Middletown High Student Arrested Over Threat to Shoot
A 16-year-old Middletown High School student was arrested Monday after allegedly threatening to shoot another student. Three staff members heard the threat. he was charged with juvenile delinquency by inducing panic and resisting arrest. He is suspended and set for juvenile court on Oct. 26. Local schools spokeswoman noted pending disciplinary hearings.
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Middletown High School
Middletown
Jon Rawlins
Rawlins
Butler County
Debbie Alberico
Middletown City
Hearing Set For 11-Year-Old In Animal Cruelty Case
An 11-year-old boy accused of throwing three cats to their deaths near a yard of dogs has a hearing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. November 28 before Magistrate Tom Humbach in Butler County Juvenile Court. Police reports state officers found two cats dead and one dying after dogs attacked them following the disturbance on Taylor Avenue last month.
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Middletown
Taylor Avenue
Butler County
Tom Humbach
Butler flu shot clinics canceled this week nationwide
The Butler County Health Department has canceled seven flu shot clinics this week due to shortages. Cancellations include Monroe City Building at 233 S Main St Monroe at 9 a.m. Thursday and Bern's Nursery at 825 Greentree Road Middletown at 10 a.m. Friday.
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Butler County Health Department
Monroe City Building
S. Main St
Monroe
Bern’s Nursery
Greentree Road
Middletown
Middletown Man Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash
A 51 year old Middletown man, Robert Ingram, was injured in a two vehicle crash at University Boulevard and Woodlawn Avenue Tuesday. Ingram, cited for failure to yield on a left turn, was taken to Middletown Regional Hospital where his condition was listed as unavailable. Lar ry Stacy, 31, of Middletown, drove the other vehicle.
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Middletown
University Boulevard
Woodlawn Avenue
Robert Ingram
Larry Stacy
Leanne Hughes
Ingram
Erie Ave
Hughes
Middletown Regional Hospital
Drive-Thru Clerk Detains Robber Until Police Arrive
A drive-through clerk at Action Corner Drive-Thru repelled a knife-wielding robber at 9:26 p.m. Tuesday, detaining the suspect until police arrested 51-year-old Thomas Burnett Jr. of Middletown. He was jailed as the incident remains under investigation.
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Action Corner Drive-Thru
Thomas Burnett Jr
Middletown
Returned soldier visits Edgewood High students with Iraq insights
Sgt Lance Nickles a 28 year old Elida native and 10 year Army veteran spoke to Edgewood High School students in Trenton sharing experiences from a 14 month Iraq tour focused on convoy escort and customs. He emphasized duty and plans to finish history degree while working at MC Sports and noted personal marriage strain from his service.
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Trenton
Lance Nickles
Iraq
Nickles
Elida
U.S. Army
Edgewood High School
Jason Calmes
Tricia Richardson
Ser
324Th Military Police Company
Jolivette and Thomas vie for Hamilton County seat
Hamilton County voters face a high profile county commission race between Thomas Jolivette a former Democrat now Republican and Rusty Thomas a former Republican now Democrat. The seat became open after longtime Commissioner Courtney Combs left the post and Gregory Jolivette shifted seats in a GOP arrangement. Jolivette has a history of party switches dating to 1996 to finish a term in the Statehouse under GOP pressure.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Courtney Combs
Republican Party
Jolivette
GOP
Michael Fox
Fox
Statehouse
Janet Clemmons
Democratic Party
Lawrence
Rusty” Thomas
Dems
Monroe Ballot Seeks 0.5 Percent Income Tax Hike
Monroe officials plan to raise the income tax from 1 percent to 1.5 percent to close a budget deficit over 6 million dollars. The measure would add about 1.5 million annually, funding safety services and capital projects. residents vote on November 2 after prior defeats in August and last November.
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William Brock
Monroe
Oxford man shoots himself after standoff with police
A Butler County man Shane Griffin 35 fired at officers from a mobile home in Miami Mobile Home Parks on Monday following a 24 hour standoff. Griffin was fatally wounded by law enforcement after sporadically firing rounds near the home. Watson brothers George and Jarrod narrowly escaped a stray AK 47 bullet that ripped through the wall and into a medicine cabinet. Two officers remain on paid administrative leave as investigators review the incident. Names of the officers were not released.
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Oxford
Gail Drive
Miami
George Watson
Watson
Jarrod
Shane Griffin
Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Monte Mayer
Mayer
Sheriff’s Office
City seeks 400000 grant for brownfield cleanup
City Council will ask the U S Environmental Protection Agency for up to 400000 in grant money to identify and clean up abandoned factories and facilities. Environmental services director Dave Duritch says the funds will cover early assessments of brownfield sites, with firms initially bearing cleanup costs. The Aeronca project is cited as an example of brownfield improvement through grants and partnerships. About 3 million in Clean Ohio funds were used on the Middletown site. Petitions are available for interested companies and site owners.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dave Duritch
Environmental Services
Duritsch
Aeronca
Middletown
Australians Encounter In Middletown Restaurant
Area residents met an Australian man in a Middletown restaurant Tuesday after connecting online via a Christian website. The event is noted in Rick McCrabb's Community News column on page B2.
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Middletown
Rick McCrabb
Judge rules Rezos competent to stand trial
Butler County Common Pleas Judge Charles Pater ruled Christopher Rezos fit to stand trial on two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of kidnapping after a second psychological evaluation found he could assist his attorney. The date set for trial is February 9. defense attorney questions whether Rezos is sane. Rezos, 35, allegedly attacked his estranged wife Amy Rezos in July at a West Chester Township hotel.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Christopher Rezos
Common Pleas
Charles Pater
Rezos
Jerry Bryant
Liberty Township
Amy Rezos
West Chester Township
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