Middletown Journal - Latest Local News Headlines http://www.middletownjournal.com The latest headlines from MiddletownJournal en-us Copyright 2008, Cox Newspapers Inc., MiddletownJournal Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:54:03 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/02/98/58/image_1358982.jpg Middletown Journal - Latest Local News Headlines http://www.middletownjournal.com 5 Man killed in house fire http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/19/hjn072008firedeath.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/19/hjn072008firedeath.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:09:09 EDT WEST CHESTER TWP. — A West Chester Twp. man died after a fire destroyed his home Friday, July 18, on Lois Drive. Balloon festival write-up may inflate event's range http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/19/mj071908backfence.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/19/mj071908backfence.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:07:21 EDT Organizers of the MidFirst Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon Festival are hoping a prominent mention in Over the Back Fence magazine will give the festival a boost this year. 'Most every bone in her face broken' police said of brutal attack http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/18/mj071908assault.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/18/mj071908assault.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:27:36 EDT Police are calling an assault on a Middletown woman Thursday, July 18 one of the worst they've seen where the victim survived. Sentencing set for mother, son in mortgage fraud case http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/18/mj071908mortgagefraud.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/18/mj071908mortgagefraud.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:09:44 EDT COVINGTON, Ky. — A mother and son involved in a scheme to defraud a mortgage broker of more then $3.5 million changed their pleas to guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Covington, Ky., and will face up to 20 years in prison when they are sentenced this fall. What floats your balloon? http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/18/mj071908balloondesigns.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/07/18/mj071908balloondesigns.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:52:34 EDT Most everyone agrees that hot air balloons look pretty, but according to balloon pilots and designers, those designs aren't just for show. Sometimes being pretty means being practical.