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I have covered high school sports for The Middletown Journal since 2002. I grew up in Hamilton and attended Miami University, graduating in 1996. I am married with two sons, and I am involved in the community as a board member for the Middletown Area Golf for Youth Council and the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame committee.
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Business plans expansion with $50K prize
A recent cash prize will allow a Hamilton business to expand its operations.Art’s Lawnmower Repair, which has been located at 2088 Millville-Oxford Road since 1982, was selected as a winner in the FirstEnergy Solutions Thanks a Million Giveaway, which was an opportunity for residents and businesses throughout Ohio to win ...
Army Reserve Center grand opening Saturday
Trenton residents may have noticed activity at the new Army Reserve Center on Wayne-Madison Road in the last few months, with soldiers showing up for weekend training sessions.Today, however, will mark the grand opening of the new unit, with special guests delivering speeches before a ribbon cutting ceremony.“From my standpoint, ...
Mahogany’s Cafe closed for renovations
Changes under way inside Mahogany’s Cafe and Grill could lead to new management of the restaurant in Hamilton’s Second Ward.The restaurant at 863 Central Ave. has been closed since November for renovations, according to owner Liz Rogers.“The Cincinnati location has been extremely busy and we just ended up wanting to ...
Trenton fire to staff evening hours
Beginning at noon Tuesday, the Trenton Fire Department will change from an all-volunteer, paid on-call system to having a three-person, part-time crew on hand during peak call volume hours.The department is making the change with the approximately $693,000 in annual funds it will receive from a 4.5-mill tax levy that ...
Winter Storm Watch issued
A winter storm watch is in effect from late Tuesday through late Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.A watch means there is potential for significant snow. Snow is expected to develop after 1 a.m. Tuesday night and continue through Wednesday before tapering off. Accumulations of 4-6 inches ...
Local hardware store outlasts difficult times
Doug Trimmer worked at a hardware store for nine years before ever thinking of opening his own.Now he’s glad he did.Trimmer Hardware, located at 1224 Main St. in the Town and Country Shopping Center, has been family-owned and operated for nearly 28 years, said Trimmer who works with his wife, ...
St. Clair Twp. couple arrested on multiple drug charges
A St. Clair Twp. couple was arrested on Thursday for multiple drug offenses including possession of heroin, according to a press release today from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff Richard K. Jones said the Butler County Sheriff’s Office Undercover Regional Narcotics Task Force arrested Jamie and Jessica Lissal. Jamie Lissal, ...
Dance to raise funds for historical society
The Trenton Historical Society has seen its membership dwindle in recent years from about 65 people to 15.That has affected the financial situation of the museum, which opened in 1971. It costs about $2,000 a year in utilities and insurance to keep the museum open, volunteers said.The membership has sold ...
Security system business sees many changes
Mike Pope is the second generation owner of Sonitrol of Butler County, a security systems company that has been in Hamilton since 1972 when his father purchased the franchise.“My great uncle Chester Fee was a night chief of police in Covington, Ky., and he actually knew the man that started ...
Mayor’s Courts may be thing of past for some area communities
A bill in the Ohio House could lead to the elimination of nearly 30 percent of the state’s Mayor’s Courts, including three in Butler and Warren counties.The Village of Seven Mile in Butler County, as well as Harveysburg and Maineville in Warren County, would lose out on that revenue should ...
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