City Commission Frees Sale of Old Sears Building
City commissioners lifted all legal restrictions on selling the Sears building on S Main Street at the request of Manny Garlikov. The resolution allows the city manager to study buying or selling the site, with potential plans to raze the structure for land use by Middletown Federal and a drive through bank. Public cost concerns were raised by Commissioner Ray Fening, who questioned acquiring the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
S. Main Street
City Commission
Manny Garlikov
Garlikov
Cin-Mid
Federal
Middletown Savings & Loan Association
Dale Hessel
Hessel
Middletown Federal
Ray
Fening
Feniig
Instant election day registration boosts turnout but defeats issue 1
Voters across the state used instant registration to vote on election day for the first time yesterday. Issue 1 passed despite broad opposition, setting a 30 day registration deadline and requiring voter roll purges every four years. In Middletown many used instant registration to vote against it.
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Middletown
Roosevelt Mi
Middletown woman helps Gem City win Sweet Adelines title
Barbara Clevenger Crist, a Middletown native now in Florida, sang with Dayton’s Gem City chorus when it won the Sweet Adelines London competition. She invites local women to audition, highlighting camaraderie, travel, and shared achievement as the appeal. Call 423-3433 for details.
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London
Crist
Manchester Road
Middletown
Farmer dies after cattle truck pins him at barn
Herbert Stang, 52, of 1451 Robinson Road in Hamiltons Morgan Township, died after a cattle truck backed into a barn while he assisted. Coroner and sheriff report indicate he gave directions to 17 year old Arthur Schwab. Stang died on arrival at Ft. Hamilton Hughes Hospital.
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Hamilton
Morgan Township
Herbert Stang
Robinson Road
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Ft. Hamilton-Hughes Hospital
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Stang
Arthur Schwab
Car window broken in Butler County incident on Ohio 747
Caroline Fugate reported to Butler County deputies that a rock was thrown through her car window while she drove along Ohio 747 near 4060 Oxford Middletown Road on Tuesday.
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Caroline Fugate
Oxford-Middletown Road
Butler County
Ohio
Women sue over signing criminal affidavits in Middletown Court
Two Middletown women Bonnie Ledford and Barbara Ford filed suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court claiming Middletown Municipal Court bars indigent residents from filing affidavits to prosecute criminal complaints. They allege a list of about 100 names and a $100 bond requirement violate access to the criminal division. Defendants include court clerk Oma Long and Judge J. T. Lamb. Attorney is David Cramer. A hearing date is pending.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Oma Long
J. T. Lamb
Ledford
Ford
Criminal Division
Municipal Court
Middletown Municipal Court
Lamb
David Cramer
Deaths and Funerals: Stamper and Wagner
Dewey Pappy Stamper 73 of 4963 Trenton-Franklin Road died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a five day stay. Services Friday 10 a.m. at Joseph R Baker Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. James Curly Wagner 59 of 621 Wicoff Street died yesterday at Brown VA Hospital Dayton after three weeks as a patient. Burial at Woodside Cemetery following services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Dewey
Pappy' Stamper
Trenton-Franklin Road
Middletown Hospital
Stamper
Hoerner- Waldorf Co
Powell County
Lottie
Phyllis S Smith
Middletown
Michael
Rickenbacker Air Force Base
Columbus
Joseph R Baker
Woodside Cemetery
Gary Stamper
James
Curly"’ Wagner
Wicoff St
Brown Veterans Administration Hospital
Dayton
Wagner
77 Taxi, Inc
Disabled American Veterans Post 131
Order of
Orioles
Franklin
Jerry
Charles
Hamilton
Donald
John
Robert
Freda Boggs
Mary Jones
Osci D’elia
McCoy- Leffler
Clifford Lawson Jr
Woodsi
Brelsford Death Update Clarifies Daughters and Great Grandchildren
Edward Brelsford 71 died Monday at 4534 Bonita Drive. Mrs Nancy Snell of Jacksonburg is one of his two daughters. He leaves three great grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home. Steven Ebbesmeyer 30 died last night at General Hospital Cincinnati after two months as a hospital patient. His wife Rosemarie teaches The Journal high school journalism program.
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Brelsford
Journal
Nancy Snell
Jacksonburg
Trenton
Mr. Brelsford
Bonita Drive
Steven Ebbesmeyer
Johns Road
General Hospital
Cincinnati
the Star
Day Care Parents to Meet at Community Center
Parents of children at the day care facility on Lafayette Avenue will meet at 7 tonight at the Community Center. Marva Sampson director of the Department of Human Resources said a speaker will address attendees.
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Lafayette Avenue
Marva Sampson
Department of Human Resources
Auto battery theft reported in Butler County
Edward Shaw of 6501 Germantown Road told Butler County deputies on Tuesday that someone stole a car battery worth 45 dollars and poured sugar in the gas tank.
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Edward Shaw
Germantown Road
Butler County
Teachers Halt Pension Merger Threat Amid House Vote
Public employee retirement systems like the State Teachers Retirement System are not being merged after an Oct. 26 House amendment passed 386 to 38. Ohio congressmen supported 21 to 0, driven by teacher and public employee pressure. The Middletown Teachers Association notes this as a rare show of unity, though future mandatory merger efforts remain possible.
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James Lide
Middletown Teachers Association
MTA Executive Council
Lide
House of Representatives
Ohio
Middletown Area Mental Health Center elects new board president
Larry E. Emrick was elected president of the board at the annual meeting succeeding Bertha Boxwell who resigned. Re-elected were William Latham as secretary and Eugene Switzer as treasurer. The center faces reduced psychiatric services due to lower district funds and plans two day care groups. The staff proposed a harm reduction therapy group for physically handicapped clients and a used record player drive for the center.
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Larry E. Emrick
Middletown Area Mental Health Center
Emrick
Bertha Boxwell
Lowell Heafler
Boxwell
William Latham
Eugene Switzer
Clair Maroney
Middletown Driver Hurt When Car Hits Utility Pole
A 20 year old Middletown man, Robin L. Ellen of 3203 Tytus Ave., was injured in a crash on Hamilton-Trenton Road near Trenton. Ellen’s car left the road at 1:45 a.m. and struck a utility pole, leaving him in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. State troopers reported the incident.
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Middletown
Robin L. Ellen
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Ellen
Hamilton-Trenton
Busenbark Road
Trenton
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Ralph Pagano
John Moser
Gary Brewer
Aeronca
Barbara Crist
John W. Davis
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Verity Pkwy
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Miami University
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Friends In Action
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