Monroe News

Mother Goose stories and fairy tales seem so lively and bouncy, it's easy to forget their characters often lead pretty miserable lives.

A A new leader has taken the reins of the Butler County Democratic Party. Frank Cloud, business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 648, was named the party chairman tonight, Nov.

In terms of the economy, one analyst said it's a matter of going from "less bad" to "better." That was the theme of the Economic Forecast Luncheon discussion headed by Alfred "Skip" Shepard, senior vice president and chief investment officer of Hamilton-based First Financial Bank.

A family of four is without a home this morning, Nov. 19, after a fire heavily damaged their garage and home on Milton Road.

Twice as many people plan to attend the local business chamber's Economic Forecast Luncheon to get a glimpse of what's to come in 2010.

Former Cincinnati Reds second baseman Joe Morgan said he is hoping the economy improves next year by the time he opens his new auto dealership off Ohio 63.

The Monroe Police Dept. wants trademark counterfeiters to know they are not welcome in the community.

In August, a member of the St. Teresa of Avila parish family, Emmett Bold Sr., was diagnosed with MDS , a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.

Anytime Fitness in Monroe for the second year has been designated a collection center for the Toys for Tots campaign.

The Middletown Community Foundation took the occasion of its Annual Meeting on Nov.

Shoppers have been packing the lots there since August, hunting for bargains. But do outlets really save you money...Or is it just an illusion? Shoppers Love Outlets Despite the recession .... new outlet stores continue to stage ribbon cuttings and grand openings.

Monroe cops are investigating the rape of a woman who was yanked out of her car.

Three newcomers were elected to the Monroe Schools Board of Education Tues., Nov.

Monroe police are looking for help in finding a rape suspect who pulled a woman from her car by the hair and assaulted her in a motel parking lot.

Police in Monroe are searching for a man who allegedly raped a woman in a parking lot last week.

A political newcomer and two incumbents were elected to Monroe City Council. Councilwoman Anna Hale was the top votegetter with 2,105 votes, or 27.16 percent, followed by newcomer Todd Hickman, who came in second with 1,687 votes or 21.77 percent, according to the unofficial preliminary election results in Butler County during Tuesday's general ...

Early absentee ballot numbers from the Butler County Board of Elections Tuesday, Nov.

A Catnip & Carrots Animal Bunch of Monroe is urging residents to remember the animals, as well as people, who have been adversely affected by hard economic times during the upcoming holiday season.

Driving through traffic - slowly, of course - motorists may wonder what Interstate 275 on Cincinnati's northern border looked like before concrete barriers and orange construction barrels took up residence there.

COLUMBUS - Franklin and Scioto counties had the most driving under suspension arrests over the past three years according to new statistics recently released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.