Motions filed in case of Middletown mother accused of killing 6-year-old son
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An attorney for a Middletown woman charged with the death of her 6-year-old son is requesting to review grand jury testimony and wants evidence suppressed at trial.
Brittany Gosney, 29, and her boyfriend James Hamilton, 43, were indicted March 5 and arraigned Monday in Butler County Common Pleas Court on a combined 31-count indictment for the slaying of 6-year-old James Hutchinson on Feb. 26 in rural Preble County and the disposal of his body days later in the Ohio River.
Court-appointed attorneys David Washington for Gosney and Jeremy Evans for Hamilton entered not guilty pleas on behalf of the defendants, and Judge Noah Powers II set bond at $2 million for Gosney and $750,000 for Hamilton.
Organizer: Butler County Fair will be ‘a full fair’ this summer, but with restrictions
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Credit: Nick Graham
A year after the Butler County Fair was “a ghost town” because of the coronavirus pandemic, “we will be having a full fair, but the social distancing, the masks, the hand-sanitizing” will be happening, said fair President Doug Turner.
Gov. Mike DeWine is recommending that fair events, including the very popular demolition derby, be limited to 30 percent grandstand capacity. That’s lower than was allowed last year for the derby, but Turner hopes those state restrictions will loosen by the time Butler County’s July 25-31 event arrives, as more people are vaccinated and if disease rates continue to drop.
Unlike the 2020 edition of the event that has been operating since 1851, the fair will allow the general public to come in, will have rides, and include food concessions.
Area man to receive high school diploma 60 years later
Nearly 60 years after his class graduated from Franklin High School, a Franklin veteran of the Vietnam era will receive his high school diploma later this month.
Arthur Greene Jr., 76, of Franklin Twp., was supposed to graduate with the class of 1963 at Franklin High School, but left school during his senior year to work on the family farm.
During the 1950s and early 1960s, it was not uncommon for teens to leave school to help out on the family farm and make up their classes at other times of the year, according to family friend Shawn Acrey.Acrey said before Greene could get back to school to complete his final three credits, he was drafted into the Army in December 1965 and eventually was sent to Vietnam where he saw combat.
Trial date set for man charged in June Hamilton shooting death
A trial date has been set for a man charged with a June fatal shooting in Hamilton.
Cameron Treitay Kidd Wilson, 21, of Harrison, was indicted and taken into custody in January at his Hamilton County residence on charges of murder and felonious assault for the slaying of Darrian K. Shamel on June 2.
On Thursday, Butler County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer McElfresh set Wilson’s trial for April 12. He is being held in the Butler County Jail in lieu of $1 million bond.
Fairfield considering new car wash near Meijer
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The owner of a car wash hopes to be a part of the new development happening off South Gilmore in front of the Fairfield Meijer store.
Fairfield City Council is considering a planned unit development (PUD) for Hypershine Carwash, whose owner wants to build a 3,300-square-foot facility on a one-acre spot at the southeast corner of Meijer’s parking lot. The Meijer store was built on 30 acres in 1995 and has roughly 10 acres of asphalt for parking.
There would be no new curb cuts for the site, and signage would be at the corner of Casual and Meijer drives, according to plans presented this week to City Council.
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PHOTOS: Middletown shopping cart challenge benefits Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
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Credit: Nick Graham
Teams participated in the Kiwanis Club of Middletown 2021 Book Around Middletown Shopping Cart Challenge Saturday, March 13, 2021. Challenges were set up for competitors at businesses throughout downtown. All proceeds went to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF