Jan. 29—A 42-year-old man charged with escape after fleeing a Warren County community halfway house vehicle early Monday morning was found hiding in a dumpster at at Middletown hotel, according to Middletown police. An officer was flagged down about 4:20 a.m. in the area of Interstate 75 and Ohio 122 by someone who said he […]
Jan. 25—A Middletown man was sentenced Wednesday to up to five years of probation with intensive supervision after he pleaded guilty last month to felony charges for having sexual conduct with a 13-year-old girl last spring in Dayton. Tyler Adam Hollon, 21, pleaded guilty in December in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to two counts […]
Jan. 25—Middletown police are investigating the shooting of a teen at a Middletown park late Tuesday night. The 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest at about 11:40 p.m. at Lefferson Park in the 2200 block of Breiel Boulevard, according to the police report. Officers found the teen in the middle of the intersection of […]
Jan. 18—MIDDLETOWN — Known as the Pickleball Capital of Ohio because of its number of courts, the city of Middletown is adding to that distinction. City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday night authorizing the amendment of a contract with J. Schmidt Homes LLC to install nine pickleball courts, resurface the existing 18 courts and build […]
Jan. 11—MIDDLETOWN — A church-based homeless agency in Middletown is allowing those being served to remain inside in the coming days as frigid temperatures are expected. Serving the Homeless with Alternate Lodging Of Middletown (SHALOM) is seeking volunteer assistance in serving current guests from Sunday through Wednesday, according to Bill Fugate, volunteer coordinator. Fugate said […]
Jan. 6—MIDDLETOWN — An unexpected vintage gift was recently received by the Middletown City School District from a stranger thousands of miles away. Lowell Joerg, 95 ,of Stockton, Calif., known as the “Postcard Man,” came across a 109-year-old postcard of a now-demolished Middletown High School and mailed it back the district. He has made headlines […]
Jan. 3—A man who shot at Middletown police officers before they returned fire at an apartment complex last spring has been found not guilty by reason of insanity after a bench trial in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Kyle Kellum, 30, was shot by officers on April 24 at Olde Towne apartment complex after firing […]
Five men from New York and New Jersey are facing more than two dozen criminal charges each for their alleged involvement in a home invasion in Middletown over the New Year’s holiday weekend. Police arrested 22-year-old Mykev Speights from New York; 19-year-old Jordan McNeill from New York; 25-year-old Angel Martinez from Manhattan; 22-year-old Angel Fragoso […]
MIDDLETOWN – Efforts for a new middle-high school just north of Gaudet Middle School ended the year on a high note for the School Building Committee. The seven-member Middletown School Building Committee will continue that work in the next calendar year, according to town spokesman Matt Sheley. On Nov. 7, voters narrowly approved a $190 […]
A building fire resulted in $1 million in damage and the death of almost 200,000 chickens Saturday in Middletown. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal, the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown received a report of a brush fire in the area of 1800 Middleneck Road around 7 p.m. While on the way to the […]