Landen News

Middletown voters will have the chance to change the city's charter and decide if it wants to reduce the size of City Council and eliminate the ward system of council representation.

LANDEN - An upcoming $28 million expansion to the Lower Little Miami Wastewater Treatment plant should accommodate sewer needs in Deerfield and Hamilton townships - the county's fastest growing areas - for at least the next 20 years, county officials said.

On Monday night, the dads who gathered at the Mason sports bar were ready for some football.

Take your lunch to Fountain Square, where you can sit back and enjoy the Oktoberfest wiener dog races, noon-1 p.m., Downtown.

Submitted by the Goddard School: Parents now have the chance to head back to school and experience what it's like during a typical day at preschool.

Warren County Park District has some extra 'clout' these days. It's added an impressive park to its bevy and now has its own volunteer naturalist - all the while being supported by a small group of volunteers.

Secondhand dealers and swap shops may soon be under city regulation. A draft ordinance to regulate secondhand dealers and swap shops was shared with Middletown City Council at its Tuesday, July 21, meeting.

Residents of the Bridgewood Villa subdivision may not get the answer to their question when they attend the Middletown City Council meeting tonight, July 21.

Middletown City Council paid tribute to former Mayor Robert "Bob" Wells, who died at his home Sunday, July 5. Mayor Larry Mulligan Jr.

A local group is pushing to make Butler County Regional Airport one of several stops along a passenger rail system that connects major cities throughout Ohio.

The victim of what prosecutors are calling a hate crime is speaking out for the first time on-camera. Ronnie Robertson was assaulted in May at Tabby's Restaurant and Bar in Landen because prosecutors say he is gay.

A group of Middletown residents who want to secede their homes from the city took their case to Warren County commissioners this week.

Although 60 of the 80 property owners in the Bridgewood Villa subdivision have signed a petition to detach their properties from the city of Middletown, there are some who have not yet been informed of the initiative by those residents and some who don't think it's a good idea.

Reducing the size of City Council, eliminating the ward system, and establishing term limits for council and the mayor are among the possible charter changes going to city officials.

A Butler County judge is being asked to determine how to assess blame for alleged mismanagement of a police property room.

ZANESVILLE - Colten Maxwell struck out 10 in six innings Tuesday, combining with Wade Kaido on a two-hitter, as Zanesville closed in on the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League North title with a 9-0 whitewashing of Warren Local at Jay Payton Field.