News Stories for October 2011
Stories for Tuesday, October 25
Student struck by vehicle after school
FAIRFIELD — A male Fairfield Freshman School student was hit by a vehicle around 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to district spokeswoman Gina Gentry-Fletcher.The incident occurred after classes had dismissed for the day.The student was crossing Ohio 4 at Nilles Road when struck by a northbound vehicle. He was crossing the ...
Westboro Baptist Church will be on Miami campus today
By Ashleigh AchorContributing writerOXFORD — Miami University students are staging counter events in response to a planned protest by the Westboro Baptist Church, a group known for its opposition to homosexual and protests at military funerals.The Kansas-based church announced it will come to Oxford today after the university halted talks ...
Stories for Monday, October 24
Free programs offered to residents
HAMILTON — Miami Hamilton Downtown is offering a slew of free learning opportunities for local workers and residents this fall and winter.The center’s popular lunchtime Egghead Cafe series returns with a focus on academic issues of interest in the community, programming director John Vaughn said.Staff or faculty members volunteer to ...
Stories for Friday, October 21
Deputies recount day of death
LEBANON — The jury in the Marcus Isreal trial heard more testimony and saw more cruiser camera video Wednesday from authorities who responded to the crash scene where Warren County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Dulle was killed.Deputy Nick Behymer told the jury how a black Cadillac was coming at him in ...
Sisters reunited after 22 years apart
An Atlanta woman who was sold for drug money when she was a baby has been reunited with the two sisters she never knew she had. Tiera Rice's mother sold her for drug money years ago. She later died in prison, where she was serving time for murder. Her two ...
Stories for Friday, October 14
50 to be laid off at jobs agency
HAMILTON — The agency responsible for helping people with their benefits when they’re out of a job will lay off 34 percent of its employees under a plan outlined Thursday by its director. Millions in state and federal funding cuts has forced Butler County Job and Family Services to make ...
Stories for Thursday, October 13
Detective indicted on felony charges
By Denise G. Callahan and Justin McClellandStaff WritersHAMILTON — A West Chester Twp. police detective has been indicted on charges he leaked confidential information.Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser said David Busemeyer, 37, of Maineville, was charged with attempted tampering with evidence, a fourth-degree felony, obstructing official business and obstructing justice, ...
Miami regional campuses offer new degree
By Denise WilsonStaff WriterMIDDLETOWN — In an effort to address a growing demand, Miami University has decided to offer a new bachelor’s degree in health information technology at its Hamilton and Middletown regional branches.The Health Information Technology Program was approved by the Ohio Board of Regents in August and will ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 12
Ohio motorcycle crash fatalities down
By Hannah PoturalskiStaff WriterMotorcycle crashes locally and statewide are down from past years, but area enthusiasts say those numbers could be lower if motorists paid more attention to their surroundings when driving.Ricky Perkins, 26, of Middletown was killed in August after his motorcycle was hit by a 19-year-old woman crossing ...
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