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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Welcome to the new Web site
Welcome to the new Butler County News and Issues, part of the redesign of our Web sites.
If the page doesn’t look right, you may need to update your bookmarks. Go here for the new blog home page, then bookmark that URL.
Not much has changed on this blog, but our Web sites themselves are vastly improved (Check out the Hamilton JournalNews and Middletown Journal). Here is the announcement on our Web site:
We’ve updated our site to make it faster and easier to use. Here are some highlights of what has changed:
Easier navigation
The navigation buttons at the top of each page now drop down a list of subsections that is larger and easier to read than our old design.
Cleaner more functional design
We’ve made our design clearer and more focused on getting you the information you want quickly and clearly:
- The homepage and index pages have fewer distracting details.
- Icons for photo galleries now scroll through a large selection of galleries, making it easier for you to find what you want.
- Article pages now have clearer presentation of related articles and photos.
- Article pages can now feature bigger, clearer photographs.
Faster page loading
Most pages should load at least twice as fast as in the past.
Upgraded mobile site
Our mobile site, at mobile.journal-news.com , is updated every five minutes with the latest news. The mobile site uses technology that customizes its display to your phone’s size and features.
More places for you to have your say
Nearly every article now invites you to add your comments. Posting of comments is much faster than before and we’ve made it easier to report objectionable comments.
Tell us what you think
Please comment below and let us know what you think of our changes and your suggestions for improvements. If you run into any problems with the site, please e-mail us.
Or you can just comment on this blog
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Since I promised to give you the full list of applicants to fill the post of Butler County Emergency Management Agency director, here it is.
These are in no particular order. I list the most recent work experience listed on their resumes and, in some cases, former work experience that is applicable.
Any thoughts on who is the most qualified?
- John Milstead Jr., police chief, Linder Center of HOPE, Mason (a mental health hospital)
- John Fussner, president of Christopher Technologies, an emergency management software company in West Chester Twp.
- Mark Wanner, hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction trainer, Global Training Solutions
- Joseph Witzman, part-time instructor of criminal law, Southwestern Community College
- Mark Bowden, trauma nurse, Bethesda North Hospital
- Janet Stanovich, Madera County, California, emergency services coordinator
- Paul Myers, senior manager at Myers Associates Inc., Cincinnati
- George Francis, Bass Pro Shops inventory control specialist, former Hamilton fire captain
- Donald Walker, first sergeant in the U.S. Army working on a master’s degree in Homeland Security
- Lori Dorton, nurse at Interim Home Healthcare
- Jerry Allen, safety director at the Butler County Care Facility
- Kenneth Woods, worked in environmental health and safety at CH2M-Hill
- Kimberly Dunn, director of property management, Brighton Properties, Covington, Kentucky
- James Laughlin, branch manager, The Scotts Company, Marysville
- Casey Allen, community services coordinator, Area Agency on Aging, Dayton
- Dave Crawford, former emergency manager in the U.S. Air Force
- Tom Savin, works at DRC, Inc., in Sharonville with a doctorate in molecular biology
- Ricky Henderson, holds a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems
- Marc Dietz, former chief deputy recorder in Hamilton County
- Bryson Thompson, corrections officer in the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office
- Maurice Van Beck, activity security monitor, Talbert House in Cincinnati
- Anthony Shupp, department manager at New Horizons Clinical Research
- Robert Thoroughman, corrections officer at Butler County Court
- Kim Heyes, social services worker at Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in West Carrolton
- Chris Hecker, emergency management operations at the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
- James Phillabaum, mail manager at First Financial Bank
- J. David Wade, former department planner at Pontiac Metal Fab, Pontiac, Michigan
- Emily Witte, former code enforcement officer, San Mateo, California
- Kenneth Reed, loss control services manager, Ohio Transit Risk Pool
- David Wahl, regional leader, Primerica Financial Services, Cincinnati
- Craig Yacks, sales manager, ePremium Insurance
- William Vieth Jr., DC-9 pilot, security committee chairman, Wilmington
- Patrick Higgins, project manager, ATC Associates Inc., Cincinnati
- Clint Mondell, K9 protection specialist, Mountain Protection Services, LLC, Dayton
- Hugh Yeary, division manager, National City Bank, Miamisburg
- Bill Becker, Middletown city councilman
- David Meronk, privately contracted firefighting captain in Iraq
- Gregory Thomas, firefighter/paramedic, Mason
- Walter DePaolo, former emergency training coordinator for the Worcester Regional Medical Reserve Corps.
- Ginger Bonnell, former emergency preparedness coordinator, Seattle Housing Authority
- Craig Smith, emergency operations manager, Orange County Health Department
- William Rogers, Middletown police officer
- Jeff Galloway, director of the Fentress County, Tennessee, Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- John Boynton, former emergency manager for Yamhill County, Oregon
- Jeremy Shearer, corrections officer at Lebanon Correctional Institution
- Fred Petersen, deputy director, Ottawa County Emergency Management Agency
- John Jones-Bateman, meteorologist, WLWT, Cincinnati
- Joey Henderson, emergency management specialist, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Richard Kos, emergency preparedness program facilitator, Michigan State University
- John Hooker, security officer, Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Indiana, former director of Monroe County Emergency Management Agency
- William Curtis, deputy director of Winnebago County Emergency Management, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Scott Fitzsimmons, consultant, Federal Emergency Management Agency center for domestic preparedness
- Bernard Becker, former fire chief, Clearcreek Fire District, Warren County
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