Monroe NewsLocal news for Monroe, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Four charged with counterfeit sales- August 13, 2008 Police arrested four men and confiscated piles of knockoff sunglasses, wallets, purses and compact discs at Traders World flea market last weekend.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/four-charged-with-counterfeit-sales?fromrss=1 Van owner cited in fatal crash- August 12, 2008 HAMILTON - The van's driver and her son are dead, and now the van's owner faces a criminal charge for letting the driver get behind the wheel even though he allegedly knew she had a suspended license.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/van-owner-cited-in-fatal-crash?fromrss=1 Opponents work with Sierra Club to oppose coke plant- August 10, 2008 Although the "Stay Inside the Fence" committee is being disbanded now that Garden Manor Extended Care Center has dropped its support and lawsuit against the city of Middletown and SunCoke Energy Inc., a group ...http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/opponents-work-with-sierra-club-to-oppose-coke... Fire Seriously Damages Middletown Restaurant- August 8, 2008 Fire at the Lonestar Steakhouse in Middletown on August 8, 2008 A raging fire did serious damage this morning to the Lonestar Steakhouse Restaurant at the corner of Roosevelt Boulevard and 127 in Middletown.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/fire-seriously-damages-middletown-restaurant?f... Local child becomes amateur archeologist- August 8, 2008 Isaac Osborn's interest in archeology began two years ago when an excavator friend of his dad's showed him his pestle rocks he discovered while digging out basements for 30 years.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/local-child-becomes-amateur-archeologist?fromr... City owns more land than all other Butler County cities combined- August 6, 2008 The city of Hamilton holds the deeds to more than 1,500 parcels of land - more properties than are held by every other city in Butler County combined.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/city-owns-more-land-than-all-other-butler-coun... Curator to talk about Ohio's historic barns- August 4, 2008 Steve Gordon, a curator of the McGuffey Museum in Oxford, will discuss Ohio's historic barns during a program in Monroe this week.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/curator-to-talk-about-ohios-historic-barns?fro... Environmental attorney hired to help city- August 2, 2008 The city of Monroe decided earlier this month to hire an environmental attorney to give it direction regarding the proposed $350 million coke plant in Middletown.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-oh/2008/08/environmental-attorney-hired-to-help-city?from... |