The Hamilton Journal News

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 »

The group that owns Cincinnati Premium Outlets in Monroe is buying out the competition in Jeffersonville. 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 »

MIDDLETOWN - Just one lane remains closed on northbound I-75 near the Middletown exit at 8:50 a.m. 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 »

HAMILTON - A blanket of new fallen snow is frustrating motorists across Butler County this morning, Dec. Full Story »

FAIRFIELD - Vince Marquis has helped turn what was once a blight in the Fairfield community into something new. Full Story »

HAMILTON - A steady stream of visitors toured German Village Sunday, many taking advantage of the horse and carriage rides during the sunny afternoon. Full Story »

Editor’s note: This is part of a periodic series highlighing local women who make an impact in the community. Full Story »

HAMILTON - This day sixty-eight years ago was a cold Sunday in the bustling, industrial city of Hamilton. Full Story »

Longtime Butler County politician Michael Fox is in notorious company as he faces federal corruption charges of depriving the public of its right to “honest services.” Full Story »