Lawrence Budd
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Covers all things Springboro and Clearcreek Township. He has worked as a reporter in Ohio for more than 15 years, covering a full range of topics. He has won two awards for investigative reporting from Ohio AP, and one for community service from the Society of Professional Journalists of Ohio. He was a Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting at The Ohio State University in 1995-96.
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Ohio farms preserved
The Branstrator family farm should forever remain green. Jon Branstrator expects to ensure that the land, bought in 1821 by his great-great-great-great grandfather, will stay in use for agriculture by selling an agricultural easement to most of it through state and federal farmland preservation programs. “It’s a personal decision. I ...
Former school clerk sentenced in embezzlement
A former Warren County Career Center clerk on Wednesday was placed on house arrest for 120 days and ordered to pay restitution of $4,753 she embezzled from the school. Judge Robert Peeler also placed Teresa A. Lindsey, 47, of Wayne Twp., on probation for three years during a hearing in ...
Springboro-Clearcreek fire levy fails
Voters in Springboro and Clearcreek Twp. on Tuesday doused the hopes of supporters of a continuing, additional 4.5 mill levy for fire protection and ambulance service, according to unofficial totals. As the night wore on, the margin of victory narrowed, but election-night totals in Warren and Montgomery counties left no ...
Cheetah breeding in plans; development transforming township
Plans by the Cincinnati Zoo to breed cheetahs outside Lebanon are one of several planned, ongoing or completed projects transforming this part of Warren County. Development of the $175 million Miami Valley Gaming & Racing racino off Interstate 75 and a 400-acre commercial park, centered around a $12 million Flying ...
Pilot ran out of gas, faces charges
The pilot of a small plane that crashed in March, after reportedly running out of gas in a busy area near interstates 75 and 675, is expected to face criminal charges.Douglas H. Morgan, 50, of Middletown, admitted drinking two beers “way earlier in the day” after crashing on March 11, ...
Up to 4,000 to be employed by pipeline construction
Construction is about to begin on the ATEX Express, an underground pipeline expected to employ as many as 4,000 workers during the next eight months. About 1,500 of those high paying jobs will go to workers from local union offices, earning $27 to $50 an hour, plus daily per diem ...
Drug crackdown aimed at mall area
The drug bust Tuesday at an auto dealership detail shop near the Dayton Mall is the latest in a series of police investigations close to one of the region’s busiest retail shopping areas where 10,000 people visit a day. Still officials say the recent drug arrests around the mall are ...
Questions remain in booster theft case
The Springboro Athletic Boosters expect to recoup almost $440,000 embezzled by its former treasurer, but authorities said the full amount lost by the group supporting the school district’s athletic programs may never be known. Former Treasurer Thomas Harves’ pleaded guilty earlier this month to aggravated theft of $439,4555 from the ...
Parents to rally over teacher contract talks
Parents and teachers rallied Friday in front of the Springboro Board of Education in support of the district’s teachers and in opposition to the school board. Despite blustery winds, about 100 supporters of the teachers union gathered in the parking lot of the building where representatives from the board and ...
Red Lion restaurant razed
A former Warren County restaurant was razed Tuesday as part of an $8.2 million road relocation eliminating the Red Lion-Five Points intersection. Contractors demolished the former Mom’s Restaurant, taken by the Ohio Department of Transportation for $225,000, to make room for a cul-de-sac, capping a section of Ohio 123 moved ...
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