http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ Denise reports about Mason and Deerfield Township, Ohio, the city and township governments, business and Mason and Deerfield Twp. residents just like you for The Pulse-Journal newspaper. She wants your suggestions and questions for more news stories. Leave a comment here or e-mail Denise. en-us dcallahan@coxohio.com 2009-01-29T10:09:19-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2009/01/29/who_should_replace_victor_kidd.html Once again, the Mason City Council is responsible for appointing a peer to fill a vacant seat. And once again there is a field of 10 residents who want the job Victor Kidd has vacated. Douglas Adkins, David Bratslavsky, Rich... 10420103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2009-01-29T10:09:19-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/11/06/what_did_your_no_vote_mean_1.html I wrote a story in today’s issue of the Pulse about how Mason council is divided over what voters really meant when they voted no on the 2-mill additional fire levy. If you voted no, did you mean you aren’t... 8624003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-11-06T08:34:46-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/10/16/mason_fire_levy_1.html Mason is asking for a 2-mill additional levy on Nov. 4. Officials have said they need the additional money to not only staff a station but also to maintain current levels of service. The station in downtown Mason must be... 8044903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-10-16T08:23:26-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/10/01/do_you_favor_the_mason_fire_le.html Mason is asking voters to approve an additional 2-mill fire levy on Nov. 4. The city needs the extra $2 million staff a third fire house and meet current expenses. Voters turned down the additional levy during a special election... 7687103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-10-01T14:56:20-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/10/01/who_should_replace_todd_wurzba.html The Mason City Council is in the process of selecting a successor for Councilman Todd Wurzbacher who has resigned his seat. The city received resumes from 10 interested candidates. They are: Douglas Adkins, Middletown city prosecutor; Joan Barnhill, a customs... 7687003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-10-01T14:48:40-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/08/25/mason_fire_levy.html There are a lot of bloggers out there blasting the city council for wasting taxpayer money on things like the sports park, downtown and the community center. City officials say they need to pass the fire levy in order keep... 6288303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-08-25T15:30:44-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/08/25/do_you_like_the_new_downtown.html Some people on city council are unhappy with the new look of downtown. What do you think?... 6287703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-08-25T15:28:34-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/07/21/downtown_mason_revitalization.html I wrote a story last week about how parking has become a source of hard feelings between some city officials and downtown businesses. But hard feeling aside, what is the answer to revitalizing downtown? Councilman Victor Kidd is rolling up... 5395503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-07-21T14:58:25-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/07/14/deerfield_twp_zoning_issues_1.html The Deerfield Twp. trustees are supposed to give a first reading on residential zoning changes that will add transitional uses in the Fields Ertel cooridor. About 50 people showed up at a special meeting last week to protest the changes.... 5224403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-07-14T08:30:35-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/06/09/new_skate_park_ideas.html Mason city officials are talking about talking to Butler County officials about a joint skate park venture. The city shelved plans for its own park last year, because of cost overruns and the inability to strike a deal with Deerfield... 4487903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-06-09T17:53:10-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/05/23/home_purchase_fraud.html This week I wrote about a Hamilton County woman who owns almost $5 million worth of real estate in Warren County, homes she has never lived in and cannot afford. The bank has filed for foreclosure on two of the... 4089903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-05-23T09:03:47-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/05/04/finance_committee_considers_ad.html The Mason City Council Finance Committee will discuss an admissions tax on such venues as Kings Island and The Beach, on Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. This issue has arisen several times, but nothing has come of it. Business... 3603603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-05-04T07:57:15-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/04/30/do_you_want_an_icon_in_the_dow.html It appears as if the icon for the downtown plaza in Mason is on the shelf for now. With changeover on the Mason City Council and an expected higher than budgeted cost, the city has severed its relationship with artist... 3517103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-04-30T15:36:45-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/04/17/has_justice_been_served_now_th.html People are talking a lot about whether justice was served or not, now that Michel Veillette is dead. The police and firefighters who were very upset about this case, now do not have to relive the horrible fire that killed... 3187103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-04-17T12:31:18-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/entries/2008/04/10/could_you_sentence_michel_veil.html This week I interviewed the prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Michel Veillette death penalty case. Defense attorneys Greg Howard and Tim McKenna are concentrating much of their efforts on the mitigation phase - in case he is found guilty... 3021703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/masondeerfieldnews/ 2008-04-10T12:03:33-04:00 dcallahan@coxohio.com