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Kent Dengler of Arcanum fires up his International tractor. He pulled the sled 297'6" to win the 8,000 lb. superstock class tractor pull at the Butler County Fair, July 28, 1988. JOURNAL-NEWS PHOTO ARCHIVE
Lifestyles| 1h agoButler County Fair’s history stretches back to 1836: What to know about its growth
The Butler County Soldiers, Sailors and Pioneers Monument was built by the people of Butler County to honor those who served and who sacrificed their lives in the service of our country. The monument also celebrates the men and women who first settled Butler County. The monument is open to the public Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Memorial Day, July 4th and Veterans Day. The monument is located at One South Monument Avenue in Hamilton at the site Fort Hamilton was located. Construction started in 1902 and the official dedication took place July 4, 1906. A 3,500 pound, 14 foot, bronze statue of a Civil War soldier known as "Billy Yank" created by Hamilton sculptor Rudolph Theim stands on top of the monument. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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PHOTOS: Inside the Butler County’s iconic Soldiers, Sailors and Pioneers Monument
The city of Fairfield has nearly 30 park properties in its portfolio and is in the midst of renovating its largest park. Pictured is one of several neighborhood, or pocket parks, in the city of Fairfield. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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Bob Schul won a gold medal in the 5000m race in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Schul, 83, still runs daily where he lives at Bickford assisted living and memory care facility in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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Middletown city council recently voted to place a 1-mill, 25-year property tax on the May 2022 ballot to fund the building on four fire stations. Fire headquarters, located on Roosevelt Boulevard, would be built on 3.6-acre site at Yankee Road and Cherry Street. Cost would be $7,168,500. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Butler County Park District naturalist Bonnie Seegmueller reads the kids a Christmas story, Dec. 14, 1989. JOURNAL-NEWS PHOTO ARCHIVE
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Butler County Park District naturalist Bonnie Seegmueller reads the kids a Christmas story, Dec. 14, 1989. JOURNAL-NEWS PHOTO ARCHIVE
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Chick'nCone restaurant has opened at The Marcum in Hamilton. The restaurant features air fried chicken chunks with multiple sauces served in fresh made waffle cones. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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The former electric substation at 514 Maple Ave. in Hamilton could be redeveloped. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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Mason police arrested a 20-year-old man and a 14-year old boy, both from Cincinnati, for a fight that happened Saturday evening at Kings Island. FILE PHOTO
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A bullet went through the front passenger door of a white 2014 Chevrolet Express van during an apparent road rage incident Friday, July 16, 2021, on southbound Interstate 71 in Warren County. The other vehicle involved was a white Scion xB with Kentucky license plates, which has not been located.
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Amazon ground crews position a 767 cargo plan for offload at the Wilmington Air Park. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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Naomi Osaka holds the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
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An Olympic flag flies over the the Ariake Tennis Center ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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This building, at 221 S. B St. in Hamilton, is being converted into Nic & Norm's Sidecar Bar, a Prohibition-style restaurant and bar, featuring bourbon and bacon-featured meals. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Buzzz, the outdoor patio at Gracie’s in Middletown will be reopening on Memorial Day Weekend. The patio has been expanded and will feature a new outdoor bar, a sound system, a lounge area with big screen TV’s, new tables and chairs, outdoor lighting and much more. CONTRIBUTED
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This building, at 221 S. B St. in Hamilton, is being converted into Nic & Norm's Sidecar Bar, a Prohibition-style restaurant and bar, featuring bourbon and bacon-featured meals. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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In celebration of Pride Month, N.E.W. Ales Brewing is gearing up to release #alphabetmafia, a new 4.9% ABV pale ale brewed with cascade hops.
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Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Cases of COVID-19 have tripled over the past three weeks, and hospitalizations and deaths are rising among unvaccinated people. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
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Hundreds of people queue to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Enfermera Isabel Zendal Hospital in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2021. Spain is trying to stamp out a new wave of COVID-19 among its youth thanks to a robust vaccination program that is widely supported. Spain like the rest of the European Union got off to a slow start to compared to the United States and Britain when the first vaccines were released. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo)
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Thousands of protesters gather at Place Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower attend a demonstration in Paris, France, Saturday July 24, 2021, against the COVID-19 pass which grants vaccinated individuals greater ease of access to venues. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
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FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo, Morocco and Israel sign agreements on direct flights, financial cooperation, visa waivers for diplomats and water technology cooperation at the guest house next to the royal palace in Rabat, Morocco. Two Israeli airlines launched their first commercial flights between Israel and Morocco on Sunday, July 25, 2021, less than a year after the countries officially normalized relations. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar, File)
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FILE - In this Monday, May 17, 2021 file photo, a passenger of a flight arriving at Faro leaves the airport, outside Faro, in Portugal's southern Algarve region. For Europe's battered tourism industry, fresh virus outbreaks and chaos and confusion over travel rules are contributing to another cruel summer. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida, File)
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Workers use heavy machines to tear down a damaged bridge in the flood-hit town of Ahrweiler, Germany, on Friday, July 23, 2021. With the death toll and economic damage from last week’s floods in Germany continuing to rise, questions have been raised about why systems designed to warn people of the impending disaster didn’t work. (AP Photo/Frank Jordans)
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Sage Tolentino, a 210-pound, 7-foot junior from Hawaii is playing basketball for Hamilton High School this season. Tolentino ended up in Hamilton after sports in Hawaii were cancelled due to the coronavirus. He has verbally committed to play college basketball for Bruce Pearl at Auburn University. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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Hamilton 7-foot center announces verbal commitment to Cincinnati Bearcats
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Lakota West graduate Annika Kinley received All-American honors in high jump by placing third at the Nike Outdoor National Meet July 1 in Oregon. Photo by Jenny Walters Photography
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Recent Lakota West grad places third at Nike Outdoor Nationals
The Lakota West-Colerain playoff football game was postponed Friday night and rescheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday due to thunderstorms that rolled through Southwest Ohio. Nick Graham/STAFF
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High school football: Tracking down area commitments, visits and offers
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Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, left, and Kyle Schwarber react during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Nationals' Kyle Schwarber, center, hobbles off the field next to trainer Paul Lessard, left, and manager Dave Martinez during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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