Franklin School Board Resigns Amid District Turmoil
Former board member Sherrie Myers resigns after seven years on the Franklin City Schools Board. The district faces student transfers, pending levy issues, and leadership turnover as Superintendent Kim Gray departs and plans to replace Myers are set for June. The board approved one plan to close Hunter Elementary, while Myers and another member opposed it.
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Franklin
Sherrie Myers
Franklin City Schools Board of Education
Myers
Brandon Saylor
Kim Gray
Deer Park
Cincinnati
Bill Wood
Saylor
Hunter Elementary
Ben Miller
Heidi Fella
Lori Raleigh
Gray
Mixed reactions to early proficiency test results
Area districts react to March proficiency tests for fourth and sixth graders. Middletown reports fluctuation with fourth graders up in citizenship but down in math and science, and sixth graders show 79 percent passing writing with under 60 percent in reading math citizenship and science. Monroe reports stronger preliminary results.
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Middletown
Debbie Alberico
Alberico
Monroe
Arnol Elam
Students honor three soldiers at Hamilton High
In Hamilton, a remembrance ceremony at the former Hamilton High School honored Army heroes Sgt. Benjamin Moore, who died during Fort Hood training in February 2003, Pfc. Marlin Rockhold, killed by a sniper in Baghdad in May 2003, and Sgt. Charles Webb, who died near Baghdad last November. The event reflected on their service as winds cooled the ceremony.
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COX News Service
Hamilton Hicu Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Hamilton High School
Hamilton
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Fort Hood
Texas
Marlin Rockhold
Baghdad
Charles Webb
Hannah Moore
Shauna Moore
Moore
April home sales dip in Middletown area year over year
April sales slipped in Middletown and surrounding counties amid a countywide drop in new construction. Warren County saw lower April figures but higher average prices, while year-to-date totals rose. City and township results varied, with Monroe and Butler County showing mixed movements and persistent price gains despite monthly declines.
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Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors
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Warren
Ohio
Mark Adkins
Monroe
Adkins
Butler County
Warren County
Mark Meinhardt
Star One
West Chester
Meinhardt
Trenton
Hamilton
West Chester Township
Homes AG
Madison levy passes after automatic recount in Butler County
Madison Local Schools officials confirmed the district 7.5 mill 5 year levy passed by 12 votes after a third recount this month. Final tally 1,376 for 1,364 against, enabling pay to participate fees for extracurriculars beginning in 2006. junior high sports set at 485 per student per sport, reduced from 560 due to booster support.
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Madison
Butler County Board of Elections
Jan Kesselring
Kesselring
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