortly after 5 am. No witnesses. discovered by a passing motorist. Buchanan, an International Paper Co. employee, left a wife Ruth and two daughters. Survived by his mother, two brothers, a sister, and in laws.
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Butler County
Garret Boone
William Kenneth Buchanan
Omaha St
Middletown
Buchanan
Oxford State Road
Jackson Lane
William Spensel
Peneen Ave
Monroe
State Patrol
International Paper Co
Mason
Wolfe County
Ruth
Kenna Sue
Janet
Callie Buchanan
Obituary Mrs. Margaret Hauser 70 of 1615 Flemming Road
Mrs. Margaret Hauser aged 70 died at 5 40 am today at Middletown Hospital after a week as a patient. Her husband Chris died in 1951. Survived by seven daughters Marilyn Speicher Esther Apgar Hazel Boyer Marjorie Thompson Jeanette Campbell Juanita Baker Maxine Hinkle two sons Chester Prows Donald Hauser four stepsons Ralph Walter Hauser Elmer Homer Hauser. Services 2 pm Tuesday at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home. Burial Mound Cemetery Monroe. Friends may call Monday 2-5 and 7-9 pm.
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Margaret Hauser
Flemming Road
Middletown Hospital
Chris
Marilyn Speicher
Esther Apgar
Middletown
Hazel Boyer
Monroe
Marjorie Thompson
Gratis
Jeanette Campbell
Akron
Juanita Baker
Harrison, Ark
Maxine Hinkle
Camden
Chester Prows
Seven Mile
Donald Hauser
Franklin
Ralph
Walter Hauser
Oregonia
Elmer Hauser
Homer Hauser
McCoy - Leffler
Mound Cemetery
Infant Vicki Sue Rigsby Pronounced Dead On Arrival
Six month old Vicki Sue Rigsby daughter of Mr and Mrs J Paul Rigsby of 427 Cribbs Ave was pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 8 27 p m after an emergency squad responded at 8 14 p m An autopsy was planned for today to determine the cause of death Funeral arrangements are being handled by Riggs Funeral Home
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Vicki Sue
J. Paul Rigsby
Cribbs Ave
Middletown Hospital
Riggs Funeral Home
Obituary Notices for Breinig Baker Norvell Gadd Winkler Castor
Obituaries list multiple local lives with funeral services scheduled Monday and today. Marie Breinig at St Veronica's Church George Baker at 201 S B Street Susan Baker services 10 30 am Webb Edward Norvell 130 Williams Ave service 2 pm Webb Ronald Gadd infant son of Russell and Mrs Gadd Exeter Ave service today Brown Dawson Billie Winkler 30 Lawson Ave service Campbell Verna Castor 1743 Greenwood Ave service 10 am Monday Colligan Many entries include ages and addresses for parish and family references.
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Marie Breinig
Parrish Ave
St Veronica's Church
Susan Baker
S B St
Webb
Edward Norvell
Williams Ave
Ronald Gadd
Russell Gadd
Exeter Ave
Brown-Dawson
Billie Winkler
Lawson Ave
Campbbell
Verna Castor
Greenwood Ave
Colligan
Walkaway Trustee Sentenced After Jailing Escape
Robert Surface, 33, former Butler County Jail trustee, had 21 days to serve on an assault charge when he walked away last Saturday. He was ordered to an indeterminate term in the Ohio State Penitentiary by Judge Arthur J. Fiehrer after being recaptured in Middletown. Surface said he left to see his 8 year old daughter and had waived grand jury action on the escape charge.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Ohio State Penitentiary
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Robert Surface
Middletown
Surface
Clifton Hyde
Man Shot Self in Apparent Suicide Attempt
A 26 year old man, William Epperson of Maud, told Butler County deputies he would do better next time after allegedly trying to kill himself. He shot himself in the right side with a .22 rifle, the bullet passing through. He was admitted to Mercy Hospital and underwent surgery, then became abusive toward officers and hospital staff during transport.
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Hamilton
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
William Epperson
Tylersvile Road
Maud
Mercy Hospital
Epperson
Man Hurt As Car Hits Tree
One person injured late Friday in a one car crash on Michael Road south of Heizler Road. Rob ert L. Arnett, 22, of 7540 Elk Creek Road, treated for minor injuries at Middletown Hospital and released. Deputies said he was northbound, lost control, hit 50 feet of fence, then a tree. car listed as total loss. In a second crash Malissie Combs of 316 Andrew Street escaped injury after losing control on Elk Creek Road north of Howe Road and hitting a guardrail. car a total loss.
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Michael Road
Heizler Road
Middletown Hospital
Robert L. Arnett
Elk Creek Road
Arnett
Malissie Combs
Andrew St
Howe Road
GIs Mother Named In Suit in Butler County Court
Betty Greer of 723 Foster Ave Hamilton was named defendant in a divorce suit filed Friday in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Wallace Greer of 435 Andover St Hamilton accuses cruelty and neglect. The couple, once separated by Arnold Anderson's 1948 Middletown divorce, was briefly reunited two months earlier after a Middletown police officer helped.
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Hamilton
Betty Greer
Foster Ave
Butler County
Common Pleas Court
Wallace Greer
Andover St
Korea
Middletown
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Contiay
Sers
Salvation Army
Charles Schramm
Cg&e
Max Mitchell
Conservancy District
Arnold FE. Steele
Franklin-Lebanon Road
Elmer E. Smith
Garland Avenue
Calisle
Tyrtus Avenue
Washington Street
Betty Slaton
Miller Road
Donald Baker
Clarendon Ave
Ishmell Holder
Waneta Ave
Broad Street
Columbia Avenue
Holder
Hawatt
U.S
Goodyear Service
Broad & Manchester
NEMA
Melampy
Hazelgreen, Ky
Willard and
John
Hazelgreen
Philip Back
Kenneth Buchanan
Bui
Ohio
Pen
Fiehrer
Eddie Garvin
Fairfax Ave
Garvin
RoBert Constal
Cowford
A&a
In Suit
U. S
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