Newtown News

The Hamilton County commissioners are opposed to a proposed mine in Anderson Township.

NEWTOWN - The Eastern Corridor project has been a worrisome issue for Newtown officials.

ANDERSON TWP. - Dozens of residents of Anderson Township and nearby communities urged the township's zoning board Thursday to reject a proposed underground limestone mine at Round Bottom and Broadwell roads.

Hydro Systems, Newtown-based supplier of dispensing equipment for a variety of markets, expects to add 20-25 employees at its Round Bottom Road plant by the end of the year due to the closing of its Nova Controls unit in Watsonville, Calif.

A misspelling on a man's fake driver's license certainly didn't help matters during a traffic stop over the weekend.

MARIEMONT - The Little Miami Joint Fire & Rescue District will look for a site in Fairfax instead of Mariemont to replace its small, outmoded Madison Place fire station.

The family of Staff Sgt. Tony Wojciechowski, the Clermont County Marine who died a week ago in Iraq, hopes he is given a hero's welcome when his body is returned home Thursday.

It began as a grassroots effort by a couple hundred concerned citizens and has grown to a group seven times its original size.

A group fighting against a proposed mining operation in the Anderson Township- Newtown area tries to drum up more support in a battle that has been going on for almost a year.

Editor's note: Human drama behind closed doors; heroic feats documented only in confidential reports.

ANDERSON TWP. - Forest Hills School District's administrators, from the superintendent and treasurer on down, have agreed to freeze their salaries for the 2009-10 school year.

NEWTOWN - Kevin Smith, owner of Lobsta Bakes of Maine, has moved his catering business to 3533 Church St.

This is the probably the last year for oneTri-State fire department's annual fish fry.

The Hamilton County Park District plans to spend $32.2 million in the next five years on projects ranging from new playgrounds to new roofs.

East side residents are expected to pack a information about some plans to start a limestone mine in Anderson Township.

NEWTOWN - The village will take a big step this year toward eliminating the huge daily rush-hour traffic backups that occur on its major roads.

Part-time landscaper and full-time firefighter Barry Nichols traveled to Beatrice, Neb., Nov.

ANDERSON TWP. - "Turpin Pays it Forward" has done it again. Residents of nearly 500 homes in that neighborhood gave a total of $4,050 to sponsor a room at Cincinnati's Ronald McDonald house, the third year of ...