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Sign up en-us jsweigart@coxohio.com 2009-11-06T11:40:58-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/06/county_commission_race_the_spe.html Below is the full text of the speeches given last night by Butler County Commissioner Gregory Jolivette and former West Chester Twp. trustee Jose Alvarez, as prepared for delivery. They were seeking the county GOP’s endorsement for commission next year,... 15585103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ 2009-11-06T11:40:58-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/06/toris_station_update_8_no_endo.html There was no endorsement after the final round of voting by the Butler County GOP for endorsement for county commission next year. I’m told there were 279 cast ballots in the final round, with 60 percent needed to win the... 15578903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-06T00:02:04-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/toris_station_update_7_fourth.html There was no endorsement after the fourth round of voting by the Butler County GOP for endorsement for county commission next year. One more runoff vote to go. I’m told there were 290 cast ballots in the fourth round, with... 15578703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-05T23:26:50-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/toris_station_update_5_third_r.html Clerk of Courts Cindy Carpenter was eliminated in the third round of voting by the Butler County GOP for endorsement for county commission next year. I’m told there were roughly 300 cast ballots in the third round, with 60 percent... 15578403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-05T23:06:01-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/toris_station_update_5_second.html Commissioner Gregory Jolivette was eliminated in the second round of voting by the Butler County GOP for endorsement for Jolivette’s seat next year. There were 313 cast ballots in the second round, with 187 needed for endorsement. The breakdown was:... 15578203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-05T22:40:11-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/toris_station_update_4_first_r.html No endorsed candidate for Butler County commission emerged from the county GOP’s first round of voting here at Tori’s Station. There were 318 cast ballots, with 190 needed for endorsement. The breakdown was: No endorsement - 10 votes Wes Retherford... 15577703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-05T21:55:24-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/toris_station_update_3.html The speeches have been delivered. Questions have been asked and answered. I’m told the Butler County Republican Party has finished its first round of voting and are tallying the votes now.... 15577203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-05T20:38:47-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/update_from_toris_station_2.html Those inside the Butler County GOP endorsement meeting next door (see post below) say 330 people turned out to vote. That’s more than half the committee.... 15576303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-05T20:30:45-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/update_from_toris_station.html I’m at Tori’s Station in Fairfield, where the roughly 525-member executive committee of the Butler County Republican Party is voting to endorse candidates for several races. They endorsed several unopposed candidates, including John Kasich for governor, Steve Chabot for U.S.... 15575703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Republican Party 2009-11-05T20:02:02-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/county_approves_caregiver_unio.html Butler County Commissioners unanimously approved a contract with the union representing caregivers working for Developmental Disabilities this morning, Nov. 5. This breaks an impasse between county and the Professionals Guild of Ohio — which represents 75 agency employees, most of whom... 15564903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ MRDD 2009-11-05T13:19:03-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/05/vote_will_shape_county_commiss.html From today’s paper: Three sitting, elected Butler County officials, a former township trustee and an unknown Hamilton resident will go before the county GOP’s executive committee tonight, Nov. 5, all seeking the party’s backing for county commission next year. It’s... 15559503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ 2009-11-05T09:17:47-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/04/county_commission_agenda_20.html Below is the agenda for Thursday’s Butler County commission meeting. Anything look interesting to you? (Click on the top right corner to enlarge) County 110509... 15552403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ County Commission 2009-11-04T19:02:15-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/04/auditor_nearing_completion_on.html Press release from Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds: Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds committed in 2008 to adjust property values on his own this year and the process is nearing completion. After taking office in April of 2008, when a... 15547603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ County Auditor 2009-11-04T14:36:22-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/04/county_charrette_to_plan_devel.html Press release from Butler County: The Butler County Department of Development will host a “World Town Planning Day” charrette on Nov. 6, 2009 from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at Middletown City Hall. The Department of Development is hosting this... 15547503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Economy 2009-11-04T14:34:42-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/entries/2009/11/03/progressive_pac_to_hold_final.html Press release from Butler County Progressive PAC: The Butler County Progressive Political Action Committee meets for its fourth and final 2009 General Meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 for a work session that looks ahead to the 2010... 15534503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/butlercountynews/ Democratic Party 2009-11-03T21:13:52-04:00 jsweigart@coxohio.com