Middletown's political influence contested by geography and growth
The piece traces Middletown's shrinking county leadership footprint since 2004 term limits, noting a longstanding lack of direct representation. It quotes Nein on geography shaping influence amid Hamilton's rise, and Todd of Butler County GOP calling Middletown very active with potential newcomers like Powers and Vice Mayor Nancy Nix poised to end the drought.
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Senate
Nein
Middletown
Hamilton
West Chester
Butler County
GOP
Todd
Republican Party
Powers
Nancy Nix
Hamilton Eyes County Transit Coordination Plan
A pilot study explores linking social service agencies with public and private transit to identify duplicate services and create joint projects. Hamilton started a citywide shuttle in 2004 after avoiding tax levies, serving 120 clients daily while BCRTA could lead a county-wide effort without raising taxes.
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Sommers
Butler County
Hamilton
BCRTA
Hinson
GOP donor fights to keep records private in coin deal
Tom Noe, a GOP donor and former appointee at two Ohio agencies, sues to block The Blade from obtaining records of his $50 million rare-coin investment with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The newspaper says the bureau deleted details and kept others secret, amid an open records dispute.
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Toledo
Ohio
Tom Noe
The
Blade
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Noe
Franklin County Common Pleas
Ohio Supreme Court
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Carlos Todd
Mkurtz
Coxohio.com
Noah Powers
Scott Nein
Cox News Service
Associated Press
Fairfield
Towne Mall
Ralph J. Stolle
YMCA
Lebanon
Middletown ‘Regional Hospital
Elizabeth Arden
Provocative Fragrance