Local Govt & Politics
Monday is deadline to register to vote in May 7 election
The deadline to register to vote for the May 7th election is Monday April 8. Voter registration forms are available at MyOhioVote.com or from local boards of elections and other designated agencies, such as libraries and BMVs. If you have moved since the last election, you should visit the site ...
Middletown native to run against Boehner
Andy Hounshell believes he can do something no one has done ever: beat Speaker of the House John Boehner for his 8th District seat. Hounshell, a 37-year-old AK Steel employee and IAM Local 1943 vice president, will announce his candidacy for the 2014 race against Boehner on Friday at a ...
Land bank could boost proposed $20M project
The Greene County commission is considering moving forward on a proposed land bank that could bring a potential $20 million development deal to Fairborn, according to officials. Greene County commissioners and other county officials will meet this morning for a work session to discuss funding and the cost ofcreating a ...
Sheriff seeks to reopen part of jail
Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer said he plans to submit a proposal to county commissioners this month that would reopen part of the county jail. The proposed plan would ask the county for additional funding to hire more corrections officers who would be used to staff part of the detention ...
Montgomery County reports physical abuse of children up, neglect down in 2012
Cases of physical abuse of children in Montgomery County rose by more than 100 in 2012, compared to the previous year, while neglect cases decreased. Montgomery County’s Department of Job and Family Services, Children’s Services Division, on Monday, released abuse data for last year as part of a kickoff to ...
County Commissioners hire office manager
Butler County Commissioners have hired an office manager who is scheduled to begin later this month.Erica Cooper was approved by a 2-1 vote Thursday for the position. Cooper, a resident of northern Kentucky and a graduate of Northern Kentucky University, most recently was employed as an office manager/executive assistant at ...
City to continue golf course debate Tuesday
Weatherwax Golf Course will be the subject of a second work session in as many months on Tuesday, and a possible direction on the future of the subsidized public course could be announced.The city financed a bond to pay for the course to be remodeled in the 1990s. There’s just ...
Former state IT manager under investigation
The FBI and Ohio Office of Inspector General are investigating allegations that a former state employee helped steer a lucrative contract to a company to which he had business ties, according to a document obtained Friday by the Dayton Daily News through a public records request.The Ohio Department of Job ...
Fee to dump trash may be cut in half
Proposed changes to waste generation fees collected by the Butler County Recycling and Solid Waste District will mean a cost savings to residents, local governments and businesses. The district is funded by a $2 per ton fee assessed on all waste originated in the county and deposited in Ohio landfills. ...
APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.
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