Middletown's push to restore political prominence in county and state
Middletown leaders led by Mayor Noah Powers call for stronger regional influence to boost funding, business development, and visibility. The piece recalls historic figures like William Denham Barry Levey and Scott Nein, noting their long service across city state and county levels and the lasting impact on Middletown's political legacy.
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Middletown
Noah Powers
Powers
Butler County
William Denham
Donham
Sion
Columbus
Denham
Ohio House of Representatives
Barry Levey
Levey
Transit coordination group on track for county pilot
A Butler County commission appointed team aims to finish a pilot needs assessment by month end to see if riders can be matched with existing systems without new taxes. Participants include Middle town Transit System, the county Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disorders, and Senior Citizens Inc. They will map current networks, liability rules, and schedules to determine shared solutions for transit across the county.
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Hamilton
Bob Sommers
Transportation Coordination Steering Committee
Butler County Commissioners
Middletown Transit System
Butler County Board of Mental Retardation and Development Disorders
Senior Citizens Inc
Sommer
Joe Hinson
West Chester Chamber Alliance
Greene
Union
Aviation club to display Wright replica at Hook Field
Middletown aviation enthusiasts of the Today’s Journal Club plan a Wright brothers replica display at Hook Field Airport. Members say the exhibit highlights early flight history and honors local interest in aviation heritage.
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Wright
Hook Field
Middletown
U S closes offensive near Syria in Iraq theater
U S forces declare weeklong operation near the Syrian border neutralized an insurgent sanctuary while in Qaim masked fighters man checkpoints. The campaign killed more than 125 insurgents, wounded many, and detained 39 as Marines suffered nine deaths and 40 injuries amid ongoing clashes and weapon cache finds.
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U.S
Fallujah
Iraq
Euphrates River
Richard Huck
Qaim
Al-Qaida figure killed near Pakistan in drone strike
A CIA UAV missile killed Haitham al-Yemeni, an al-Qaida figure, near the Pakistan Afghanistan border after U.S. intelligence tracked him for over a week. Officials say the target intended to help locate Osama bin Laden, but plans changed after Pakist an capture of Abu Faraj al Libbi prompted a shift to lethal action.
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Washington
al-Qaida
U.S
Pakistan-Afghanistan
Haitham al-Yemeni
Osama bin Laden
Abu Faraj al-Libbi
CIA
al-Yemeni
Family learns son safe amid Lima Company tensions in Iraq
Connie Janacshek hoping for word on her Marine son Paul Burns saw him on Fox News amid Operation Matador near the Syrian border. Friends Stephen Erickson and Stuart Wilson, fellow West Carrollton graduates, are with Lima Company but not Burns. Marine Beau Links was wounded May 7 and is expected to reach Bethesda this afternoon as his family travels to Maryland. Lance Links, a Navy officer, is also in the service aboard the USS Princeton. The Ohio families endure ongoing stress as Lima Company battles continue near Karabilah.
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Connie Janacshek
Fox News
Paul Burns
U.S
Iraq
Oliver North
Burns
Janacshek
Ohio
Columbus
Lima
25Th Regiment
Marines
West Carrollton High School
Lima Company
Stephen Ericson
Stuart Wilson
West Carrollton
Beau Links
Huber Heights
Kirk
Kirk Links
Beau
Maryland
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Landstuhl
Germany
Linda
Lance
Princeton
Persian Gulf
Karabilah
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