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Korean War vet drafted for parade
Elmo C. Mainous was drafted into the military to serve in Korea, and has now been drafted again to serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2013 Memorial Day Parade.Three years out of Hamilton High School, Mainous was working as a surveyor’s assistant for the city engineering department when he ...
Sgt. Griffis’ close call
The Butler County Historical Society’s treasure trove includes a tattered black scrapbook from World War I, compiled by Hamilton resident Lawrence B. Fritsch. The label says that Fritsch was a field artillery Sgt. Major, and the yellowed newspaper clippings that tell the stories of fellow Hamilton soldiers and their heroic ...
Little Brothers looking for adult mentors
Nine-year-old Cody Smallwood of Hamilton hopes to someday be a policeman.“I can protect the world,” he said.The third-grader’s favorite subject at Crawford Woods Elementary is science, but he also does well in math and notes that he scored higher than a sixth-grader. This quarter, he got straight A’s for the ...
County program works to reduce repeat offenders
There are many challenges for people coming out of prison, and when that person has a mental illness — and more than half of them do — the challenges can seem insurmountable.“They are not only looking at struggling with finding housing, a reliable source of income, and adjusting to the ...
Scrapbook tells stories of local WWI heroes
The Butler County Historical Society’s treasure trove includes a tattered black scrapbook from World War I, compiled by Hamilton resident Lawrence B. Fritsch.The label says that Fritsch was a field artillery Sgt. Major, and the yellowed newspaper clippings that tell the stories of fellow Hamilton soldiers and their heroic actions ...
Eco-forum evolves into new action group
An “eco-forum” held last month at Miami Hamilton Downtown has evolved into a new committee, Hamilton Green Action, whose members will try to utilize existing organizations and events to advance the agenda of making this the “greenest little city in America.”The process has so far been facilitated by Sarah Woiteshek ...
Hamilton Girl Scouts helps new church
Girl Scout Troop 49468, based out of Linden Elementary School, earned double credit for a project to help a local church start-up.The 14 girls, mostly fourth- and fifth-graders, have been working on a three-party Girl Scout program titled “It’s Your Planet — Love It,” which included components in conservation and ...
Local veterans get boost on job searches
Veterans may have an advantage in landing a job in this economy, if they only knew the benefits available to them.Capt. Mike Glaser of Oxford, a 30-year Navy veteran set to retire at the end of the month, attended a Veteran’s Job Fair Tuesday at Workforce One to help him ...
Local program helps keep elderly in their homes
A couple of years ago, Oxford resident Marilyn Rettig, now 78 years old, talked her sister Carol Burkhalter into moving to the area from Oregon to be more centrally-located to various members of their scattered family and so that they could spend more time together. Shortly after that, however, Rettig ...
A little bit of SoHo on the Fifth Block
While high-profile downtown Hamilton projects like Artspace try to revitalize the urban landscape, Seldon and Nancy Brown are busily creating their own art space on the other side of the river.For eight years, Seldon has operated the Little Woodshop on Main in a storefront that over-looks the busy intersection of ...
Ross Twp. family organizes dinner for Huntington’s Disease awareness
Kaitlin Sunderhaus woke up to a big, friendly surprise Friday morning: The long driveway to the family’s Ross Twp. home was lined with more than 50 colorful paper-plate flowers.They were a gift from the Fairfield Church of Christ, the Sunderhaus family’s home church, as part of their “Petal Patrol” ministry. ...
County employees bond over fundraising efforts
The camaraderie in the Butler County Auditor’s Office has been off the charts lately as its employees rally around cancer-stricken co-workers.According to Chief Deputy Auditor Dawn Mills, the 48 employees raised nearly $5,000 going into a Relay For Life event at Lakota East High School Friday night, and were confident ...
Little Brothers wait in line for mentors
Franklin High School freshman Austin Hall likes sports and French.He makes As and Bs in his honors classes, and likes French best because he’s learning not just about the language but also the people who speak it.But having been raised by a single mother and a father who lives out ...
Library engages adults in summer reading challenge
For the first time since the Lane Libraries started its Summer Reading Challenge a few years ago, adult readers are being offered an incentive to carve out more quality time with a good book.“We had already split up the children’s programs so that young readers are competing with people their ...
2 ‘suspicious’ fires under investigation
Two fires that occurred overnight Wednesday are being investigated as suspicious, according to Hamilton fire officials.The first call came at 9:18 p.m. Wednesday evening to a fire in a two-story vacant house at 925 S. 12th St.Four engines, one tower truck, two medic units and the shift commander responded, according ...
Sign-ups Sunday for Safety Town
In preparation for the 41st year of Safety Town, friends and family of the late Officer Bob Gentry will be spending Sunday afternoon sprucing up the place.A crew of volunteers will re-paint the tower in Officer Bob Gentry Park — formerly known as Powerhouse Park — and will give the ...
Presbyterian Church hosts “fair trade” shop
A former office in the Presbyterian Church has been converted to a fair trade shop where the public can buy gift items and help the Third World poor.Gerry Hammond, chairman of the Front Street church’s outreach committee, said she started the Hearts of Hope Fair Trade Shop back in October ...
New homes boost Hamilton neighborhood
Two of seven new Habitat for Humanity homes planned on the site of the former Madison Elementary School were recently completed, marking the start of change in the Hamilton East Side neighborhood.Each home in Morris Way, located on 10th Street, has been built utilizing green building practices and equipped with ...
Pioneer salute celebrates a milestone
Next weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the annual Salute to Our Pioneers at Indian Creek Church and Pioneer Burial grounds in Reily Twp.According to newspaper reports from 1963, more that 500 people gathered for the dedication of the newly-restored church, the culmination of a five-year effort.“A group of Butler ...
Veterans dedicate bricks for VOA Memorial
Two local veterans groups gathered under cloudy skies Saturday morning, May 11, to dedicate the first batch of personalized bricks installed at the Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Voice of America Shopping Center. “This is going to be part of an on-going process,” said Michael Marquardt, a member of the ...
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