Stories by Skip Weaver
Dance to raise funds for historical society
The Trenton Historical Society has seen its membership dwindle in recent years from about 65 people to 15.That has affected the financial situation of the museum, which opened in 1971. It costs about $2,000 a year in utilities and insurance to keep the museum open, volunteers said.The membership has sold ...
Franklin Twp. Trustees reschedule next meeting
The Franklin Twp. Board of Trustees have rescheduled their Dec. 12 regular meeting.The meeting will now be held at 6 p.m. on Dec. 19 in the Franklin Twp. Administration Building, 418 Fairview Drive in Carlisle.
Security system business sees many changes
Mike Pope is the second generation owner of Sonitrol of Butler County, a security systems company that has been in Hamilton since 1972 when his father purchased the franchise.“My great uncle Chester Fee was a night chief of police in Covington, Ky., and he actually knew the man that started ...
JEMS intent on operating two ambulances in 2013
While the Joint Emergency Medical Services board of trustees did not make any final decisions on 2013 staffing at a special meeting Thursday night, the board did express its intent to operate two ambulances for coverage of the non-city portion of Franklin Twp. and Carlisle.Board member Ron Ruppert presented a ...
Mayor’s Courts may be thing of past for some area communities
A bill in the Ohio House could lead to the elimination of nearly 30 percent of the state’s Mayor’s Courts, including three in Butler and Warren counties.The Village of Seven Mile in Butler County, as well as Harveysburg and Maineville in Warren County, would lose out on that revenue should ...
Carlisle school board discusses potential cuts
The Carlisle Local School Board of Education discussed options for making approximately $400,000 in cuts at a special meeting on Saturday morning.Board vice president Bryan Dunkman said no decisions have been made, but he expects that some could be made as soon as the next board meeting on Dec. 17.“We ...
Food relief donations ahead of last year
Donors appear to be giving more to the Shared Harvest Foodbank’s Community Food Relief Campaign this year.After the first two weeks, the number of donations are down slightly, but the amount donated is ahead of last year’s two-week tally.So far, there have been 149 donations this year amounting to $6,018.56 ...
Middletown Electric Supply going strong after 36 years
Lebanon Electric Supply store owner Tom Carter said he was running delivery trucks to Middletown two or three times a day back in the early 1970s, which led him to open a Middletown location in 1976.The Middletown Electric Supply store at 6700 Trenton-Franklin Road has been going strong for the ...
Brown shows passion for business through his photos
When Pat Brown was in the seventh grade, he was given a darkroom set up as a gift.Together with his father in their basement, Brown learned everything he could about photography and it eventually took him to places like Spain, Denmark and Hong Kong, China.“My parents always made sure I ...
Franklin police chief helps Hurricane Sandy victims
For the second year in a row, Russ Whitman has spent two weeks in Suffolk County, N.Y., but not for vacation.The Franklin Police Chief is a member of the Ohio All Hazard State Incident Management Team (IMT), which is a group of trained individuals who work together to assist local ...
Franklin meetings set for Monday
The Franklin Finance Council Committee meeting scheduled for Monday has been moved back one hour to 5 p.m.The regular city council meeting will follow at 6 p.m.Both meetings will be held in the Franklin City Building, 1 Benjamin Franklin Way.
JEMS to hold special meeting Dec. 6
The Joint Emergency Medical Services Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 to discuss options for funding the organization in the future.JEMS also has moved its regular monthly meeting session up a week earlier to 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 instead of Dec. ...
Two appointed to Carlisle Parks Board
Carlisle residents Jonathan McEldowney and Cheryl Sweezy were appointed as the newest members of the Parks and Recreation Board at the last council meeting. Both will serve a two-year term on the board.Carlisle is still looking to fill several other board vacancies including two seats on the Village Housing Reinvestment ...
Some Carlisle employees get cost of living increase
The 2013 budget for the Village of Carlisle includes a cost of living adjustment for approximately 14 full- and part-time, non-union employees — their first since 2011, according to Finance Director Julie Duffy.Duffy said 10 full-time and four part-time employees will receive a 2 percent cost of living increase next ...
Trenton Christmas event set for Saturday
The annual Christmas in Trenton event kicks off at noon with the Santa Parade, which will run from the Trenton Community Park along State Street to Barn-n-Bunk on the west side of town.Several other events will be scattered throughout the day at the city building, library and Barn-n-Bunk, including pictures ...
Some members oppose church’s new location
Opposition is growing against a plan that would have St. Mary’s Church leave the city of Franklin after more than 150 years in the community.Church officials earlier this year closed a deal for the church to purchase a 17-acre piece of property for $550,000 at the intersection of Yankee Street ...
Judge rules ex-officer to be reinstated, awarded back pay
A judge has ruled a former Trenton police sergeant be “reinstated to employment” and “awarded back pay together with any benefits and any out of pocket losses as a result of the termination of benefits.”Judge Patricia Oney ruled in Butler County Common Pleas Court that an arbitrator “exceeded her powers” ...
20 apply to be Trenton’s top cop
Twenty current and retired police officers have applied to be the next police chief in Trenton, according to city manager John Jones.The applicants have various backgrounds and represent four states, including Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Arizona.The pay range for the new chief will be between $63,274 and $81,3870, Jones said.None ...
Dunkelberger’s has served Butler County for 78 years
The Dunkelberger family has served the Butler County farming community for 78 years, starting as a feed and grain store in Somerville and evolving the business to include a lawn and garden supply operation. In 2005, Don and Susie Dunkelberger decided to split off the lawn and garden supply end ...
Rescued dog leads to business opportunity for Middletown woman
If not for a St. Bernard dog she rescued several years ago, Pam Bridges would not have started the Mangy Mutt Dog Haven. About the time Bridges opened her Options Hair S2dio in 2004, she took a now 200-pound St. Bernard named Missy into her home because it had been ...
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