One Dead in Roadblock Shooting After Pizza Hut Robbery
Dayton man James W. Mullins died from a gunshot wound to the neck as police shot at him while he tried to evade a roadblock after a Sunday morning Pizza Hut robbery. Michael A. Kostic was arrested nearby on aggravated robbery charges after fleeing the scene on a motorcycle, reportedly reaching speeds up to 140 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Hamilton
Cincinnati- Dayton
Monroe
James W. Mullins
Michael A. Kostic
Kostic
Hamilton Pizza Hut
Dixie Highways
Hastic
Mullins
Middletown
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Meigs teachers strike continues despite talks
Meigs Local teachers and the board of education held a five hour bargaining session but failed to reach an agreement. Schools will stay closed as the strike of about 140 teachers persists. A court injunction on nine strike leaders remains pending as deputies work to deliver orders.
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Associated Press
Meigs
Board of Education
Charles Dowler
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Crestwood
Windham
Portage County
Osnaburg
East Canton
Funeral services and notices from Middletown area deaths
Obituary notices list multiple local deaths with details on services and burial. Leonard Hansford 81 of 1418 Young St dies Friday. services at Bethel AME Church with Masonic rites. Stanley Oligee 60 of 1107 E Oxford State Rd dies at Middletown Hospital. services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Additional notices include Ollie Simrell 78 and Walter Walker Jr. 43 with funeral arrangements, Frances Louise Smith 63 in Lebanon, Eva Tillman 93 in Monroe, Jewel Tompkins 40 in Franklin, Catherine Wells 87 in Carlisle, plus various relatives and burial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hansford
Young St
Bethel Ame
Gaar M. Davis
Butler County Memorial Park
Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel
Stanley E. Oligee
Oxford State Road
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Oligee
Crystal Tissue Co
Brown County
Thomas
Middletown
Mitchell
Carlisle
Faye Carrol
Alice Jewell
Carrie Cornett
Trenton
Maurice
Marvin
Peasttown
Kathryn McCarty
Martha
Ollie B. Simrell
Burton Road
MccCoy- Leffler
Paul Remick
Woodside Cemetery
Simrell
Catherine P. Wells
Walnut St
Washington Manor
Dayton
Youth falls from moving car at Middletown High School
Doug Adams a 16 year old of 4824 Creekview Drive was injured when he fell from the outside of a moving car at Middletown High School at 2 45 p m He sustained head injuries and scrapes and was in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati Adams was taken to Middletown Hospital by emergency squad for treatment of hand elbow scrapes and head pains
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Middletown High School
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Doug Adams
Creekview Drive
Adams
Middletown Hospital
Missing MHS Student Found in Miami River
The body of 17 year old James Harold Pearson was recovered from the Great Miami River near Miami River Park between Middletown and Franklin after boating witnesses alerted police. He was last seen Friday at 11 30 p m and identified by a high school ID card. An autopsy was planned. Services set for 10 am Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Springboro Cemetery.
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Gilbert
Middletown
Ruth Cox
Franklin
Cecil Burton
Bethany
McCoy- Leffler
Frank Sowards
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Butler County
Garret Boone
Walker
Somerville
Tenn
Mary
Eric Derrick
Gregory
Perry Joe Williams
Thomas
Joe
Dayton
Harry
Betty Beard
Mattie Fisher
Chicago
Joel F Batley
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Elks
Miami River
James Harold Pearson
Riviera Drive
Mr. Pearson
Middletown High School
Harold Pearson
Billy
Brenda
Patricia
Ninnie Pearson
Berea
Mabel Johnson
Pikeville
McCoy-Leffler
Ray Deaton
Springboro
Ohio weekend traffic toll tops a dozen deaths
The Ohio highway patrol tallies 12 fatalities from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Victims include Miguel Alcala 24 Green Springs and Evangelina Alcala 21, and Randall Webb 20 Clyde in Sandusky County. Others were John Gaunt 23 Cincinnati, Rusty Foltz 22 Lancaster, Gladys Waffler 80 Alliance, Kathryn Swarts 60 Alliance, Melodie Vandall 21 Akron, Lillian Stammen 21 New Weston, Steven Dennall 18 Dayton, Barbara Bilger 26 Kettering, and Gerald Cox Jr 36 Bucyrus in Crawford County.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Sandusky County
Fairfield County
Fremont
Miguel Alcala
Green Springs
Evangelina Alcala
Randall R. Webb
Clyde
Cincinnati
John B Gaunt
Colerain Avenue
Lancaster
Rusty G. Foltz
Sebring
Gladys Waffler
Kathryn Swarts
Alliance
Mahoning County
Celina Lillian Stammen
New Weston
Mercer County
Ottawa
Steven K Dennall
Dayton
Putnam County
Lebanon
Barbara Bilger
Kettering
US 22
Warren County
Bucyrus
Gerald W Cox Jr
Galion
Crawford County
Man Injured In 2 Cycle Crash Near Midway Street
David L. Rapp, 31, of 3314 Glencoe Ave, was injured when he sideswiped Alan Zickgraf, 25, on Atco Avenue near Midway Street at 6 45 p.m. Rapp's bike slid under a parked car at 2514 Atco. He was released after treatment at Middletown Hospital and charged with careless driving.
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Middletown Hospital
David L. Rapp
Glencoe Ave
Alan Zickgraf
Wilbraham Road
Atco Avenue
Midway Street
Rapp
Zickgraf
Atco
Schools urged to set own literacy standards nationwide
Miami University president Phillip R. Shriver told a House subcommittee that schools should raise basic literacy standards without federal compulsion. He cautioned against federal mandates even as he supported establishing competency in reading writing and mathematics as graduation requirements.
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Shriver
Washington, D.C
Phillip R. Shriver
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Hyman G. Rickover
Mary Berry
HEW
Miami
Round town shopping guide for fall and beauty season
A collage of local ads highlights fall fashion and home décor. JB Robinson Jewelers offers gifts and engraving. Merle Norman Cosmetcs Studio promotes makeup sessions and eyelashes. Leather Express features fine leathers. Irenes Salon touts Helene Curtis moisture products. McAlpins Cosmetics schedules beauty clinics. Cambridge Inn promotes Sunday specials. Tedrick Fryman joins CF Great House and Son as general manager. World Bazaar showcases a wide range of chairs and rockers with discounts.
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Russell Dwyer
Palestine
Stanley Oligee
Ollie Simrell
Walter Walker Jr
16Th Ave
Frances Smith
Frances Louise Smith
W. Warren Sr
Lebanon Zion Baptist Church
William Harvey Smith
Gerald M. Smith
John E Smith
Eva Tillman
Eva O Tillman
Mt. Pleasant
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Tillman
J. T. McHendry
Oswald Funeral Home
Jewel Tompkins
Stanton Court
Tompkins
Varon
Varon L
Scotty
Jeff Gabbard
Roy
Ray
Gabbard
Freda Williamson
Mable Short
Jean Crase
Miamisburg
Carolyn Boehm
Belleville
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Kermit Phillips
Eaton Funeral Home
Woodhill Cemetery
Catherine Wells
Converse
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
Boy
MHS
I.D
Akron
Melodie
Jane Vandall
Ohio 162
Congress
House Committee On Education and Labor
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Charlotte
JB Robinson
Towne Mall
J B. Robinson
Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio
Leather Express
Tom Sweeney
Irenes Salon OF Beauty
M.Q
Helene Curtis
Irenes
Armbruster Florist
Dave
Scotts
McAlpin's
Mona Calabro
Symphony
MeAlpin
Helena Rubinstein
McAlpin
Cambridge Inn
Cambridge
Tedrick Fryman
Ted
C.F. Greathouse and Son
Richard Greathouse
World Bazaar
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