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  1. Batavia to use grant for demolitionsRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Jun 6 | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    ... guidelines. The three houses in Batavia are among about 22 county officials are working to demolish, said Annette Decatur, grants coordinator for the Department of Community and Economic Development. The cost can vary depending on building size ...

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  2. Honor Flight takes local veterans to D.C.Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Jun 5 | People's Defender

    Leland Paul Sautter, 89, of Seaman, WWII Navy Veteran; and Charlie Moore, 92, of Decatur, WWII Air Force Veteran, meet at Sautter's home to reminisce about their recent Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. and to swap stories about their time of service during the '40s.

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  3. Welcome to The People's DefenderRead the original story

    Tuesday May 28 | People's Defender

    Charles W. Grimes, 80, of Decatur, died Monday, May 20, 2013. He was born in Liberty Township of Adams County on Dec.

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  4. Welcome to The People's DefenderRead the original story

    Tuesday May 28 | People's Defender

    Charles W. Grimes, 80, of Decatur, died Monday, May 20, 2013. He was born in Liberty Township of Adams County on Dec.

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  5. Parents charged in death of Ohio boy fatally shotRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | The Review

    ... will decide whether to present the case to the grand jury. Authorities say the boy, of the southern Ohio village of Decatur, died at a Cincinnati hospital a few days after the Feb. 18 shooting. While the prosecutor wouldn't provide details of the ... 5 comments

  6. Parents charged in death of Ohio boy fatally shotRead the original story

    Apr 1, 2013 | Marietta Times

    ... will decide whether to present the case to the grand jury. Authorities say the boy, of the southern Ohio village of Decatur, died at a Cincinnati hospital a few days after the Feb. 18 shooting. While the prosecutor wouldn't provide details of the ... 5 comments

  7. Parents Charged in Brown County Boy's Shooting DeathRead the original story

    Apr 1, 2013 | WKRC-TV Cincinnati

    ... fully loaded gun out in plain site. Swartz was shot on February 18th at the family's home in the small community of Decatur. Sebastian was apparently handling his father's Glock handgun, which had a laser site. Sebastian's 14 year old sister saw him ...

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  8. A boy is shot. Neighbors focus on his life, not gunsRead the original story

    Apr 1, 2013 | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    The gun fired, the boy fell, the helicopter landed and flew him away, the town of Decatur growing smaller beneath him.

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  9. Letters: March 12Read the original story

    Mar 12, 2013 | Pensacola News Journal

    ... ownership. Our latest idiot hails from my home state of Ohio. No matter the circumstances, this 9-year-old boy from Decatur, Ohio, should never have been able to gain access to his father's gun just as the Newtown shooter should never have been ...

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  10. Welcome to The People's DefenderRead the original story

    Mar 5, 2013 | People's Defender

    ... daughter of the late John and Lizzie (Hopkins) Franklin. Tuesday, March 05, 2013 Shirley Grace Holton Ruggles, 82 of Decatur, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Dallas Huff in Decatur, ...

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  11. Welcome to The People's DefenderRead the original story

    Mar 4, 2013 | People's Defender

    Shirley Grace Holton Ruggles, 82 of Decatur, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Dallas Huff in Decatur, Ohio.

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  12. Funeral today for boy in accidental shootingRead the original story

    Mar 4, 2013 | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    Funeral services are today for a 9-year-old Decatur boy accidentally shot in the head and killed with his father's gun. 1 comment

  13. Welcome to The People's DefenderRead the original story

    Mar 3, 2013 | People's Defender

    Shirley Grace Holton Ruggles, 82 of Decatur, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Dallas Huff in Decatur, Ohio.

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  14. Sebastian Swartz, 9-Year-Old Boy, Dead After Shooting Himself With Father's Gun In OhioRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News

    ... 4:10 pm EST A 9-year-old who accidentally shot himself with his father's gun has died. Sebastian Swartz of Decatur, Ohio, died on Tuesday, a week after he shot himself in the head with his dad's Glock handgun, according to WKRC. WXIX reports on what ...

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  15. Accidental Shooting Victim DiesRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 26, 2013 | 700WLW Cincinnati

    ( Decatur ) The Brown County Coroner's office says 9-year-old Sebastian Swartz has died, a week after being shot in the head at his home on SR 125. The sheriff's says the accidental shooting happened after the boy found a handgun and it went off when ...

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  16. A boy is shot. Neighbors focus on his life, not gunsRead the original story

    Feb 23, 2013 | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    The gun fired, the boy fell, the helicopter landed and flew him away, the town of Decatur growing smaller beneath him.

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  17. Candlelight vigil held for 9-year-old shooting victimRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 20, 2013 | WLWT-TV Cincinnati

    ... shot by a gun he found in his home. Deputies said Sebastian Swartz was shot in the head Monday at a home in Decatur, a village between West Union and Russellville on Ohio 125. Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger said Swartz found the gun in a ... 17 comments

  18. Vigil held in Decatur for 9 year-old gunshot victimRead the original story

    Feb 19, 2013 | WXIX-TV Cincinnati

    Dozens of family, friends and classmates held a candlelight prayer vigil for 9 year-old Sebastian Swartz in Decatur Wednesday evening.

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  19. Are Gun Accidents 'Very Rare'?Read the original story w/Photo

    Feb 20, 2013 | The Daily Beast

    ... to stay away from the medicine chest. Yet that's just the answer we hear after incidents like yesterday's tragedy in Decatur, Ohio, when a 9 year old boy was shot in the head by his 13 year old sister. Nobody would suggest that better product design ...

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  20. Investigators: Brown County Boy Had Fascination With Dad's GunRead the original story

    Feb 19, 2013 | WKRC-TV Cincinnati

    ... Sebastian Swartz was shot yesterday just before four o'clock in the afternoon in his home in the small community of Decatur in Brown County. Local 12's Rich Jaffe has a look at what investigators believe may have led to this terrible accident. ...

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