Middletown Commission Clerk Sylvia Hughes to resign
Mrs. Sylvia Hughes, clerk of the Middletown City Commission for 12 years, will resign effective Oct. 31. She plans a month of rest before seeking work in another field, saying she wanted to leave the same old groove. Hughes, a Baltimore native, lives with her husband Fred at 2001 Central Ave. They have two daughters, Sylvia Sippel in Milwaukee and Judith Hughes, a Navy nurse in Iceland. Ra Harrison will await word from city commissioners before naming a replacement.
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Sylvia Hughes
Middletown
Mrs. Hughes
Baltimore
Central Ave
Fred
Over Realtors
Sylvia Sippel
Milwaukee
Judith Hughes
County winner in road suit
A Butler County Common Pleas jury ruled in favor of county commissioners in a case brought by Middletown area resident May who sought to vacate a road easement along Elk Creek. The county had paid $249 for the easement and agreed to defend the field, provide horse water access, and complete a property survey after a 1972 discovery that the right of way crossed May’s home and outbuildings.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Middletown
Regia
Butler County Commissioners
Fay
Elk Creek
May
A May
Middleton student pursues world handshaking record
Eighth grader Tom Hagins of Manchester Middle School aims for the Guinness world record for most handshakes in a day. By Friday 3 pm he had 387 handshakes at school, church, and on his paper route, amid mixed reactions from peers and locals.
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Tom
Manchester Middle School
Freddy
Guiness
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Nts
Roosevelt
Middletown
Nelson Rockefeller
Tom Hagins
McGee's
Special City Meeting to discuss Middletown Warren sewering pact
A special City Commission session is set for tomorrow at 8 am to consider Middletown and Warren County sewering agreement extending service to Towne Mall and nearby areas. Two other items include a social services center lease and a bid award for preliminary construction on the Senior Citizens building. Chronis Construction Co. of Cincinnati bid $88,206 for the project.
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County
Middletown
Towne Mall
Warren County
Towne East
Social Services
S. Main St
Charles Hawkins
Ninth Avenue
South End
Senior Citizens
Chronis Construction Co
Cincinnati
Theft charge against ex engineer dropped in Warren County
Former Warren County Sanitary Engineer Crai Jarvis saw a theft in office charge dropped after a discovery that a $585 storm damages check had been deposited in the county treasury. Jarvis was to face trial today as investigators review irregularities in the Warren County Water Department accounts and recovery findings approach $15,000.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Crai Jarvis
Jarvis
Turkelson
Common Pleas Court
Warren County Water Department
Water Department
Jack Brewster
Brewster
Ced
Ikie Gilbert
Jimmy Wright
Scout 9 Hikes 12 Miles on Miami Erie Canal Trail
Eleven members and two leaders of Scout 9 from Excello hiked the Miami Erie Canal Trail over the weekend for 12 miles. The route ran from Gordon Park in Amanda to Wood Station on Liberty Fairfield Road near Hamilton. Participants included Ted Homsher Charles Doughman Robert Craig Scott Dellmore Craig Farrish Jim Neely Jr Steve Conrad John Kennedy Jim Kennedy Eddie Paylor and Michael Gregory. Leaders were Charles E. Barker Sr. and Jim Neely Sr.
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Scout 9
Excello
Miami-Erie Canal
Gordon Park
Amanda
Wood Station
Liberty- Fairfield Road
Hamilton
Ted Homsher
Charles Doughman
Robert Craig
Scott Dellmore
Craig Farrish
Jim Neely Jr
Steve Conrad
John
Jim Kennedy
Eddie Paylor
Michael Gregory
Charles E. Barker Sr
Jim Neely Sr
Germantown Council Targets Second Sewer Rate Plan
Tonight at 7:30 the Germantown council will approve the second of three sewer rate increases. Officials also plan to discuss the federally funded Bernstein apartment project to be built off Astoria Road.
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Bernstein
Astoria Road
Flood cleanup begins after river flooding in Pennsylvania
Thousands of Pennsylvanians start flood cleanup as the Susquehanna River bursts its banks and floodwaters recede. Crews work Sunday to clear debris and assess damage across affected towns.
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Theranna River
Fire and medical calls logged across multiple addresses
Mixed fire and medical runs report injuries and conditions at several addresses. Incidents include a forehead cut, difficulty breathing, illness, and a trash fire with no damage. Responders transported patients to hospital and provided treatment where noted.
Security at center requested by county officials
Butler County commissioners heard a request from Domestic Relations Court for added security at the juvenile detention center and to repair an intercom system after an alleged incident in which a detained boy was taken from his cell without authorization. The measures were discussed but taken under advisement.
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Shawnee Culbertson Journal
Hamilton
Butler County
Domestic Relations Court
David Black
Middletown
Weiss
Liquor permits issued and applications noted in Middletown
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control reports new permits for Revco Discount Drug Center at 541 Breiel Blvd to sell 3.2 beer and high powered beer and wine for carryout and for Nest at 6930 Mt Vernon St to sell 3.2 beer and wine for on premises and carryout plus wine by the glass till 1 a.m. New applications include L&M Market at 3308 Jewell St for wine carryout and Silver Bar at 9680 N. Dixie Hwy Franklin for 2:30 a.m. opening. Transfers involve Lee's Lakeside Inn at 2019 Tytus Ave to Charles Lakeside Inn with late Sunday hours. Pete's Cafe faces a 14-day suspension for malt liquor violations. remitted if no further violations.
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Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Middletown
Revco Discount Drug Centers Inc
Revco Discount Drug Center
Breiel Blvd
Robin Springs Investment Co
Nest
Mt. Vernon St
Marie Pence
L&m Market
Jewell St
James Marcum
Silver Bar
N. Dixie
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