Council votes to reduce firefighter pay amid tax levy vote
City council agrees to a pay freeze for emergency services staff with a reinstatement if a November income tax levy passes and no layoffs occur. The plan would save about 11000 for the year. Council also approves doubled up police patrols in two-officer cars and hires Michael Engel as city treasurer starting June 20 at 62000 annually. Engel replaces Hamilton's retiring treasurer after 25 years.
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Reed
Rodney Hale
Michael Engel
Engel
Hamilton
Trenton
H. Scott Campbell
Waynesville
Fire department mulls new EMS role amid mutual aid rise
Titterington notes Trenton Rescue Squad mutual aid calls rose to 37 of 255 runs this year from 22 of 235 last year, about a five percent increase. Puckett cites EMS startup costs around 6200 with local business support. a neighboring township may loan an ambulance. Nichols pledges timely dispatch bill payment, defending safety over dollars.
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Trenton
Puckett
Nichols
Trenton Rescue Squad
Titterington
Trenton Rescue
Plea deal spares death in Ohio double murder case
Judge Mary Katherine Huff accepted a life plea for Duane Short in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. Short admitted to fatally shooting Rhonda Short and Donnie Ray Sweeney after his wife obtained a protection order. Two children witnessed parts of the slayings. the eldest son was briefly with Short during the events. The agreement aims to spare the children, with other testimony to come from investigators.
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Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Short
Shorts
Duane Short
Montgomery County
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Bobby Joe Cox
Michael Pentecost
Daidone
Huber Heights
Daidene
Rhonda Michelle Short
Donnie Ray Sweeney
Miamisburg
Rhonda Short
Pepper Drive
Butler County
Monroe
Brandt Pike
Ohio mayors plan study on school funding crisis
Middletown Mayor Noah Powers attended a Thursday meeting where officials acknowledged slow progress toward funding fixes. The group aims to study nationwide best practices and discuss urban education problems, with another session set for late June. Dayton Superintendent Percy Mack praised the acknowledgment of education's importance.
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State Supreme Court
Middletown
Noah Powers
Plusquellie
Local boy Jackson Newell beats childhood cancer journey
Jackson Newell, age four, endured six months of weekly chemotherapy with his mother Manon Newell as team captain of Jackson's Journey for the Middletown Relay for Life. The family, education efforts, and a CAT scan set June 15 mark the path toward continuing remission and awareness in the community.
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Manon Newell
Newell
Children’s Medical Center
Dr. Dole
Jackson Newell
Middletown
Life
American Cancer Society
Middletown High School
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