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Hamilton woman sentenced in animal cruelty case
A Hamilton woman will begin serving a 90-day jail sentence Friday after pleading no contest to cruelty to animals for starving a dog earlier this year.Elizabeth Lewis, 19, formerly of Timberhill Drive, who is expecting the birth of her baby in a few months, was found guilty today by Hamilton ...
Tea Party to host rally at Boehner’s West Chester office
The Cincinnati Tea Party will host a Butler County event Wednesday to coincide with a rally planned by the Tea Party Patriots in Washington, D.C.The Cincinnati Tea Party will have a sign wave from noon to 1 p.m. June 19 at House Speaker John Boehner’s West Chester Twp. office, 7969 ...
Grocers make shopping an experience
Norman Mayne and Jim Bonaminio have known each other for 30 years. The business owners, now both in their 60s, are at the helm of independent grocery stores that began as produce stands in the Cincinnati-Dayton corridor. Now at a time of stiff competition in the grocery business with mega ...
No injuries in Reno plane collision at air races
One of two Czech-built military training jets that collided in midair while practicing for this fall's National Championship Air Races in Reno had to make a belly landing on the runway with no wheels, but neither pilot was hurt at the airport where 11 people were killed during the finals ...
Emergency recall issued on propane cylinders
More than 55,000 propane cylinders with emergency recall orders carry a risk of leaking flammable gas or rupturing without warning, the Ohio Department of Commerce announced Friday.The defective cylinders, which usually serve as portable fuel tanks for liquefied petroleum gas, came from Lite Cylinder of Franklin, Tenn. The Pipeline and ...
OVI checks in multiple places tonight, Saturday
Drunken-driving checkpoints are scheduled for tonight and Saturday in various cities in southwest Ohio. Tonight beginning at 7:30, the Clark County OVI Task Force will conduct a checkpoint beginning on West North Street in Springfield.Also tonight, the Ohio Highway Patrol will be running a checkpoint in Butler County.On Saturday night ...
Kettering man arrested in White House crash
A Kettering man crashed a Jeep into a security perimeter and then jumped the fence at the White House because he wanted to spray-paint the Revolutionary War-era “Don’t Tread on Me” snake on the grounds, authorities said in court documents Tuesday. The man, identified in federal court documents as Joseph ...
Flight instructor, student walk away from plane crash
Two people walked away from a small plane that crashed Monday in a field on Shaker Road.Franklin Twp. fire and rescue crews and the Ohio Highway Patrol responded at approximately 7:25 p.m. to the 4800 block of Shaker Road.The aircraft lost power and the pilot made an emergency landing in ...
Funeral details announced for Charlie Coles
Funeral arrangements for longtime Miami University men’s basketball head coach Charlie Coles have been finalized, his family announced Monday. Visitation hours will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, with funeral services at 1 p.m. Both will take place at Millett Hall on Miami University’s campus. There ...
Heroes honoring heroes
A gray sky settles in over West Chester Cemetery as a dozen guardsmen in polished shoes march past billowing flags and wilted flowers, and the gentle hum of taps bids a solemn farewell to another veteran. Week after week, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard re-enacts this very scene ...
Kings Island’s ‘Adventure Express’ evacuated
The Kings Island Ride “Adventure Express” was evacuated earlier this afternoon due to a “mechanical problem,” according to a park spokesman. Guests from one of the trains on the ride were escorted off due to the problem, said Don Helbig, Kings Island spokesman. He said once the ride’s computer detects ...
Lodging tax benefiting area communities, tourism efforts
Cities and townships in Butler and Warren counties have collected more than $14 million in lodging, or hotel, taxes over the past five years — funds they’ve used to improve roads, sustain police and fire services and market events and attractions that bring thousands of out-of-towners to the area.As the ...
Road projects flood Butler County this summer
Warmer temperatures mean more that just summer — it signals the emergence of orange barrels and the dreaded “flagger ahead” signs. Yes, it is construction season with plenty of projects and detours, planned in Butler County. The Butler County Engineer’s Office has a full slate of projects planned, including two ...
Owner concerned about safety after horses killed
Butler County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the death of miniature horses at a Reily Twp. farm near where sheep were killed and horses attacked last month. Agustin Gama-Martinez contacted deputies Tuesday evening and reported two horses dead in a field next to his residence in the 7800 block of Springfield ...
Tornado response training today in Butler County
Area fire and emergency medical departments are training today to be ready for response to a tornado if one should hit in Butler County.The Butler County Emergency Management Agency and Technical Rescue Team will host urban search and rescue training for first responders at a Wayne Twp. site over the ...
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