Landen News

The victim of what prosecutors are calling a hate crime is speaking out for the first time on-camera. Ronnie Robertson was assaulted in May at Tabby's Restaurant and Bar in Landen because prosecutors say he is gay.

A group of Middletown residents who want to secede their homes from the city took their case to Warren County commissioners this week.

Although 60 of the 80 property owners in the Bridgewood Villa subdivision have signed a petition to detach their properties from the city of Middletown, there are some who have not yet been informed of the initiative by those residents and some who don't think it's a good idea.

Reducing the size of City Council, eliminating the ward system, and establishing term limits for council and the mayor are among the possible charter changes going to city officials.

A Butler County judge is being asked to determine how to assess blame for alleged mismanagement of a police property room.

ZANESVILLE - Colten Maxwell struck out 10 in six innings Tuesday, combining with Wade Kaido on a two-hitter, as Zanesville closed in on the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League North title with a 9-0 whitewashing of Warren Local at Jay Payton Field.

It was St. Patrick's Day, but Middletown City Council apparently didn't feel the luck of the Irish on Tuesday, March 17, when it decided not to use nearly all of the city's reserve fund to temporarily cover its share of the Interstate 75/Ohio 122 improvement project.

The city of Middletown is facing its own litigation involving the $340 million coke plant project.

The Middletown Charter Review Committee held its first working meeting Monday, March 2, with an overview of Ohio's forms of municipal government and started reviewing the city's current charter.

A misunderstanding led to the Middletown Convention and Visitors Bureau board to ratify a previous vote for a Web site subscription.

The Tri-State is getting a hard "second round" punch from a second day of a winter storm that showed its extreme side Wednesday morning.