The Hamilton Journal News

WILMINGTON - More than 13,00 Duke Energy customers are without power in Butler County as of about 3 p.m., down from nearly 17,900 earlier in the afternoon. Full Story »

KINGS MILLS - “The most wonderful time of the year” is a full-time job for the owners of King’s Mills General Store & Christmas Shop. Full Story »

WEST CHESTER TWP. - Fire crews have been dispatched to the Highland Shopping Center in West Chester Twp. Full Story »

LIBERTY TWP. - As the economy continues to force local governments to tighten their belts, Liberty Twp. Full Story »

WEST CHESTER TWP. - A group of local residents are attempting to take their challenge of a decision to add a new office park to an already congested roadway from the township hall to the voters. Full Story »

WEST CHESTER TWP. - While the township has begun to collect on an economic agreement that brought a portion of a $13 billion operation to the community this year, another agreement has fallen victim to the economy. Full Story »

WEST CHESTER TWP. - AK Steel Corp. will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2009 earnings report at 8:30 a.m. Full Story »

Christmas asparagus doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Mike Wertz said his Franklin-based tree farm was originally going to house fields of asparagus, but thanks to chemicals he had to slightly alter his plans. Full Story »

HAMILTON - The Hamilton City Schools Board of Education approved raises for the district’s employees last night, but not without making a significant change in insurance coverage. Full Story »

HAMILTON - A minor two-car accident on Interstate 75 near Ohio 129 has traffic backed up to Union Centre Boulevard, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. Full Story »

LEBANON - Lebanon Fire Chief Mike Hannigan said today, Dec. 8, he expects the cause of the barn fire that killed two men and 45 horses at the Warren County Fairgrounds to be ruled accidental and undetermined. Full Story »

The Miami University Marching Band is selling pillows made from historical uniforms to raise money. Full Story »

WILMINGTON - The National Weather Service is warning locals of strong winds expected to blow through the Southwest Ohio region Wednesday, Dec. Full Story »

The Hamilton Police Department is again offering Christmas ornaments to the public. For the past three years, the ornaments were given to each of the department’s employees and the remaining ornaments sold out quickly to the public. Full Story »

FAIRFIELD - The 16-year-old driver of a black pickup truck in a crash that killed her boyfriend last week remained in critical condition Tuesday, Dec. Full Story »

BUTLER COUNTY - More than 3,500 residential and industrial Duke Energy customers are without power this morning, Dec. Full Story »

LEBANON - Stan Crowe said he woke up at 6 a.m. Monday and just looked up at the ceiling for two hours until his wife told him to get out of bed. Full Story »

Bow-tied and bespectacled, Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee made a sales pitch Monday, Dec. Full Story »

HAMILTON - It took only a dusting of snow Monday morning, Dec. 7, to turn Butler County’s roads into a hockey rink, and the morning commute into a contact sport. Full Story »

MIDDLETOWN - Being a tobacco user won’t just cost your health - it will now also cost you money, if you’re a Premier Health Partners employee. Full Story »

HAMILTON - Owners of the Round Up Roller Rink on Main Street are moving and expanding to a larger vacant building on North Brookwood Avenue. Full Story »

HAMILTON - With the fifth annual Live Nativity from 6 to 8 p.m., Badin High School’s front lawn will be the center of a bustling evening at the high school on Thursday, Dec. Full Story »

HAMILTON - Grace Chapel of Praise, 621 South Erie Blvd., will be serving a free Christmas dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. Full Story »

FAIRFIELD - If you need a flu shot - either seasonal or H1N1 - Dixie Urgent Care has them. Full Story »

HAMILTON - It took only a dusting of snow this morning, Dec. 7, to turn Butler County’s roads into a hockey rink, and the morning commute into a contact sport. Full Story »