Tag: County

Butler County Solid Waste District seeks more recycling in new plan

May 31—The Butler County Solid Waste District is seeking approval from communities across the county on the five-year update to the district’s 15-year plan that seeks an increase in recycling. Every county in Ohio has a solid waste management plan, which is required by the Ohio Revised Code. The Butler County Solid Waste Management Plan […]

$3.4 million project to close Butler County Regional Airport for weeks

May 31—Butler County Regional Airport-Hogan Field runway is scheduled to be closed for six weeks beginning next week, June 3, for a resurfacing project, according to county officials. It is the first time the airport — located in Hamilton on Airport Drive — has been resurfaced in more than a quarter of a century, said […]

Miami County sues property owner over flooded road

May 31—PERU — The Miami County Commissioners are again suing a couple they say used mounds of dirt to knowingly block water from draining naturally, causing flooding, damage to a county road and creating a “dangerous condition” for the community. The civil lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Miami Superior Court 1, claims Doug and […]

Somerset County sending its inmates to Morris Correctional Facility

SOMERVILLE – Somerset County will start sending its jail inmates to the Morris County Correctional Facility on June 1. With no discussion at their meeting on Tuesday, the Somerset County commissioners approved a five-year contract with Morris County that ends on May 31, 2029. Under the terms of the shared services agreement, Somerset County will […]

2 rural Fresno County towns to get $5M to improve infrastructure

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – $5 million from the federal government is headed to the Fresno County towns of Tranquillity and Cantua Creek for some infrastructure projects. $2 million will go to Cantua Creek for sidewalk improvements, and $3 million will go to neighboring Tranquillity for their complete streets project. Valley Congressman John Duarte along with […]

Trump conviction gives some Republicans pause in key Pennsylvania county

By Nathan Layne BANGOR, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Bronwen Brown, a registered Republican in a bellwether Pennsylvania county, was ready to vote for Donald Trump again in November despite long-held reservations about his character. His conviction by a New York jury has given her pause. “He’s been found guilty on all 34 counts. Do I want […]

6 men shot in DeKalb County neighborhood, police say

Six men have been shot in a DeKalb County neighborhood, police confirmed to Channel 2′s Veronica Griffin. Police say they were called to the area of Greenway Drive off of Snapfinger Road around 9 p.m. Investigators say it started as two groups of men arguing that escalated to the groups of men shooting at one […]