Monroe News

A homeless veteran and his family - who have been living in a church-sponsored shelter program for two months - appear to be closer to permanent housing and possibly employment.

The Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown, Monroe and Trenton is scheduled to hold its inaugural chili cook-off for chamber members from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Pleasant Retirement Village, 27 Indiana Ave.

At least 11 people are injured after a head-on crash between a truck and a Middletown City Schools bus carrying an estimated 35 students to Middletown Christian Schools.

While fiscal emergency appears imminent for Monroe Local Schools, more than 300 residents showed up at the community meeting Tuesday night looking for answers as to why the district is in a financial hole.

Warren County's annual Republican dinner didn't A draw a 2012 presidential candidate - but it did lure A a vice presidential contender.

In the wake of being placed in fiscal watch Thursday by the state auditor's office, Monroe Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli said the school district is weighing its options as it moves forward.

Despite recent deep budget cuts with more planned in 2012, the Monroe school district was placed in 'fiscal watch' Thursday by the Ohio Auditor's office.

Police are reporting that between 11 p.m. Monday and 5 a.m. Tuesday possibly multiple people broke into the Duke Energy substation at 593 Todhunter Road and stole a white work truck and 20 rolls of various size copper, which is equivalent to 7,600 feet.

Now that the Monroe Board of Education has rejected the only bid it received to sell the former Lemon-Monroe High School property, the next step is to entertain any offers without a public bidding process.

Seven area businesses or organizations that made a significant investment in capital, work force expansion or both during 2011 recently received Faith in the Future Awards from The Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown, Monroe and Trenton.

A cat advocate organization has tripled its reward, from $500 to $1,500, for information that leads to an arrest of those responsible for allegedly killing cats last summer in a Monroe trailer park.

Amie Earls, 37, was expected to be sworn in at Monday night's meeting after being unanimously appointed on Saturday to fill the vacant seat on the school board.

Diversapack of Monroe, LLC is expected to close its doors March 5, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Notice released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services on Jan.

Police are still looking for the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a utility pole on Union Road in front of Trader's World Flea Market at about 11:00pm on Friday night.

There's no cryin' in Bryan! Unless maybe the Spangler Candy Co. runs out of Dum Dum suckers.

Marcus P. Williams, 25, 608 14th Ave., Middletown; certified back to the lower court on one count of driving under suspension.

A mother of a kindergartner in the Middletown City Schools District is upset how her daughter's lice is being handled.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Drivers who make their living on the state highways said raising the speed limit to 70 mph from 65 mph will raise safety issues.