News Stories for July 2012
Stories for Tuesday, July 31
Weekend-only jail inmates are on the decline
Local judges are allowing less people to serve their jail sentences for minor crimes on weekends because of budget constraints and security issues.For non-violent scofflaws who have nine-to-five jobs, judges in both the common pleas and lower courts have the option of sentencing people to serve their jail time on ...
Stories for Monday, July 30
South Lebanon soldier killed in Afghanistan
An Army sergeant from South Lebanon has been killed in Afghanistan. WKRC-TV in Cincinnati confirms that Sgt. First Class Bobby Estle was shot in the stomach Saturday afternoon. He was serving his fourth tour of duty. He served two tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan. Estle, 38, was scheduled ...
Stories for Friday, July 27
Kings Island to tear down Son of Beast
Kings Island officials announced Friday that they were removing the Son of Beast, the problematic wooden roller coaster that hasn’t been operated in three years. “We have thoroughly explored all the options and variables for the ride and determined this to be the best course of action,” said park spokesman ...
2 quit Duke Energy board in protest of CEO switch
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two riled directors of America’s largest electric company are resigning, saying they were blindsided by a surprise CEO switch that has put pressure on Duke Energy Corp.’s credit rating and stock price. John Baker II and Theresa Stone resigned Friday and called on the remaining board ...
Man indicted for sex crime cleared of connection to missing woman
The Fairfield police say newly indicted Gurpreet Kang’s connection to the Katelyn Markham disappearance was “tenuous at best” from the beginning and he is not a person of interest in their case. Kang, 26, of Fairfield, was identified as a possible person of interest in the nearly year-old case of ...
State launches effort to groom college grads
Ohio must “dramatically” increase its college degree holders to compete in a global economy — and the state’s leader in higher education has new ideas to help more students plan for, pay for and finish their schooling. Chancellor Jim Petro has charged a 28-member Complete College Ohio task force to ...
Stories for Thursday, July 26
4-H membership dramatically drops in past decade
Membership in the 4-H youth program in Butler County has dropped 52 percent in the past decade, causing a concern for organizers of the annual fair that ends Saturday. State numbers also show a drop in the past 10 years, but not as dramatic as the drop seen here. 4-H ...
Things to do this weekend
July 27 Greek Festival: 5 to 11 p.m. July 27, 4 to 11 p.m. July 28, noon to 5 p.m. July 29 at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 2500 Grand Ave., Middletown. Performing Arts Academy presents “Pinocchio,”: 7 p.m. July 27-28, and 3 p.m. July 29 at Performing ...
Oxford Police Report
An Oxford man was arrested on an existing felony assault warrant by Oxford police and another, unspecified felony warrant through Butler County and taken to the Butler County Jail on July 17, and another Oxford man was charged with obstructing official business for allegedly lying to police and harboring a ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 25
Wednesday’s Butler County Fair results
Fine Arts - Paintings/Drawings-Adult - Adult Oil 1st - Denise Adams 2nd - Fontaine Selby 3rd - Helen Tincher Fine Arts - Paintings/Drawings-Adult - Adult Watercolor 1st - Karen Schrichte 2nd - Shirley Burgher Fine Arts - Paintings/Drawings-Adult - Adult Acrylic 1st - Karen Schrichte 2nd - Jamie Campbell 3rd ...
Family: E. coli death ‘a tragic accident’
Lowell Draffen’s death was “a tragic accident for which no one can be blamed,” his family said in a statement released Wednesday.Draffen, 73, died Tuesday after developing complications from E. coli infection. He was one of at least 75 people sickened in an outbreak linked to a July 3 customer ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 24
Woman sentenced for running over toddler
An Oxford woman was sentenced to four years in prison for running over and killing a toddler near a bus stop.When Butler County Judge Noah Powers found Randalla Wright guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide last month, she sobbed uncontrollably until deputies led her out of the courtroom. At her sentencing ...
Storm knocks out power, closes roads
Tuesday’s severe thunderstorm took out traffic signals and power at various locations throughout Butler and Warren counties, leaving a Liberty Twp. road closed indefinitely. The Butler County Engineer’s Office reported that due to a large tree and wires down from the storms, Hankins Road will be closed between LeSourdsville West ...
King and Queen crowned at county fair
Kevin Jewett and Tiffany O’Connor were crowned the King and Queen of the 162nd Butler County Fair Monday after surving the interview process and one final review from the judges. “It is just such an honor representing Butler County and to show how great our county is,” O’Connor said. Both ...
Stories for Monday, July 23
Sheriff marketing jail space to generate revenue for Butler County
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones is the self proclaimed “King of the Jails” with space at his facility in a time when others have none.The facility that holds 800 plus was built in 1999 and has produced millions of dollars for the county’s coffers, but the revenue is projected to ...
Stories for Sunday, July 22
Shooting suspect mum after arrest
University of Colorado officials are looking into whether James Holmes used his position in a graduate program to collect hazardous materials and police officials say Holmes is not cooperating and it could take months to learn the motive for his alleged attack on a packed theater of moviegoers watching the ...
Temp workers account for a third of job growth
A surge in hiring of temporary workers in Butler County and Ohio in the last two years indicates that some local companies are expanding, but remain reluctant to bring on permanent employees because of uncertainty about the economy and the future demand for products and services, according to industry experts. ...
Stories for Saturday, July 21
Local victim in theater shooting died a hero, loved ones say
Though shocked and saddened by his death, friends and family of Matt McQuinn were not surprised to learn that he died protecting his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater early Friday morning. “I know he’s a hero,” McQuinn’s stepfather, David Jackson, said at his ...
‘Batman’ massacre a ‘perfect storm of horror’
The movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo. early Friday was a “perfect storm of horror,” according to a security expert who has worked with major movie theater chains. The audience for the midnight movie premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” was in a darkened theater and expecting noisy special effects. ...
Stories for Friday, July 20
Airport receives money to improve runway
A federal grant will help fund the improvement of a runway at the Butler County Regional Airport.U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration resources will provide a $154,674 grant for the Butler County Regional Airport, according to U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).“Butler County Regional Airport provides important travel services to ...
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