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Denise G. Callahan

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Denise has been with Cox Ohio Publishing since December 2006, covering city, township and county governments, politics, courts and communities. She lives in Loveland with her husband and three sons and volunteers at St. Columban Parish.

Latest from Denise G. Callahan

The Racer roller coaster at Kings Island.

Kings Island adds extra security for season opener

Kings Island will have an increased police presence today when it opens for the season. Three off-duty police officers and a police canine will be patrolling the park, according to Mason Police. The extra officers were commissioned because of the bombing almost two weeks ago at the Boston Marathon, according ...

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman.

Tea Party leaders threaten GOP over recent moves

A group of dozens of Tea Party leaders and other conservative advocates issued an open letter Thursday that broadly rejects recent moves by top Ohio Republicans and promises to stop supporting them. Among their grievances: Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s recent announcement that he now supports gay marriage, as well ...

Mitt Romney with his wife, Ann, (left) and GOP vice president candidate Paul Ryan (far right) and wife, Janna, during the Romney-Ryan Real Recovery Road Rally on Friday at The Square @ Union Center in West Chester Twp.

30,000 turn out for Romney in West Chester

Mitt Romney’s campaign brought out Republican star power Friday night, with governors, senators and dozens of other political leaders from around the nation urging Ohioans to make the difference in an election that could come down to “the ultimate" swing state. “Your state is the one I’m counting on,” Romney ...

Supreme Court rules against townships charging impact fees

COLUMBUS — Home builders said an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that struck down township impact fees is a boon for every new home buyer in Ohio.The high court ruled impact fees imposed by a Warren County township on construction of new homes were illegal. The Supreme Court unanimously agreed the ...

Barbie Bryant (center) relays information from an emergency call to Jessie Stephens on Wednesday inside the dispatch center in the basement of the city building in Middletown. Stephens dispatched an officer and will give him the information. Staff photo by Gary Stelzer

Trial indicates police sent 22 minutes after 911 call

By Denise G. CallahanStaff WriterMIDDLETOWN — While Richard E. Jones lay dying in his Carolina Street home, it took 22 minutes for Middletown police dispatchers to send help after they answered a 911 call last year.Details of the long dispatch time were released last week during the murder trial of ...

Supreme Court ruling could free convicted trafficker

The unanimous opinion from the Supreme Court ruling warrantless GPS tracking of criminal suspects is unconstitutional could impact the outcome of a convicted drug trafficker’s case in Butler County.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last Monday that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before they use GPS devises to keep ...

Police shooting goes to grand jury

HAMILTON — The police officer who shot a man to death last month in Ross Twp. acted appropriately, according to Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones, but the case will still go before a grand jury.Shortly after Jones announced Tuesday the results of the investigation into the shooting death of 33-year-old ...

Stacy Schuler hugs former student, Tyler Walton, who testified on her behalf in Warren County Common Pleas Court during her third day of trial Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011.

Ex-teacher Stacy Schuler gets 4 years in prison for sex with former students

LEBANON — A former physical education teacher was found guilty of having sex with five former students.Stacy Schuler, was sentenced to 48 months in prison by Warren County Judge Robert Peeler, who announced his decision Thursday afternoon after a four-day bench trial. He told a packed courtroom that while he ...

Witnesses say accused ex-teacher hinted at insanity plea early

LEBANON — Two women testified that the former Mason teacher accused of having sex with students had her defense plotted out before the news of her alleged transgressions broke.Katie Degrazia, 19, a former student aide, said Stacy Schuler allegedly confessed to her that she had sex with one of the ...

Teacher allegedly made vodka drinks and had sex with two boys, student testifies

LEBANON — A former Mason High School football player Monday recounted five occasions when he and his buddies allegedly had sexual intercourse with former teacher and athletic trainer Stacy Schuler in her Springboro home.Schuler’s trial started Monday in Warren County Common Pleas Court. She waived her right to a jury ...

 

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