Strong winds and floods hit Union Township causing scattered damage
Severe afternoon storm winds and heavy rain struck Union Township causing flooded basements and streets, a power outage, and fallen trees. In High Point and Beacon Hills areas cars and homes faced damage while police set roadblocks as water subsided later in the evening.
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Union Township
High Point
Beacon Hills
Helen Alexander
Dimmick Road
McCauley Road
Jim Detherage
Stan Wallace
Water drainage woes raise concerns in Pisgah subdivision
About 12 Maddox Manor Estates residents told Butler County Commissioners of surface water flooding and raw sewage entering garages amid new development. Officials outlined plans within weeks to ease drainage as developers face revised county rules. A separate incident reported winds sending a metal shed, scattering contents, and downed power lines on Port Union Road.
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McCauley
Fields-Ertel Road
Bob McGuire
Yorktowne
Maddox Manor Estates
Pisgah
Butler County
Dale L. Logsdon
Commission
Gerald Morris
U.S. Soil and Water Conservation Service
Lou Hamann
Arthur F. Reiff
Lakota High School saves usable materials from a locker clean out
A Lakota High School group salvages reusable items from a school locker cleanup including textbooks. Suzanne Bonser notes this in a brief on page 2 highlighting community recycling efforts and student initiative.
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Lakota High School
ULJ
Suzanne Bonser
O.K.I. Regional Planning Authority
Lakota group vows petition drive to defeat rezoning on Tylersville Rd
Lakota District Improvement Association led by Glen Mavity says petitions will begin Monday to block a zoning change from A-1 to A-2 allowing American Home Developers to build 15 000 square foot lots. The group seeks about 400 signatures for a November referendum.
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Glen Mavity
Lakota Hills
Lakota District Improvement Association
Tylersville Road
Cincinnati
Charles Losekamp
Twin Valley Court
Mavity
Union Township
Maiity
Lakota High
Trustees Open to Potential Township Zoning Push
Union Township Trustees plan a wait and see stance on any renewed move toward township self zoning after last year’s failed effort. President Jim Williams and vice president Larry Gundler express receptiveness without pushing, while Emile Munch vows active support if residents initiate action.
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Mavity
Union Township
Pisgah
Board
Larry Gundler
Gundler
Emile Munch
Union Road Repairs Planned by Butler County Commissioners
Commissioners authorized Monday advertising for bids to resurface several Union roads including McCauly Road Darlene Drive Ridgemont Laray LeBlanc Debbie Joan and Dimmick with a leveling course of asphaltic concrete. A request for a water extension on Mulhauser Road was tabled pending a meeting with area developer Joseph Dues.
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Butler County
Union Township
Commission
Robert Bogan
McCauly
Darlene
Ridgemont
West Chester
Laray
LeBlanc
Debbie
Joan
Dimmick
Cincinnati-Dayton
Mulhauser Road
Ohio
Fairfield
Joseph Dues
Dr Jack Rouse to join Kings Island staff
Dr Jack Rouse, division head at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, announces he will leave UC to join Kings Island full time. He previously directed the park's live shows program and did NBC production work including The Price Is Right and The Huntley-Brinkley Report.
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Jack Rouse
College Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
Rouse
Kings Island
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Union
Vern Crane
Amelia Drive
Crane
Cox Road
George Hall
Journal
Jeff Hurkes
By Nancy Morris
June Keeling
Shade Tree Drive
Logsdon
Dan Bruckner
Appomatox Drive
Gettysburg Estates
Rte. 42
Port Union Road
Journal-News
Dues Development Co
Dayton
Port Union Commerce Park
Alice Battaglia
Union Two
George Wender
Trustee
Jim Williams
Gandler
Liberty Township
Rte. 4
Lemon Township
LeSourdsville
Mike O’connor
The
Liberty
Fire Department
Dr. Rouse
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