Michael D. Pitman
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Michael D. Pitman covers government news, including police and fire, for Middletown, Monroe and Madison Twp.
He also enjoys telling features about people, and the interesting lives they have led. He was born and raised in the Greater Cincinnati area. Pitman graduated from Wyoming High School and earned my B.A. from the College of Mount St. Joseph.
He also has a Masters in Sport Administration from Xavier. He has a twin brother, an older brother and older sister. He lives on the west side of Cincinnati with his wife, Christy, and daughter, Emma.
Lately, he's taken an interest in fiction writing and has dabbled in that for about a year. He is always trying to learn something new in his craft, and has a desire to be constantly learning new things.
Latest from Michael D. Pitman
Cities, townships vary on prayer at public meetings
Some Butler County cities and townships start their public council or commission meetings with a prayer or invocation, a practice that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court this year, in a case coming out of New York state.Hamilton’s city council members take turns starting meetings with an “offering ...
Middletown native to run against Boehner
Andy Hounshell believes he can do something no one has done ever: beat Speaker of the House John Boehner for his 8th District seat. Hounshell, a 37-year-old AK Steel employee and IAM Local 1943 vice president, will announce his candidacy for the 2014 race against Boehner on Friday at a ...
Job growth for 2013 ‘optimistic’
Several major retail and manufacturing projects, coupled with the hiring plans of some of the area’s largest employers, are expected to create thousands of new jobs in 2013 and beyond for Butler and Warren county residents. Koch Foods, which broke ground this month on an expansion to its Fairfield plant, ...
Sheriff: Put guns in schools
As sheriff patrols will increase around Butler County schools in the wake of the Connecticut mass shootings, Sheriff Richard K. Jones is proposing placing weapons in schools — an idea he first pushed for after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. In light of the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook ...
Middletown couple guilty of child endangering
A Butler County judge convicted Shawn and Joanna Blackston of child endangering Friday despite a lack of evidence supporting allegations they beat, bound and locked a 12-year-old girl the basement of their Middletown home. The Blackstons, who remain free on bond, will have a pre-sentencing hearing at 9:30 a.m. Dec. ...
Stepmother denies abusing 12-year-old girl
The stepmother accused of locking her 12-year-old stepdaughter in the basement of their Middletown home emphatically denied depriving the girl of food, giving her cold showers and force feeding her peanut butter with garlic and pepper during her testimony Wednesday in Butler County Juvenile Court. Joanna Blackston, 37, instead portrayed ...
First lady’s visit fires up Miami crowd
First Lady Michelle Obama fired up the partisan crowd in pep rally fashion Saturday afternoon at Withrow Court at Miami University.The 1932-built gymnasium echoed cheers, chants and songs from the Miami University Marching Band, and the school’s glee club and gospel singers. The crowd of 2,600 erupted when the First ...
First lady’s visit fires up Miami crowd
First Lady Michelle Obama fired up the partisan crowd in pep rally fashion Saturday afternoon at Withrow Court at Miami University. The 1932-built gymnasium echoed cheers, chants and songs from the Miami University Marching Band, and the school’s glee club and gospel singers. The crowd of 2,600 erupted when the ...
Police car strikes Miami student; victim critical
Three agencies are investigating why a police cruiser struck a Miami University student, leaving him with critical injuries early Saturday morning.Police and medical personnel were dispatched at 12:53 a.m. Saturday and responded to West Spring Street and South College Avenue.The victim, Hunter Heck, 20 of Tipp City, was taken to ...
‘Light of the World’ statue to be dedicated Sunday
Sunday will be a bitter-sweet day for Solid Rock Church. The congregation of 3,000 and its leadership will celebrate its new 52-foot statue of Jesus, called “Lux Mundi” which is Latin for “Light of the World,” but they will also remember the church’s founder, the late Rev. Lawrence Bishop, who ...
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