Two Arrested On Drug Charges In Middletown Hotel Room
Middletown police arrested Melissa Anderson, 19, and Joshua Proffitt, 21, after locating their hotel room near a gas drive off from a BP station on Ohio 122. Officers found 5.1 grams of marijuana and a pipe, plus 59.6 more grams, scales, and roach evidence. Proffitt faces obstructing official business and paraphernalia charges, Anderson faces marijuana and paraphernalia charges. Neither remained in the city jail as of Tuesday.
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Middletown
Ohio 122
Melissa Anderson
Anderson
Joshua Proffitt
Proffitt
Fiesta Way
Village Drive
Butler flu shot clinics canceled due to vaccine shortage
The Butler County Health Department canceled several flu clinics amid a vaccine shortage. Cancellations affected locations in Hamilton and Oxford with limited remaining hours.
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Butler County Health Department
S. Third St
Hamilton
Southwest Regional Water Association
Oxford Road
Queen of Peace Church
Millville Ave
Oxford Senior Citizens
Tollgate Drive
Oxford
Fox to Hold Funding Forum in Butler County
Hamilton County Commissioner Michael Fox will host a public forum at Butler Tech from 7 30 to 9 p m to discuss alternative government funding programs including port authorities transportation improvement districts tax increment financing joint economic development districts and residential incentive districts Residents may ask questions or voice concerns at the event scheduled for 3603 Hamilton Middletown Road.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Michael Fox
Fox
Butler Tech
Hamilton-Middletown Road
Homestead Tax Exemption Raised in Warren County
Warren County Auditor Nick Nelson announced an income increase of 300 dollars in the Homestead Tax Exemption program. The raised limit grants tax relief to seniors 65 or older or disabled homeowners with total income of 25 000 dollars or less in 2003, with a contact number 513 695 1235 for details.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Nick Nelson
City Editor Bob Irvin Oversees This Section
City Editor Bob Irvin leads the local desk and coordinates coverage for state and city news across the paper. The contact line lists (513) 705-2844 for newsroom inquiries and assignments.
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Bob Irvin
Court worker says job being taken away
Lebanon Warren County Court probation officer Libbie Gerondale 34 says Judge James Heath gave her an ultimatum to quit by Friday or be fired after a demotion to clerk. She attended a meeting with Heath attorney Kaufman and former supervisor Kilburn amid questions about the demotion and potential termination. Heath had written the job is at the pleasure of the appointing authority and could be terminated. Gerondale says one reason was doing county time for home work on county time. County Commissioner Pat South backs Heath.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Libbie Gerondale
James Heath
William Kaufman
Dick Kilburn
Gerondale
Heath
Kaufman
Kilburn
Dallas Powers
Powers
Ohio
Pat South
Boehner speaks at Edgewood High School event
18 year old Edgewood High senior Trent on Election Day plans to vote as Boehner visits the school to discuss issues and urge youth involvement. teachers note student registration and interest while questions cover unemployment and outsourcing. Boehner says manufacturing jobs have grown in the past two decades.
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Boehner
Edgewood High School
Trenton
Ryan Oehler
Bush
John Boehner
West Chester
Andrea Hobson
Andrea Curtis
Pat Auckerman
Middletown Journal
Amber Boyd
Whitney Hale
Natalie Maxwell
R-West
Monroe council wrestles with proposed casino backlash
Residents oppose a plan by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma to buy 150 acres near I 75 in Monroe for a casino and a 600 acre complex. Critics warn jobs are not guaranteed and warn about moral impact while supporters tout potential 750 million in development. Local pastors urge caution citing community reputation and spiritual concerns.
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Monroe
Duane Mecklen
Lifeway Christian Church
Patrick Warren
Monroe Presbyterian Church
Warren
Mount Pleasant Retirement Village
Mary McKibben
Discontent over canceled First Annual Gathering of the Witches
In Trenton a planned First Annual Gathering of the Witches at the Trenton Fisherman's Club was canceled after a family tragedy in Massachusetts. Organizer Charlotte Belhumer, with over 20 years of practice, aimed to share treats with children and collect food for the needy, amid local concerns about children and religious misconceptions surrounding witchcraft.
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Trenton
Charlotte Belhumer
Trenton Fisherman’s Club
Massachusetts
Belhumer
Peggy Hartman
Hartman
Wayne Township
Film shows complexities of school funding in Edgewood levy push
In Trenton Edgewood Board of Education screened a 20 minute film The Perfect Storm Ohio School Finance Today to explain local property tangible and state and federal funding. Assistant Superintendent Larry Knapp called it timely to help residents understand statewide fiscal woes as levy votes approach November 2 after prior defeats.
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Trenton
Edgewood
Board of Education
Ohio
The
Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Robert G. Stabile
Franciscan University
Steubenville
Larry Knapp
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