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County Commission

November 19, 2009

• Furmon questions county payments to company owned by Lang

November 18, 2009

• County administrator to resign
• County commission agenda

November 13, 2009

• Carpenter accuses Nix of 'false statements' in commission campaign

November 9, 2009

• Carpenter confirms commission bid, Cates says no

November 6, 2009

• County commission race - The speeches

November 5, 2009

• Vote will shape county commission race: 'It's gonna be a nail-biter'

November 4, 2009

• County commission agenda

November 2, 2009

• 'Impersonator' rankles GOP with negative e-mail blast in commission endorsement bid
• Sheriff refusing staff cuts

October 29, 2009

• BREAKING NEWS: Fox facing federal indictments

October 26, 2009

• Alvarez party favorite for county commission?
• Commissioners roll back elections board cuts

October 23, 2009

• County commission agenda

October 22, 2009

• State: Furmon's former son-in-law improperly paid

October 21, 2009

• County commission agenda
• Butler County's busted budget - a breakdown

October 19, 2009

• Alvarez releases campaign commercial

October 14, 2009

• Butler County facing $6.6 million shortfall next year

October 10, 2009

• County commission agenda

October 7, 2009

• County commission agenda

October 2, 2009

• County leaders back casino issue

October 1, 2009

• County commission agenda

September 29, 2009

• County commissioners to meet in Middletown

September 25, 2009

• Butler County roundup - Commissioner split on social services levy, talk of MRDD strike

September 24, 2009

• Jolivette - Lame duck, or ducking ethics charge?

September 23, 2009

• County commission agenda
• Commissioner supports consolidating levies into one

September 18, 2009

• County looks to cut back to 'critical services'
• County may tear down Seven Mile gas station

September 16, 2009

• County commission agenda

September 15, 2009

• Commissioners discuss funding library, tearing down eyesores with federal grant

September 12, 2009

• Alvarez on why he should be county commissioner

September 11, 2009

• 'Growing a new financial outlook for Butler County'

September 10, 2009

• County funds adult protection over concerns of ‘slippery slope' spending

September 9, 2009

• The mayor's wife is 'not impressed'
• Furmon cuts own pay, others considering same

September 8, 2009

• Sheriff's deputies steamed at Furmon

September 2, 2009

• Nix: "Oh, did I inadvertently break the law?"
• Butler County roundup - Paying for pay cuts, Monroe miffed

September 1, 2009

• Commissioners to meet in Trenton

August 31, 2009

• Butler County roundup - Tea Parties, trains and Jolivette

August 26, 2009

• Carpenter on why she should be county commissioner
• County commission agenda
• Carpenter announces run for commission

August 20, 2009

• Jolivette promotes 'Buying in Butler'

August 19, 2009

• County commission agenda
• Nix on why she should be commissioner
• Liberal groups call for state investigation of county practices

August 17, 2009

• Dixon: Financial storm's a-brewin'

August 10, 2009

• Dynus, Jolivette and 'Little Chicago'

August 7, 2009

• Butler County budget update

August 6, 2009

• Another name in ring for Butler commission seat

August 5, 2009

• County commission race could broaden
• JFS mum on hiring of commissioner's daughter

August 3, 2009

• Jolivette votes on jobs for son, daughter; now has challenger

July 28, 2009

• County may kill contracts with Community Behavioral Health

July 22, 2009

• County commission agenda

July 20, 2009

• How Butler County plans to save $3.6 M

July 15, 2009

• County commission agenda

July 3, 2009

• Dixon cries foul over softball payments

June 30, 2009

• County commissioners to meet in New Miami

June 11, 2009

• County hires new finance director to ease fiscal turmoil

June 9, 2009

• Resolutions part 1 - It starts with a tip
• Botched jail savings deal cost nearly $400,000

June 5, 2009

• Sheriff on jail closure, Twitter, lack of trust in Jolivette
• Commissioner Furmon helps nab paper thief

June 4, 2009

• Budget, union contracts, fiber optics lawsuits aboil at commission meeting

June 3, 2009

• County commission agenda
• County, unions prepare to face off without Duckett

June 2, 2009

• Will Jolivette face a race?

June 1, 2009

• County personnel director to step down

May 29, 2009

• Butler County budget update
• County commission agenda

May 28, 2009

• County forms Civil War commission

May 27, 2009

• Jolivette to announce re-election bid
• County commission agenda
• Commission meeting coming to Ross Twp.

May 26, 2009

• EOC, radio communications updates

May 20, 2009

• County commission agenda

May 19, 2009

• Butler County roundup - courts, buses, jobs, immigrants, etc.

May 13, 2009

• County commission agenda

May 8, 2009

• County commission agenda

May 6, 2009

• The Carpenter research
• Clerk to commissioners: Cut your own budget first

May 4, 2009

• County eyes furloughs, pay freeze to fix budget

May 1, 2009

• Commissioners hold evening meeting in West Chester Twp.

April 29, 2009

• County commission agenda

April 28, 2009

• Commissioners taking meeting on the road

April 23, 2009

• County to cut water, sewer rates

April 22, 2009

• County commission agenda

April 21, 2009

• Furmon the maverick?

April 15, 2009

• County commission agenda

March 19, 2009

• Butler County resident gets food stamps with $50K in bank

March 13, 2009

• Give commissioners a piece of your mind

March 10, 2009

• County opposes E-Check's return

March 3, 2009

• Butler County roundup - county pay and "common sense"

February 20, 2009

• The writing on the wall

February 19, 2009

• County kiboshes foreclosure prevention plan

February 6, 2009

• More on county layoffs

February 4, 2009

• County cuts jobs, water rates, budget

February 3, 2009

• More layoffs at county?

January 29, 2009

• $4.6 million down, $2.4 million to go

January 27, 2009

• Dillingham: Fines are 'clerical error'
• Dillingham's PAC faces steep fine from state

January 26, 2009

• County wrangling over $7 million budget hole

January 12, 2009

• New layoffs could impact delivery of services to poor

December 16, 2008

• County seeks $75 million from Obama for water project, more for roads

November 28, 2008

• Butler County's plan to combat foreclosure, blight

November 5, 2008

• County to refund some of senior levy

October 20, 2008

• County to buy, sell houses to prevent foreclosures

October 19, 2008

• County announces shelter schedule

October 14, 2008

• Furmon v. Hubble for commission

October 10, 2008

• County: Layoffs only the beginning

October 9, 2008

• Butch Hubble's platform

October 6, 2008

• Butler County outlines post-foreclosure assistance, laments lack of pre-

August 28, 2008

• Dixon still staying out of BOE business

August 6, 2008

• Levy surplus may mean property tax rollback

August 5, 2008

• Jolivette meets Obama
• Salary study suggests 'rapid-fire' increases 'understandable'

July 31, 2008

• Spaeth: Current attorney system is 'wasteful'

July 23, 2008

• County commission going to fair

July 10, 2008

• Commissioners name administrator

July 9, 2008

• County to hire administrator

July 8, 2008

• Commissioners not willing to 'give away the store' for merger study

June 9, 2008

• Insurance contracts, dog catcher spurring debate

June 6, 2008

• County layoff backlash

June 4, 2008

• Combs promoting buyout restrictions in House

May 30, 2008

• Commissioners will honor union contracts

May 20, 2008

• County pay - Children Services

May 19, 2008

• County pay - Job and Family Services

May 14, 2008

• Important, secret announcement for rate payers

May 13, 2008

• County jobs

May 12, 2008

• County: Pay is all contract driven

May 9, 2008

• County pay - Environmental Services

April 24, 2008

• Controlling water costs one employee at a time

April 22, 2008

• County parking garage

April 20, 2008

• April 21 county commission meeting

April 19, 2008

• Hamblin e-mails

April 16, 2008

• Focusing on county pay

April 14, 2008

• In the Conklins' defense

April 11, 2008

• April 14 meeting

April 10, 2008

• Dems demand investigation of Furmon

April 7, 2008

• Conklins resign
• The Conklins

April 4, 2008

• Karen Conklin's pay history

April 2, 2008

• "politics of patronage"?