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A number of high school students headed to Thomas More College this week for the school's annual science camp.

Kyle Barth always dreamed of flying with the Thunderbirds. Now that the Butler County sixth-grader is flying with the angels, his dream has come true through a special assist from Lt. Col. Greg Thomas.

GOSHEN TWP. - Trustee Mike Keeley won't seek re-election in November, which opens the door for candidates who have vowed to change the way this community is governed.

A local woman and her family are embroiled in an international legal battle over $230,000 that a famed playwright left in Swiss bank accounts when he fled the Nazis before World War II.

COLUMBUS - Ohio wants to use money collected from highway advertising to help pay for passenger rail service linking its major cities.

Oscar Mayer is apologizing to the owner of a southeast Wisconsin home after a driver crashed the famous "Wienermobile" into the house.

Cincinnati city manager Milton Dohoney told reporters Friday that city workers need to be cut and it needs to happen this summer. "Instead of a $20 million deficit, we are facing a $28 million deficit in 2009," said Dohoney.

An Independence, Kentucky family had a close call when someone threw a rock at their mini-van. Lisa and Kent Ousley and two of their children were going to dinner. Lisa Ousley said, "All of a sudden, we just heard this loud boom!"

A teen accused in a rock-throwing case that seriously injured a woman could find out later this month if he'll be tried as an adult.

Indiana is reporting the state's second Swine Flu death. State health officials say the victim lived in Lake County, in the northern part of the state, and died from complications related to the H1N1 virus.

More than 7,600 Hamilton County homes and businesses lost power after a problem with a circuit breaker.

Four people were injured, one seriously, in a two-vehicle crash in Ripley County on Friday.

Cincinnati police released a photo of a man believed to be one of three who stole money from a 92-year-old man last week.

A Blue Ash man is accused of raping a pre-teen girl multiple times.

Cincinnati police said a robbery victim told them that the robbers were pretending to be cops.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona says Republican ideas for allowing Americans access to health care don't require massive spending or a government takeover.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says Congress can seize the opportunity to fix health care now, or risk not having another chance for a long time.

NEW YORK (AP) - The last time Paul McCartney played at the New York Mets ballpark, he was still playing with his old band, the Beatles. Last night, he played there solo, and it wasn't at Shea Stadium but at the Mets' new home.

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are moving major health care legislation forward. It's two committees down and one to go for House Democrats crafting health care reform. It's a measure that Speaker Nancy Pelosi says will provide insurance to millions now without it while reigning in costs.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A celebrity Web site says 1 of Nadya Suleman's 14 children has been rushed to a California hospital for drinking a nonpoisonous saltwater solution.

Obama described Cronkite as a trusted voice who calmly guided America through wars and riots, marches and milestones.

Ohio's governor wants to use federal stimulus money to build high speed rail lines.

Independence family's minivan hit by rock they believe was thrown from a Covington ridge along KY 17.

Oscar Mayer "weinermobile" makes an unexpected stop.

Cincinnati city manager said Friday that city workers need to be cut and it needs to happen this summer.

MIDDLETOWN — When I first flew in a hot-air balloon two years ago, I was scared to death. The second time I went up on Friday, July 17, I wasn’t afraid of flying. . . .

Fairfield Board of Education member Diana Bailey resigned and now her position must be filled within 30 days.

MIDDLETOWN — As news broke of the death of revered broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite, area residents remembered the man for his honesty. “He was the face of television news,” said Ray Guntle, 62, of Centerville who was in Middletown Friday, July 17, for the MidFirst Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon Festival. Guntle and his wife, Cathy, said they were shocked to learn the former “CBS Evening ...

HAMILTON — Contractors are beginning the second phase of the restoration of the Ross Avenue Partners in Prime headquarters. “We are on track to open in early- to mid-October,” said Christy Quincy, director of community relations. A Jan. . . .

FRANKLIN — The 2009 River Ride today, July 18, between Miamisburg and Franklin, is as much about recreation as it is about alternative transportation. The River Ride, held from 9 a.m. . . .

MIDDLETOWN — When I first flew in a hot-air balloon two years ago, I was scared to death. The second time I went up on Friday, July 17, I wasn’t afraid of flying. . . .

MIDDLETOWN — As news broke of the death of revered broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite, area residents remembered the man for his honesty. “He was the face of television news,” said Ray Guntle, 62, of Centerville who was in Middletown Friday, July 17, for the MidFirst Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon Festival. Guntle and his wife, Cathy, said they were shocked to learn the former “CBS Evening ...

FRANKLIN — The 2009 River Ride today, July 18, between Miamisburg and Franklin, is as much about recreation as it is about alternative transportation. The River Ride, held from 9 a.m. . . .

HAMILTON — By the time Fort Hamilton Healthcare Corp. was chosen to provide office space for Butler County’s adult probation department in 2007, they already had the plans drawn up. In fact, the plans were drawn up months before any public request for bids. County officials say the nonprofit was the only entity approached by then county administrator Derek Conklin, suggesting the deal was done ...

HAMILTON — Butler County leaders say their political ties to the administrators of a local nonprofit have not contributed to the lucrative deals and no-bid work the agency has enjoyed for years. Fort Hamilton Healthcare Corp. . . .

Five vehicles involved in Clermont Co. crash

Police say since teen was arrested in attack that injured local woman, there have been two more cases of rock-throwing They urge motorists to use caution on Columbia Parkway

Simon Leis says he wakes up sick in the night over the possibility of more layoffs

One woman seriously injured when car and SUV collide at intersection

Three man unit now patrolling Central Avenue

Spear Group Holdings will expand its Mason production facility and add 30 jobs, the label manufacturer said Friday.

Cintas Corp.’s document management division, the only one of its four business segments that grew last quarter, is shredding documents for free at the new LCNB National Bank branch in South Lebanon on Saturday.

A 12-lane bowling alley, with a restaurant, billiards and party room, is expected to open at Newport on the Levee next spring.

Ohioans’ confidence in job security and the employment market ticked downward in June after steadily strengthening since last summer, a regular study by employment recruiter Spherion Corp. found. (HPOL) (SFN)

Revenue at GE Aviation fell 6 percent to $4.6 billion in the second quarter as pre-tax operating profit edged 1 percent higher to $923 million.

Northwest Local School District bus drivers will get 2 percent raises under a contract approved by the board of education July 13.

Rick and Jan Roos already know where a portrait of their son, Tim, is going to go.

Union Township residents will be asked to support the fire and police department with their votes this November.

When Princeton students board buses to return to school in August, the district will be keeping a closer eye on its passengers.

Anderson Township is still renegotiating a contract with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, despite more budget cuts from county officials.