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 ...
Food drive totals down from 2012
The 2013 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive brought in just under 50,000 pounds of food for the Shared Harvest Food Bank, which is about 10,000 pounds shy of last year’s totals.The two Hamilton post offices combined to bring in just more than 17,100 pounds of food, which is more than ...
New brew business set to open
Brent Osborn is building it, now he’s hoping customers will come to his new specialized home brew store.Home brewing has been a growing industry, said Osborn, who will open Osborn Brewing at 820 Lebanon St. It’s seen a 20 percent to 25 percent annual growth for the past seven years, ...
River seen as key to city’s future
Mayor Pat Moeller relished seeing something downtown that’s been a rarity in recent years: event parking signs pointing toward the Great Miami River. The RiversEdge Park and Amphitheater opening ends a two-month commemoration of the Great Flood of 1913. After a year of construction, the project’s first phase - costing ...
Food pantry needs rise as school year ends
Thousands of Butler County residents go hungry every year, and since the near economic collapse more than five years ago, that number has steadily rose.Every spring, the National Association of Letter Carriers attempts to help reduce the pressure food pantries have with depleting supplies. A couple hundred thousand letter carriers ...
Man with ‘golden voice’ shares his story of redemption
Former homeless man Ted Williams’ message to the crowd at the Celebration of Service Expo Friday at Miami University Middletown was one of hope, love, God and change.He lost a family and promising radio career because of drug and alcohol additions, had been arrested for several crimes including robbery, theft, ...
Top government administrators say their roles have changed over time
The top county, city and township administrators are the highest paid among public sector jobs, but often are held accountable for every aspect of their community. The Hamilton JournalNews evaluated 1,506 salaries for employees who earned at least $60,000 in salary and benefits for county, city, township, law enforcement and ...
Trustees hire retired Glendale police chief
The Fairfield Twp. Police Department has named its fifth chief since the department became a full-time agency in 1975. Trustees voted 3-0 on Friday to hire Matthew Fruchey, a retired Glendale Police Department police chief. Police Chief Richard St. John announced his retirement last October after 13 years leading the ...
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 ...
Drivers still adapting to Butler County superstreets
After one year in operation, three Butler County thoroughfares on the cutting edge of transportation engineering in Ohio still have motorists divided: they either love them or they hate them. The state-of-the art infrastructure is a cost-effective way to manage traffic in growing suburban areas, according to the county engineer’s ...
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