Trenton News

Defensive tackle Andre Monroe has committed to sign as part of Maryland's Class of 2010, ESPN affiliate Web site InsideMDSports.com reports.

The slip of paper that librarians across the region are passing out is not an overdue notice.

Already facing steep drops in funding, local libraries say that a new round of proposed cuts from the state would affect its service in ways the public would notice - such as reducing operating hours.

A local teenager will be a witness to history today. He gets stand beside President Obama when he signs a new bill governing tobacco products.

A "Born Learning Trail" will soon help Monroe youngsters prepare for kindergarten, city officials said.

Staff Sgt. Brian Motsinger gets one last picture with niece Erica, 3, before the leaving Ohio for a 14-month deployment with the Ohio Army National Guard's 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade.

A The classroom walls of the B-Safe Driving Education school are covered with photos, each telling a story.

The walls went up Saturday, June 6, at Trenton's first Habitat for Humanity home, paving the way for the family of Dave Young and Rachel Moore to move in this fall.

Two men are behind bars and police are still looking for a third, Donald A. Gibbs, who is wanted in the sexual assault of a 30-year-old Middletown woman.

The city and some of its organizations have come up with four ways for its residents to celebrate summer.

Some temporary relief may be available for small businesses thanks to a new deferred-payment loan program now available through the Small Business Administration.

A&M Farm Orchard, 22141 Ohio 251, Midland, 513-875-2500. Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-8 p.m. Sunday.

My name is Alice Dennis of Trenton, Ohio. 91 years old. I believe in giving roses while we live.

City Council officially threw its support behind the long-awaited Ohio 63 extension.

Despite the economic downturn, the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive benefits a local foodbank received an all time record in donations this year.

Library systems in Middletown and Hamilton are cutting back, even while library usage is increasing, officials say.

A A well-known Butler County business has opened a new location. Richards Pizza co-owners Karen Underwood Kramer and Gayl Underwood Hoelle opened their 2,000-square-foot family-run restaurant at the end of April in a plaza next to Maxi's Medical Aesthetic's and Permanent Make Up and Karisma Salon and Spa, off Ohio 63 at 20.

If one person's junk is another person's treasure, the Trenton Yard Sale is where you might be able to find that special something at a bargain.

A Kentucky man with a lengthy criminal record and two prison stays was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday afternoon for stabbing his ex-girlfriend 11 times in a murder attempt last year in Trenton.

Butler County grand jury The Butler County grand jury returned 24 indictments during its second session in April.