Local record fatal crash leaves four dead in two hours
A car slam into a tree on Yankee Road at 5 30 p m killed Ronald Reed 16 and his father James Reed 42. A second crash at Grand Avenue and Kensington Street shortly after claimed Robert Williams 36 and his daughter Pamela 2 others injured include Kevin Williams 9 Kathy Williams 9 and several family members. Officers cited Gregory Isaacs 20 for failure to yield.
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Yankee Road
Grand Avenue
Kensington Street
Middletown Hospital
Ronald Lee Reed
Oxford State Road
Lemon Monroe
James Reed
Christ Hospital
Jerry Moore
Mohawk St
University Boulevard
Lafayette Avenue
Moore
Ronald Reed
Butler County
Ohio City
Kentucky
Middletown
Grand Kensington Street
Ave
Robert Williams
van Wert County
International Harve ‘Corp
Indianapolis
Ind
Stephen Williams
William Said
Gregory Isaacs
S. Sutphin St
Charles Nieley
Isaacs
Pamela
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Kevin Williams
Weekend Traffic Fatalities Break Two-Year Downturn
A weekend spike in Middletown traffic deaths brings total to nine, the highest since 1962, with a 16 year old, his father, and two Ohio City residents among the victims. City officials note one year does not reflect trends, citing a multi-year decline overall.
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Middletown
Ohio City
Tno
Fire Calls_Report From City Streets
Two medical incidents reported in Middletown yesterday evening. At 6 29 p m on 3020 N Verity Parkway Brenda Lidge 21 ill taken to Middletown Hospital by taxicab and treated and released. At 11 33 p m 1901 Sheffield St Linda Riley 20 ill assisted by emergency squad.
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N. Verity Parkway
Brenda Lidge
Middletown Hospital
Sheffield St
Linda Riley
Crash Near Seven Mile Injures Camden Youth
An 18 year old Camden area youth in serious condition at Mercy Hospital after a car truck crash at Ohio 503 and Ohio 73 north of Seven Mile. Timothy J Finney driving north on Ohio 33 failed to stop for a stop sign colliding with a pickup driven by Harold L Smart. Both were hospitalized. Smart released after minor injuries. investigation ongoing. In a second incident on West Alexandria Road a vehicle struck a utility pole injuring David L Rowland who refused treatment at first but later went to McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital.
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Kathy Williams
Mary Williams
Vickie Williams
David
Susan
Darren
Williams
Grand Avenue
Kensington
Nicky
Isaacs
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Ohio 503
Ohio 73
Seven Mile
Butler County
Timothy J. Finney
Pleasant Valley Road
Ohio
Harold L. Smart
Frankfort
Ind
Finney
Smart
Seven Mile Life Squad
West Alexandria Road
Creek Road
David L. Rowland
Lenrose Lane
Middletown
Rowland
Middletown Hospital
Shoemaker
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Oxford
Lemon Property Owners Seek Annexation To Middletown
A 278.8 acre Lemon Township tract seeks annexation to Middletown. The petition, led by Middletown attorney George H. Elliott and five property owners including Armco Steel Corp and Corbett Manning, was accepted by Butler County commissioners for signature check and a Dec. 21 hearing was set. The site lies southwest of Middletown, south of Todhunter Road, Monroe, and east of the Penn Central Railroad.
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Hamilton
Lemon Township
Middletown
Butler County
George H. Elliott
Armco Steel Corp
Todhunter Road
Monroe
Penn Central Railroad
Hit Skip Victim Walters Riley Serious After Night Crash
Walter J. Riley, 42, of 620 1%h Ave., remained in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a Friday night hit skp near Weaver Avenue and Main Street. Police later arrested a 16 year old male at an Oxford State Road address.
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Walter J. Riley
Middletown
Weaver Avenue
Main Street
Oxford State Road
Messiah Auditions Set for Oct 29 at United Methodist Church
The Middletown Civic Chorus announces auditions for the Messiah to be held on Sunday October 29 at the First United Methodist Church. A prior Journal report misdated the event as next Sunday.
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First United Methodist Church
Middletown
Germantown Drug Raid Seized Marijuana Worth Two Thousand
An 18 year-old Germantown resident, Eric S. Classen of 636 N Main St, faces possession charges in Mayor's Court on October 26. Police say a Saturday raid at his home yielded about $2,000 in marijuana, nine bags of cut and ground marijuana, seeds, and a garbage bag of green marijuana. Chief Donald Exline called it the first drug raid in town and said investigations into hard drugs continue.
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Germantown
Eric S. Classen
N. Main St
Donald Exline
Exline
Classen
Middletown School Levy Would Cost $16.10 Yearly
Middletown City School District seeks a 7.9 mill levy in November. The renewal 5.6 mills plus 2.3 additional mills would cost the average home owner about $16.10 annually, based on a $20 000 home value. Questions can be sent to The Middletown Journal.
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Middletown City
Howard Schueller
Middletown
The
Middletown Journal
Jim Mills
Lukens Heads Toward Marriage as AP Reports
State Sen. Donald Lukens hints at marriage within the year after being labeled the legislature’s most eligible bachelor. Friends say he plans to announce in about six months. He declined details noting a woman he met in Columbus several months ago.
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Donald
Buz
Columbus
Wrench Used In Holdup At Shell Station
A service station attendant was robbed of more than $70 by a youth who brandished a 10 inch open end wrench and forced him into a storage room. William Whiteman 18 of Franklin said the bandit took currency and change at 3 40 a m at Verity Parkway and Germantown Road. The suspect was described as white about 5 feet 7 inches with short blond hair wearing blue denim trousers.
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William Whiteman
S. Main St
Franklin
Shell Station
Verity Parkway
Germantown Road
Middletown Man Charged After Assault on Officers
Frederick Leon Jackson Jr., 21, of 414 Cribbs Ave., faces three counts including assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct after a scuffle with police. Two patrolmen reported being assaulted as they subdued him with night sticks when he pointed a gun during an arrest attempt at 612 Louis Place where he argued with his father.
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Middletown
Frederick Leon Jackson Jr
Cribbs Ave
Jackson
Louis Place
Jury Picked In Armed Robbery Case In Butler County
Davi Allen Rains, 19, of Middletown, is charged with armed robbery of a 43 year old woman, Mable Williams, at gunpoint in the parking lot of LeSourdsville Lake amusement park on August 27. Police arrested him August 31 at the Junction Bar S Main Street on a warrant.
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Butler
Common Pleas
Robert 1 ‘Marrs
Davi Allen Rains
Finle St
Middletown
Rains
Robin
Mable Williams
Bernice Ave
LeSourdevil) Lake Amusement Park
William
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