Middletown News

Jason T. McDaniel Jr., 28, 914 6th Ave., Middletown; indicted on one count each of possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana.

The Carel Cosby Summer Food for Kids program expects to serve 10,000 more lunches this year after the state reversed a decision it made last year.

Miami University has established the Harry T. Wilks Scholarship in Integrative Studies, the first of its kind for Miami's BIS degree completion program offered at its regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown.

Adventures with his famous father, bandleader and cornet soloist Frank Simon, gave Joe Simon a lifetime of memories.

The Broad Street Bash opens its 2012 season tonight and hopes to set a world record in July.

A scholarship fund is his name has been established for Middletown residents who enroll at Cincinnati State, the school announced Tuesday.

Public transportation creates a better quality of life, is a key element in driving development and is good for the environment, experts and local officials agree.

Rodney Barnum of Middletown said he had "youthful visions of glory" when he enlisted in the Marines at age 17.

Bond was set at $500,000 Tuesday in Middletown Municipal Court for a Middletown man charged with one count of rape.

Thieves broke in through a window and stole a rifle, Bulova watch, jewelry and a welder from a home in the 2300 block of Oxford-State Road.

Several people face charges after Middletown police bust an underage drinking party.

Around 12:45 a.m., Middletown police responded to the 1800 block of Howard Avenue to find about 20 people under the age of 21 drinking alcohol.

Hamilton and Middletown police hand out the most traffic citations in the area, but a five-year analysis shows the number of motorists cited has declined in most communities.

CraftSummer will be held in the remodeled Art Center at Phillips Hall, located at 420 S. Oak St.

Authorities are investigating a three-vehicle crash that left a motorcyclist dead and two others hurt in Union on Saturday.

About 5 a.m. Saturday morning, Middletown Police were called to a reported stabbing at Fourth Avenue and Yankee Road.

Around 11 a.m., while completing work at 7302 Clarion Court, the male worker fell from a ladder that was set up on the road under power lines, said resident Pat Riley, whose Internet was being set up by the company.

In an effort to help Middletown High School's sophomore students stay up to pace, Middletown City Schools has formed a partnership with Miami University and Butler Tech to help them.

A woman reported that at 3:17 a.m. a man in his mid-20s exposed himself and started touching himself in the 2200 block of North Verity Parkway.

A looming deadline to apply for federal money pushed an effort by local officials to quickly establish a land bank.