Oil pond fire at Armco Steel draws crowd
A large fire in an Armco Steel oil reclamation pond near Oxford State and Todhunter Roads attracted spectators as flames engulfed a 60 by 100 foot area around 4 p.m. Firefighters from Middletown and neighboring departments fought the blaze for over two hours using foam after water ran low. Police named several suspects tied to earlier activity near the scene. No loss estimate was given.
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Armco Steel Corp
Oxford State
Todhunter Roads
Middletown
Legal snag in OUR effort to place ballot issues in Ohio
A lawsuit filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by Citizens for Safe Lower Cost Electricity challenges four proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot. The suit argues that arguments opposing the measures are not being published, and calls for a halt to the election on grounds of publication irregularities. The OUR backed effort includes a measure for nuclear plant safeguards.
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Columbus, Ohio
Citizens For Safe
Vote Yes
Vote Yes Committee
Ohioans For Utility Reform
OUR
CSLCE
Convertible top stolen from Ricky Riley's Jeep
Police brief reports a convertible top was taken from Ricky Riley's Jeep at his home on Eldora Drive overnight Monday. A box with 40 dollars in silver coins and 500 dollars in turquoise jewelry was stolen from Elvin Oldfield's home on Wicklow Drive during the past week.
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Ricky Riley
Eldora Drive
Elvin Oldfield
Wicklow Drive
River festival gears up for racier Middletown event
Middletown hosts a river appreciation festival with a six mile bicycle tour a five mile foot race and a two mile canoe race along Carmody Boulevard on Sunday all events start at noon with bands from Middletown High and Lemon Monroe High School and riverfront entertainment. The event organized by the Chamber River Corridor Committee features parking tram service hot air balloon landing and jeep rides.
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Great Miami River
Middletown
Carmody Boulevard
Hook Drive
Germantown Road
Carmody
Hook
YMCA
Monroe
American Federal Federation of Musicians
Hal Kramer
Middletown Area
Virgil Perry
WEBN
Miami Valley
Diamond International Corp
Central Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown Jaycees
City of
REACT
Emergency Citizens Band Radio Group
The
American Red Cross
Euclid Camper Fight Sets Zoning Precedent in Ohio
Euclid, a suburb of Cleveland, wins a zoning clash over front yard camper parking mirroring Middletown's 1973 case. The 8th District Court of Appeals ruling may guide future rulings on recreational vehicle parking within city limits.
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Cleveland
Euclid
8Th District Court of Appeals
Middletown
Fred Gibson
Bayview St
William Feezer
Roosevelt Blvd
Board of Zoning Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Henry Fisher
District Court of Appeals
Jail Evacuation Test Causes Alarm At City Building
An elevator worker testing a new fire alarm system at the city building triggered a false alarm at 2 10 p m prompting evacuations and a multi unit fire response. Police initially treated it as a false alarm and did not evacuate the jail area.
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New City
Civic Center Plaza
Fire Department
Aleae
Social Security Checks Shift to Friday Deliveries
Social Security checks for about 11 000 Middletown residents will be mailed on Friday when the third falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Charles W. Fields says the Friday delivery applies to bank deposited checks as well. The change ends Sunday delivery and aims to reduce delays in cashing checks, with SSI checks unaffected by the policy.
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Middletown Area
Charles W. Fields
Fields
Transfer of funds held up by county elections board
Hamilton Butler County commissioners debated a Board of Elections request for a 60000 inter department transfer to salaries. They moved 40000 from supplies to salaries but rejected 20000 from contract services until an explanation is provided. The board cites missing spring primary expenses.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Board of Elections
Marge Cox
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Lemon
Sheckler
Outfitters
Manchester Avenue
River Festival
Journal
Cleveland Case
Gibson
Feezer
Tilmon Ellison
Ellison
Supreme Court
Holly Wissing
Wirses and
Mattress Co
N. Verity
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