The Hamilton Journal News

Fairfield’s Community Development Department was lauded Monday, Nov. 9, for its efforts in tracking the city’s zoning and maintenance code enforcement and effecting change based on the data. Full Story »

West Chester Police said Tuesday, Nov. 10, the man that drove his pickup truck into the corner of a home Monday afternoon, Nov. Full Story »

Too often, residents aren’t recognized for their achievements in business, community service, education and other pursuits. Full Story »

One of the NBA’s all-time greatest players told youths that hard work pays off during his magical visit Monday night, Nov. Full Story »

Police are investigating what led a motorist to lose control of his vehicle and strike the corner of a house Monday, Nov. Full Story »

DEERFIELD TWP. - Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to a weekend shooting found themselves greeted with gunfire that only ceased when the assailant took his own life. Full Story »

More than one of every 10 people in Butler County have turned to food stamps to weather the recession this year, according to the county’s Department of Job and Family Services. Full Story »

Sick and unsure if she’d live or die, the Ohio University student prayed and struck a deal with God: “I said ‘God, if you heal me...I’ll work for you forever’ and so, I’m healed and I’m working and serving,’’ Lauren Marsh of Hamilton said. Full Story »

The Warren County Drug Task Force has seized “tens of thousands” of Xanax pills and materials and equipment to manufacture the drugs in a house in the 6700-block of Hendrickson Road in Turtlecreek Twp. Full Story »

Area pantries are serving 43 percent more families this year than last year due to the economic downturn. Full Story »

The West Chester Chamber Alliance and a Cincinnati-based insurance company will hold an educational panel on health care reform on Tuesday, Nov. Full Story »

Chaplain Lauren Marsh gripped purple rosary beads and then walked up about four flights of stairs to the room of a patient. Full Story »

It’s been one of the toughest economic years since the Great Depression and now residents can get a glimpse of what might be next. Full Story »

Area health departments may begin hosting more H1N1 public clinics next month. The Butler County Health Department and the Middletown Health Department have been immunizing a subset of those deemed high risk of getting the virus for weeks as doses remain in short supply. Full Story »

The Lighthouse Food Pantry will be provide meals to dozens of families in need thanks to a donation from a local doctor’s office. Full Story »

A Marine from Hamilton - a 2006 graduate of Ross High School - was found dead in North Carolina Friday, Nov. Full Story »

CINCINNATI - Procter & Gamble has announced changes that will bring jobs to Butler and Warren counties. Full Story »

The Butler County Health Department will hold a free, voluntary vaccination clinic for all students in grades pre-K through six who live in the Fairfield City School District. Full Story »

The effort to have voters decide next year whether West Chester Twp. should become a city has gathered nearly half the signatures necessary to place the issue on the ballot. Full Story »

When he was a just boy, Chris McGuire’s dad and uncles visited the Lebanon Raceway, bought a few race horses and inadvertently set young Chris’ life on its course. Full Story »

Making it begin to look a lot like Christmas often means making sure Christmas doesn’t look the same every year. Full Story »

HAMILTON - With the tightened economy, there are more federal, state and corporate grants available and more people looking to acquire them. Full Story »

HAMILTON - Jill Gaynor considers herself more of a volunteer than a pioneer, but in reality she is both. Full Story »

HAMILTON - Officials with The Fort Hamilton Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 8, honored a group that has helped for five decades – its auxiliary. Full Story »

FAIRFIELD - Business ethics will be celebrated this week when four area companies are honored. Full Story »