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If approved by City Council at its next meeting on Aug. 19, every non-union city of Middletown employee will receive a 5% raise. City Manager Paul Lolli hopes the increase in pay reduces the number of resignations. FILE PHOTO

City of Middletown considers employee raises to improve recruitment, retention

Denzel Fuller, 22, of Middletown, appeared in Middletown Municipal Court Wednesday afternoon for his arraignment. He was charged with murder for allegedly killing his uncle. Bond was set at $1 million. RICK McCRABB/STAFF

Mother says son ‘snapped’ before allegedly shooting uncle at Middletown home

Denzel Fuller, 22, is charged in a Middletown murder. CONTRIBUTED

Middletown homicide suspect previously in prison for robbery

Active shooter in school: Middletown cops, schools practice for horrific scenario

Middletown s Thunderfest Cruise-In on July 30, 2022, is expected to draw hundreds of cars from across the region. CONTRIBUTED

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Middletown’s Thunderfest is Saturday, hundreds of classic cars to be on display

West Carrollton man identified as worker killed at Middletown steel mill

$With the start of classes a few weeks away, Middletown school and police will soon conduct an active shooter drill on one of its campuses using simulated gunfire. May’s school shooting massacre at a Texas elementary, which saw an armed intruder kill 17 students and two teachers, is one of the reasons Middletown Schools have decided to conduct the rare, full-scale, security drill on August 1. (Photo By Michael D. Clark\Journal-News)$

Middletown Schools to conduct active shooter drill in wake of Texas massacre

A robbery victim told authorities he was shot at about 3:35 a.m. July 22 on East Drive after being followed into Oakwood from the Kettering Speedway on Shroyer Road, according to police records.
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Dayton man robbed, shot at in Oakwood before police pursuit, crash into apartment

An area designed to make person-to-person exchanges safer is now being offered by the Kettering Police Department. FILE

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Franklin police search for men who fled, crashed into building; tied to Oakwood case

Baklava always is one of the most popular pastries at Middletown Greekfest. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Middletown Greekfest, ‘all about food,’ returns for one-day festival

Miami University has broken a record and not one of its usual academic excellence honors but rather about fund raising money. School officials recently announced a record-breaking fund-raising total of more than $98.7 million garnered by the end of its fiscal year on June 30. The goal for the university was to reach $75 million. FILE PHOTO

Miami University fundraising breaks record, reaches all-time high

The Ohio Challenge hot air balloon and skydiving festival in Middletown

Ohio Challenge an ‘overwhelming success’ in Middletown

Signup has started: Area schools urge parents to apply for free school meals

$A new $1 million community service program will start when classes at Miami University resume next month and it will benefit both participating students and local assistance agencies, said school officials. The $1 million over three years for Miami’s “Service+ AmeriCorps” program comes from the state’s “ServeOhio” commission on community service and volunteerism and in its initial school year of 2022-2023 will pay 41 students to serve at 18 nonprofit organizations throughout Butler County. (File Photo\Journal-News)$

New community help program launched for Miami students

$Middletown Schools recently passed a one-year anniversary for using the TV production crew from nearby Hamilton to handle the online broadcasts of its school board meetings. Middletown school officials tout the agreement as providing vastly superior online broadcast images and audio. Pictured is an image captured from a recent Middletown school board broadcast. (Photo By Michael D. Clark\Journal-News)$

Middletown turns to neighboring city for school board broadcast help

Kayla Harrison is shown during a Professional Fighters League bout against Larissa Pacheco at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. three years ago. Harrison is a two-time $1 million prize champion in the PFL lightweight championship. (AP Photo/Greg Payan, File)

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Middletown’s Harrison fights Friday, finalist for ESPY for best MMA fighter

The Miami University Board of Trustees recently approved tuition hikes for new, in-state and out-of-state students student starting fall semester classes in August. The tuition increases will also impact new students attending classes at Miami's regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown. FILE PHOTO

Miami University tuition hike attributed to inflation and new mental health fees

Former local fireman Mike Diehl has won 1 gold and 2 silvers internationally in last 8 months.

Area strong man wins third international medal in less than a year

Middletown police officer Holly Owens retrieved an injured Cooper's hawk Thursday, June 23, 2022, that was found by residents near Carolina and Plymouth streets.

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Middletown police rescue injured hawk

Monica Pennington appeared in Butler County Common Pleas Court Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 for arraignment on indicted charges in the shooting death of her sister, Pamela Pennington, in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Sanity, battered women’s syndrome hearing continued for Middletown woman charged in...

Fernando Enamorado, 31, is indicted for felony endangering children. MIDDLETOEN POLICE/CONTRIBUTED

Middletown father indicted after 5-year-old shot himself

Middletown, Fairfield, Hamilton, Lakota and other area districts will serve thousands of free meals to school families during summer break.

Rising food costs makes free school summer meals vital, parents and officials say

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Federal charges against Middletown man ‘changes the game,’ should lead to longer prison...

An artist's rendition of possible redevelopment of the Towne Mall. SUBMITTED PHOTO

13 Warren County projects to receive state capital budget grants

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Middletown man faces federal drug, gun charges after multi-agency investigation

As some Miami University’s faculty continue their efforts to form an employees’ union, some instructors at the school are complaining they were given misinformation as they were enlisted into the process. School officials have rejected a proposal by a teachers’ group suggesting the school’s quick recognition of a collective bargaining unit of professors and other instructors would be helpful to both sides and the future of the school. But while Miami officials rejected that idea, some instructors at the university have complained about the how the Faculty Alliance of Miami has gone about eliciting their participation in the unionizing effort. FILE PHOTO

Some Miami University faculty criticize pro-unionization efforts

$An effort to unionize Miami University professors and other classroom instructors now sees its advocates asking the school to “to avoid a drawn out and costly election by voluntarily recognizing the union.” But Miami officials countered Tuesday they are under no obligation to hasten the process of faculty unionization nor are they inclined to supersede the faculty’s options should they eventually want to vote on creating a labor union. (File Photo\Journal-News)$

Advocates want Miami University instructors union certified, but school says no

A major construction project continues on Central Avenue in Middletown. Live entertainment is scheduled to play downtown during the monthly First Friday event. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Pardon Our Progress celebration set for First Friday in Middletown

The Journal-News salutes the valedictorians and salutatorians of Butler and southern Warren County high school's graduating senior class of 2022. Pictured is a file photo from a 2020 Lakota East High School commencement ceremony.

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Journal-News honors academic stars of area high school graduates

Doug Adkins, Middletown's former city manager, has filed a civil lawsuit against the city claiming age, gender and race discrimination. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Ex-Middletown city manager wants job back, says he was on ‘hit list’ due to race, gender...

Big crowds flocked to Memorial Day parades and events throughout Butler County.

Thousands turn out locally for Memorial Day parades, events

$In 2016 Lakota Schools was the first district to mobilize its summer, free lunch program using converted school buses to deliver food to low-income school families at various locations around the district. Middletown Schools soon followed with their own "Middie Meal Machine" food truck. The free meal program in Middletown is expected to be even busier this summer as school families are impacted by rising food prices brought on by cost inflation. (Contributed Photo\Journal-News)$

Middie Meal Machine food truck hits the road soon to battle hunger in Middletown