First Trenton public forum on budget and election
Trenton will host the first of three public forums on the city budget and the November 2 election. Mayor Roy William and city officials including the city manager and budget heads will discuss the general fund and fire budgets at Community Park Amphitheatre starting 7 p.m. Attendees may ask questions. contact Patrick Titterington at 513 988 6304 ext 155 for details.
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Trenton
Roy William
Patrick Titterington
Scott Campbell
Rodney Hale
Tom Puckett
Community Park
Titterington
Middletonian Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
A Middletown man, Brian Revere, 29, was sentenced by Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge G. Jack Davis to five years for voluntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the June 22 fatal stabbing of Anthony L. Larkin, 32, who died after being stabbed in a moving car. Larkin collapsed after exiting the vehicle. his body was found at a construction site on Old Troy Pike.
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Dayton
Montgomery County
Larkin
Old Troy Pike
Victor Hodge
Robert Deschler
Ward Barrentine
Murder trial postponed to late January
The September 28, 2004 murder trial of James Elmo Craft in the 1974 death of Cynthia Beuerlein has been moved to January 25, 2005 after a new assistant prosecutor Glenn Rossi was assigned to the case. Craft faces aggravated murder and potential life in prison.
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Hamilton
James Elmo Craft
Fairfield
Cynthia Beuerlein
Springdale
Glenn Rossi
Beuerlein
Princeton
Beckett Road
West Chester
Craft
Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Ruth Craft
Rezos Sentenced for Protection Order Violation
Butler County resident Chris topher Rezos was sentenced to a month in jail for violating a protection order. The note appears in the Deaths and Funerals section and lists contact details for the City Editor.
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Butler County
Christopher Rezos
Franklin levy opponents organize efforts in Ohio school tax fight
Franklin voters oppose a 9.79 mill operating levy to fund 3.1 million yearly for district operations, the sixth ballot attempt in three years. Opponents led by Bill Moses claim spending, not funding, is the issue and call for board accountability while noting prior cuts.
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Franklin
Board of Education
Bill Moses
Citizens For Accountability
Moses
Kim Gray
Levy
Jean Creech
Franklin City Schools
Warren County Board of Elections
Mason
Bridging language gaps shapes Middletown High students
Middletown High School students study Spanish in a class where most pupils are native English speakers learning Spanish and some native Spanish speakers from abroad. The class mixes language learning with daily life as students overcome barriers with maturity.
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Kpen Lepe-Perkins
Middletown
Lepe-Perkins
Students gain from crossing cultural boundaries
The Journal highlights how crossing cultural boundaries enriches young lives and builds character, emphasizing developmental assets in youth. It notes how exposure to diverse perspectives fosters empathy, resilience, and social growth among students.
Clerk cites judge conduct ending career in dispute
Clerk Terry Smith says County Court Judge Dallas Powers discriminated against her and forced early retirement citing misconduct. Cincinnati attorney Sheila Smith, not related, says the medical leave began in July and she seeks compensation from county government while Rebecca Collins joins in sexual harassment suits against Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Allen. Neither Powers nor his lawyer commented.
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Lebanon
Warren
Terry Smith
Dallas Powers
Cincinnati
Sheila Smith
Powers
Smith
Local GOP split over sample ballot in Butler County
Butler County Republican Party members dispute a state party sample ballot that lists candidates who did not receive local endorsement. Chair Quin tin Nichols says bylaws allow only endorsed candidates on local campaign literature, while the state lists all primary winners. Incumbents Michael Fox David Niehaus and Eva Kessler were set to be excluded from Butler mailers.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Republican Party
Michael Fox
Ohio Republican Party
Butler Gop Central Committee
Quentin Nichols
GOP
Fox
David Niehaus
Eva Kessler
Geese Startle Child at Smith Park Visit
Bailey Steele, 5, jumps back as a pair of curious geese approach during a Tuesday visit to Smith Park. Her grandmother Melody DeBoard of Texas accompanies the girl while visiting family in Middletown.
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Bailey Steele
Smith Park
Steele
Melody DeBoard
Texas
Middletown
Committee to study merger of Butler and Warren centers
A southwest Ohio committee will study merging Warren County Career Center with Butler Technology and Career Development Schools to form the state's largest career technical district. The review will cover financing, union issues, governance, and operations, with data from Butler Tech and local districts guiding decisions.
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Butler
Warren Career
Lebanon
Southwest Ohio
Warren County Career Center
Butler Technology
Bob Sommers
Butler Tech
Warren County
Robbie Grice
Sommers
Ohio
Franklin
Kings
Little Miami
Springboro
Waynesville
Fairfield
Edgewood
Monroe
Madison
Ross
Middletown
New Miami
Talawanda
Lakota
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First Trenton Public Forum
Middletonian
Rezos
Bob Irvin
Franklin Levy
Pat Auckerman
Middletown Journal
Reyna Marie
Gutierrez
Roosevelt
Jan Teets
Middletown City
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