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Oak Hills Schools consider levy or cuts
The Oak Hills School Board is hosting a special meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, June 3, at the school board office, 6325 Rapid Run Road, to discuss what steps the district will take since the school levy failed. The board was not able to make a decision during...
Posted: 5/20/2013 9:32 PM
Tyrone Olverson OFFICIALLY Finneytown superintendent
The Finneytown School Board voted 5-0 to accept Tyrone Olverson as the next superintendent. Olverson met with community members before the vote and joked that he hoped the board would say yes. He already signed a contract with the district on April 18....
Posted: 5/20/2013 9:20 PM
Green Twp. firefighter honored by community group
By Kurt Backscheider • kbackscheider@communitypress.com Green Township firefighter/paramedic Steve Alexander is the 2012 Firefighter of the Year. Presented each year by the Monfort Heights/White Oak Community Association, the award recognizes a township...
Posted: 5/13/2013 6:11 PM
Voters approve Miami Twp. waste district levy
By Kurt Backscheider – kbackscheider@communitypress.com Miami Township voters overwhelmingly passed the township’s waste district levy. The township sought approval of a 2.25-mill, five-year waste district levy. The levy – Issue 12 on the May 7 ballot...
Posted: 5/8/2013 8:17 AM
Jerry Lucas visits the West Side this Sunday, Monday
Jerry Lucas, the Middletown native and former NBA star, will share his faith and his memory expertise in three free programs open to the public. Lucas, who played with the Cincinnati Royals and the New York Knicks, is the first of only three men to have...
Posted: 5/3/2013 5:37 PM
Finneytown schools still can’t decide who should be superintendent
The Finneytown Local School District Board of Education still has not made a decision about who will be the next superintendent. School Board President Laura Horn said that the board anticipated that they would announce the next superintendent during...
Posted: 4/15/2013 10:26 PM
Streets tabbed for repair in Green Twp.
By Kurt Backscheider • kbackscheider@communitypress.com Green Township will repair eight residential streets this summer as part of the 2013 Street Rehabilitation Program. The board of trustees approved a resolution Monday, April 8, authorizing the advertising...
Posted: 4/8/2013 6:15 PM
Winton Woods schools planning new superintendent search
The Winton Woods City Schools Board of Education spent several hours Tuesday evening establishing criteria for candidates for the new superintendent search. They met with Ohio School Boards Association’s Kathy LaSota to give her more detailed feedback...
Posted: 3/19/2013 10:16 PM
North College Hill sends millage rates to auditor for police levy
The North College Hill City Council approved three ordinances to send millage rates to the Hamilton County Auditor for certification for a possible 5-year police levy to be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot. The millage rates sent to the auditor are 4.9, 5.4...
Posted: 3/18/2013 8:45 PM
Winton Woods schools to restart superintendent search
The Winton Woods City School Board has decided to restart their superintendent search with the Ohio School Boards Association. Board President Tim Cleary said the board did not find the perfect candidate in their top five and will begin a second search...
Posted: 3/11/2013 10:59 PM
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