News Stories for August 2009
Stories for Monday, August 31
$1.5 billion in state budget at risk in lawsuits
COLUMBUS — Two key cases before the Ohio Supreme Court this week have the chance to blow a $1.5 billion hole in Gov. Ted Strickland’s tenuously balanced state budget.On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the seven supreme court justices will hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by the Ohio Grocers Association that ...
Stories for Friday, August 28
Intriguing story lines kick off new season
Fire up the bands, flip on the lights and buckle up the chin straps, it’s high school football time.While the Ohio season officially got underway Thursday night, Aug. 27, it begins in earnest tonight with a full slate of games across the region.Here is a look at a few of ...
Stories for Thursday, August 27
Get 'Live' high school football scores on the Web, mobile phones
Now you can follow your favorite high school teams wherever you are with "Friday Night Live!" Every Friday night this fall, we'll be posting live high school football scores from kickoff to completion that can be accessed from a Web browser or mobile phone. On your mobile device, go here ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 25
Board refuses to allow bond issue reduction on ballot
A reported 1,600-plus signatures aimed at stopping the construction of a new Talawanda High School were laid to rest today, Aug. 25, as the Butler County Board of Elections finalized November ballots.The petition to decrease the 4.7 mill bond issue passed last November to build a new Talawanda High School ...
Talawanda gets another ‘excellent’ rating
For the second year in a row, the Talawanda School District has earned an “excellent” rating from the Ohio Department of Education.According to state report card data released today, Aug. 25, Talawanda met 27 out of 30 indicators for the 2008-09 school year. While that represents a loss of one ...
Three Miami U. students report H1N1 symptoms
Miami University has confirmed today, Aug. 25, that three students are being treated for “probable” H1N1 Type A influenza.Carole Johnson, a university spokesperson, said that the three students are following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control to isolate themselves until the fever breaks.Johnson said that three students are two ...
Stories for Thursday, August 20
No contest for City Council but school, twp. races set
The Aug. 20 filing deadline has come and gone for November’s general election, with several local races at capacity.A grand total of eight open seats are split among Oxford City Council, Oxford Twp. and the Talawanda Board of Education, with a combined 11 candidates reportedly filing petitions to make it ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 19
Principal’s departure creates several position changes
After close to a decade of overseeing day-to-day operations at Kramer Elementary School, Dr. Candace McIntosh is leaving the Talawanda School District.McIntosh officially resigned from Kramer on Aug. 17 to accept a principalship at Amanda Elementary in Middletown, where she told district representatives she hopes to continue delivering quality instruction ...
Stories for Monday, August 17
Woman hospitalized after SUV flips on its side
HAMILTON — An elderly woman escaped serious injuries when her vehicle overturned after striking a tree.Gloria Gardner, 80, of the 200 block of Rockford Drive, was not cited in the single-vehicle crash, which occurred down the road from her home shortly before 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, according to police ...
Stories for Friday, August 14
<b>‘Focus on facts’</b>
As health care reform is the big issue right now, I thought it would be nice to imagine what a good quality health care system would look like.First, there would be standards that all insurance companies would have to follow. All health insurance plans would have to offer a standard, ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 12
<b>‘Not a Republican family business’</b>
Josh Sweigart has been writing excellent, courageous articles about the Dynus trial and other signs of corruption in Butler County. Thanks, Josh.This county is suffering. Drive through Hamilton or Middletown and ask yourself if the almost 100 percent Republican-controlled government is doing a good job. Are they doing a mediocre ...
Stories for Monday, August 10
<b>‘Not once have they offered a viable alternative ...’</b>
It never ceases to amaze me that, in a region so hard hit by layoffs and unemployment, there is such bitter resistance to the possibility of the proposed public health-care option currently making its way through Congress.Cities like Hamilton and Middletown were once booming places that enjoyed strong economies because ...
Stories for Sunday, August 9
How big a role will alleged nepotism vote play in Jolivette’s re-election bid?
HAMILTON — Accusations that Butler County Commissioner Gregory Jolivette engaged in nepotism seems to be making him vulnerable to prospective candidates of his seat.Since allegations surfaced two weeks ago that Jolivette voted on resolutions having to do with his son’s and daughter’s county employment, three people have taken out petitions ...
Stories for Thursday, August 6
<b>‘A loyal public servant as long as I can remember’</b>
I find it hard to believe that in today’s economic climate the hot topic making headlines is Greg Jolivette’s voting for the hiring of family members some four years after the fact. They would have been hired with or without his vote.Let’s be reminded that Greg has been a loyal ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 5
$35M given to 2 Ohio companies to speed vehicle production
Two Ohio companies will receive nearly $35 million in money aimed at speeding up the production of electric vehicles, the Obama administration announced Wednesday, Aug. 5.BASF Catalysts in Elyria will receive $24.6 million to produce nickel-cobalt-metal cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, according to the White House. And TOXCO Inc., a ...
<b>‘It would save so much money’</b>
Every day I read something in the newspaper or a magazine or hear something on TV about the escalating problem of obesity and diabetes in this country and, with all of the talk about health care in the country now, I have an answer for the problem.About 12 years ago ...
Ohio lottery director steps down
COLUMBUS — With Ohio gearing up to put 17,500 video slot machines at the state’s seven racetracks, the man who was expected to oversee this expansion of the Ohio Lottery has resigned.In a letter to Gov. Ted Strickland released Tuesday, Aug. 4, lottery Director Michael Dolan said, “My reflection has ...
Easier, cheaper voting plan proposed
COLUMBUS — Steve Harsman, director of the Montgomery County Board of Elections, is encouraged by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s comprehensive proposal to make voting easier and save money at the same time.Among other things, it would permit counties to have up to four locations for early voting and it ...
Stories for Monday, August 3
Ohio driver's license has new look, new price
The Ohio driver’s license has a new look, and just in time for its new price.What started as a pilot project this spring is now under way statewide — new driver’s licenses and state identification cards designed with the latest security features and industry standards, the Ohio Bureau of Motor ...
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