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Butler County’s largest school system re-opened its school doors for a new year Tuesday with parents and students sharing optimism and some concerns. With a staggered start that saw only half of Lakota Schools’ 17,200-students attending classes the first day – and the other half attending Wednesday – the district mirrored a scheduling used by many other area school systems designed to better ease into a new school year. Pictured are students entering Lakota West High School in West Chester Twp. MICHAEL D. CLARK/STAFF

Area’s largest school district reopens classes for new year

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Franklin school officials implemented a lockdown of Hunter Elementary School at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday after an anonymous person called the district's bus garage and reported something under the school bus. After the bus was checked out by Warren County Sheriff's deputies and district officials, it was determined that it was a loose hose under the bus. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/FRANKLIN CITY SCHOOLS

Franklin school has short lockdown after concern with bus reported

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Middletown man police say shot at kids leads them on chase, escapes

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A Kia parked in a parking lot in Dayton. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Ohio residents sue Kia, Hyundai over vehicle thefts

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Miami University receives more than $180K in federal grants

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Denzel Fuller, left, represented by defense attorney Lawrence Hawkins, right, was arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 in Butler County Common Pleas Court on indicted charges for allegedly killing his uncle, Terry Fuller, in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Middletown man charged with killing uncle arraigned on multiple charges

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The entrance to Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky. DAVE NIINEMETS/WCPO

Thomas More University’s Facebook page taken over by hackers

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Traffic is sitting on Ohio 129 headed west to I-75 due to a crash in the interstate Tues., Aug. 16, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF>

Crash near I-75 and Ohio 129 involves overturned truck

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Freda Levenson, ACLU of Ohio legal director, appears before the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, Ohio, during oral arguments in a constitutional challenge to new legislative district maps on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

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Task force recommends changes to decrease wrongful convictions in Ohio: What they suggest

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$It was a full-scale opening day Monday for all 6,300 students in Middletown Schools but those youngsters coming to Rosa Parks Elementary were also greeted by costumed movie characters, a bubble machine and school staffers in superhero capes. Middletown's 10 public schools officially began full-attendance classes Monday for the new school year. (Photo By Michael D. Clark\Journal-News)$