Stories for June 2011
Stories for Thursday, June 30
Appointment opinion sparks contention in Carlisle
CARLISLE — Carlisle council members and the law director Thursday night were divided over legal definitions as they attempted to fill a vacant council seat.A heated dispute over the definition of “majority” broke out as council members discussed the appointment of Scott Richardson to fill the seat vacated by former ...
Synthetic drug restrictions bill heads for final approval
Legislation that would prohibit the sale and restrict the possession of chemicals used to make “bath salts” and Spice — so-called “synthetic drugs” — sailed through the Ohio House and Senate this week, sending the measure to Gov. John Kasich for final approval.He is expected to sign it into law ...
Ohio holding records of $1.4B in unclaimed funds
The state budget that was passed this week helps balance the state’s spending with the equivalent of coins from underneath Ohio’s couch cushions.The bill gives the state the authority to transfer $215 million of “unclaimed funds” being held by the state to the general fund to help cover the state’s ...
Bengals’ Palmer takes another loss - on his house
Carson Palmer took a loss on his house? How funny is that?He spent the first half of his career (or all of it, if he really does retire) in mostly losing games with the Bengals.Now he sells his Cincinnati house and takes less than what he paid for it.Welcome to ...
Freedom 76 race at Kil-Kare highlights fast holiday weekend
Waynesfield Raceway Park’s slogan says it best for the Fourth of July weekend. It truly is a Red, White and Vroom weekend ... and there’s something for everyone during a three-day racing extravaganza.The highlight can be found at Kil-Kare Speedway on Sunday with the Freedom 76 Stock Car Race, presented ...
More area students passing grad test
Preliminary state data show that about 75 percent of Miami Valley public high school sophomores who took the Ohio Graduation Test in March passed all five sections, an increase of several percentage points from the last two years.All but seven of the 50 school districts in the five-county region showed ...
$600M lost in local payroll
More than 1,500 businesses in the region shut down during the recession, shedding 33,240 paid employees and cutting payrolls by more than $600 million dollars, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.Butler County’s numbers dropped from 2007 to 2009. The county lost more than 2,600 workers, shrinking ...
Retail center bustles with new tenants, expansions
FAIRFIELD TWP. — The Bridgewater Falls Lifestyle Shopping Center is expanding, a testament to the successful model of lifestyle malls even during a down economy. Lifestyle centers — unlike an enclosed shopping mall standing like a fortress over an asphalt moat — offer a mix of shops, services and restaurants featuring ...
Franklin tax hike to take effect
FRANKLIN — The city of Franklin’s first income tax increase since 1975 officially goes into effect Friday.Those who work in the city and live elsewhere — and about one-third of residents who both live and work in the city or who do not pay income taxes to other municipalities — ...
Monroe and firefighters union at odds over new contract
MONROE — The city of Monroe and its firefighters union have both rejected a state fact finders recommendation to reach a new contract agreement.City council by a 5-0 vote during a special meeting on June 23 rejected the report by M. James Abernathy, a fact finder for the State Employment ...
Mistrial declared in rape case
HAMILTON — A medical emergency has forced a mistrial in the case of a Montgomery County man accused of raping one woman and assaulting another last fall in Hamilton.James E. Rose’s trial began Wednesday and was scheduled to conclude this week, but Butler County Common Pleas Judge Patricia Oney had ...
Clean comedy in town tonight
MIDDLETOWN — When the Rev. Carrie Jena, pastor of the Gathering, an inner-city church, decided to raise money for her church, she didn’t look far.In the bed next to her.Wait a minute, make that across the dinner table from her.Jena’s husband, Jeff, a nationally known comedian, will headline Clean Comedy ...
Make the most of your Fourth of July road trip
With gas costing nearly $1 more than it did last year and airfare charges up 11 percent, AAA is predicting a slight decrease in travel this weekend. About 39 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Independence Day weekend, a 2.5 percent decrease from the ...
Day care staff, students bid farewell; doors close after 22 years
There will be no weather tomorrow.At least, that’s what Barb Good is hearing from the six children sitting around her. There will be no weather because the children will not be there to put up a laminated illustration of the sun on the weekday weather calendar.After 22 years, the Mount ...
Allstate Insurance office gets new owner
Local businessInsurance agent Michael Graves said he took over ownership June 1 of the Allstate Insurance office at 5544 Eureka Dr., Suite A, Hamilton.The office is called Graves Insurance Agency, open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and by appointment Saturdays. The previous agent was Darrin Fisher.Graves has ...
Falcons set for summer work after tough end last season
By Jay MorrisonStaff WriterMIDDLETOWN — The Fenwick High School football team officially kicked off its summer practices Tuesday night, and it wasn’t a moment too soon for a lot of the players.Coming off a season that started 7-0 and ended with three consecutive losses to miss the playoffs, the Fenwick ...
New coordinator ready to lead ‘D’
By Pete ConradStaff WriterOXFORD — When Pete Rekstis arrived at Kent State following the 2003 football season, the Golden Flashes’ defense was one of the nation’s worst. By the time he left seven years later it was one of the best.Now he faces a different kind of challenge as Miami ...
Sports headlines
LOCAL GOLFCurry ties for 10th at Ohio JuniorRAVENNA — Middletown Christian senior-to-be Brooks Curry fired an 8-over-par 78 Wednesday to finish tied for 10th in the Ohio Junior Championship at Windmill Lakes Golf Club.Curry started the day just one shot off the lead after an opening-round 70 on Tuesday. Springboro’s ...
West Chester the only holdout from county emergency siren policy
It took a year, but the Butler County Emergency Management Agency’s countywide tornado siren policy will be presented next week — but only one community hasn’t adopted the policy.West Chester Twp. will stick by its policy, which states the township-controlled sirens will be activated only if severe weather will affect ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 29
Drop in fuel prices won’t lead to spike in holiday travel
Even with the lower gas prices, it doesn’t look like too many people will head out of town this holiday weekend.Micki Dudas, director of travel for the Miami Valley’s AAA branch, said the local request for AAA travel materials is about the same as it was last year.“I don’t anticipate ...
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