Hamilton Metro News Archives

“I'd like to have it back here, and put back in its rightful place”

FAIRFIELD - Joe Nuxhall must be up in heaven shaking his head, says his son Kim. via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

Law enforcement officials spent the morning, April 29, testifying about evidence collected from a gruesome murder scene at a West Chester Twp. via Journal-News

“Driving is still cheaper than flying, and the way airlines are going right now, driving is more reliable too.”

HAMILTON Gasoline prices surged to almost $3.60 a gallon for the first time Tuesday, fueled by record-breaking oil prices. via Journal-News

“I was really glad to get on the vanpool. You can read, people can bring their laptops and do work or wear headphones and watch a movie. A lot of people nap in the mornings”

As gas prices continue to soar to record levels, paradoxically, one organization is seeing fewer and fewer drivers on the road, even as its membership increases. via MiddletownJournal

A Hamilton woman is facing charges after Sheriff's Deputies say she illegally sold prescription drugs. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati

“And it's just exciting to see not only the students and the parents and the teachers excited, but I'd like to see some of these things continue and I'd like to be a part of that.”

A longtime educator and administrator in Monroe Local Schools is seeking the board of education's approval to retire and be rehired as principal of the district's elementary school. via Journal-News

“That was the wake-up call. If you can't change after that, you're not going to change”

Simply having a heart attack didn't surprise Kris Verdin as much as when he had it - at age 32. via Journal-News

“Their suffering is not going to end here. 'These people have problems they are going to face for years. ... I go home at night and I have their faces and their stories in my mind.”

HAMILTON - Jerry R. Rose got the max, and to some it still wasn't enough. A Butler County judge Friday ordered the con artist to spend 20 years in prison, the maximum possible, and agreed with victims who said ... via The Cincinnati Enquirer

Middletown, Ohio-The RF200-2500TUNV1 is the first in a family from NuWaves Engineering of wideband, RF tuners that is designed for both receiver and transmitter filter applications. via DesignLines

“I thought it was a great lesson”

LIBERTY TWP. Some people go a lifetime before they make a difference in the lives of others, let alone receive national attention because of it. via MiddletownJournal

“With this latest transaction, Domtar continues to reinforce its focus as the North American market leader in the areas of commercial printing, business and office, as well as converting and other specialty papers”

Domtar Corp. announced today that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its text, cover and writing product line of papers to SMART Papers of Hamilton, Ohio, an independent manufacturer and marketer ... via Printing Impressions

“The drug trade knows no boundaries, and taking a dangerous felon off the street benefits people from our city and region”

Police from three jurisdictions converged on a Fairfield Twp. home Thursday night, April 10, to execute a search warrant and arrest a man suspected of dealing drugs. via Journal News

“This is the largest project in the state”

The widening of Interstate 75 tops a slate of road projects unveiled by the Ohio Department of Transportation on Wednesday, April 9. ODOT is bidding out a $154 million project this year to add a lane in both ... via MiddletownJournal

HAMILTON - A subsidiary of an Ohio company that makes voting machines says it is looking into a complaint by the Butler County Board of Elections about two machines used in last month's primary. via Coshocton Tribune

“The best thing about the fair is the fact that job-seekers have the opportunity to contact dozens of employers who are hiring all in one place”

More than 65 local and regional employers have signed up for the Butler County Job Fair scheduled Tuesday, April 8. Twenty more agencies, organizations and educational institutions also will be on hand to ... via MiddletownJournal

One Middletown woman was killed an another injured in a single-car crash early Thursday, April 3 on Ohio 4, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. via Journal-News

“We always say the more the better”

Some young professionals from Middletown, Monroe and Trenton are being groomed in Butler County to be leaders of tomorrow. via Journal-News

“The newspaper's aggressive reporting of the developments kept the spotlight on the case. There is no doubt the publicity kept the pressure on the public officials to take action.”

Middletown Journal editor Lisa Warren received the 2008 Best of Cox Arnold Rosenfeld Editor of the Year award for her contributions to the newspaper and her community. via MiddletownJournal

“I think they had this planned before we knew about it”

Disappointment was the sentiment a number of Monroe residents had following Wednesday's Middletown Planning Commission meeting in which 157 acres was recommended for rezoning from low-density residential to ... via MiddletownJournal