Pioneer Day highlights pioneer life at Caesars Creek village
About 11 000 visitors explored Caesars Creek Pioneer Village near Harveysburg seeing 19th century crafts in action. Vendors churned butter for tasters while locals explained cedar shingles sorghum cooking and wool spinning as a nostalgic peek at daily tasks of early Americans.
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Germantown mayor stalled on office remodel and fire dept control
Village solicitor says mayor cannot alter Municipal Building without Village Council approval. Council may direct Anslinger to hire a consultant for an office plan and must approve any physical changes. Debate over who controls the fire department remains unresolved under state law and village ordinances.
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Marvin Hall
William Forbes
Forbes
Anslinger
Superintendent of Public Services
Inmate seeks new trial after Ohio Supreme Court self defense ruling
Ervin Boyd, inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution, asks for acquittal or retrial after Ohio Supreme Court ruled a defendant need only raise self defense to create reasonable doubt. Judge postpones ruling to allow written arguments.
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Ervin Boyd
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Ohio Supreme Court
State of Ohio
William Young
Boyd
Young
Ronnie Turner
Turner
Supreme Court
James Flannery
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Jacksonburg adopts brighter CGE street lights
Jacksonburg Mayor James Conrad says the town now has clearer street lighting after CG&E replaced thirteen 21,000 lumen mercury vapor lamps, upgrading from twelve 2,500 lumen and one 7,000 lumen units. He cites easier lawn work at night and the improved ability to identify cars from across his home, though some residents plan to remove their security lights due to overbrightness.
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James Conrad
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Don Strotman
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Conrad
City manager cautions drivers on re opened State Street
Trenton City Manager Melvin Ryder urged motorists to stay cautious on downtown State Street after the first phase of paving following sewer work. He noted a traffic island near Miami Street has been driven over twice despite barricades, with no motorists stopping. Further work, including top coating striping and signs, remains to be done.
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Boyd Ward
Greene County
Ward
Trenton
Melvin Ryder
State Street
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