Lawrence Budd
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Covers all things Springboro and Clearcreek Township. He has worked as a reporter in Ohio for more than 15 years, covering a full range of topics. He has won two awards for investigative reporting from Ohio AP, and one for community service from the Society of Professional Journalists of Ohio. He was a Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting at The Ohio State University in 1995-96.
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Cheetah breeding in plans; development transforming township
Plans by the Cincinnati Zoo to breed cheetahs outside Lebanon are one of several planned, ongoing or completed projects transforming this part of Warren County. Development of the $175 million Miami Valley Gaming & Racing racino off Interstate 75 and a 400-acre commercial park, centered around a $12 million Flying ...
Up to 4,000 to be employed by pipeline construction
Construction is about to begin on the ATEX Express, an underground pipeline expected to employ as many as 4,000 workers during the next eight months. About 1,500 of those high paying jobs will go to workers from local union offices, earning $27 to $50 an hour, plus daily per diem ...
Online safety tips to avoid fraud
Online safety tips: Never trust a link sent to you by someone you don’t know. By clicking the link you may be taken to a site that may look like your bank or credit card company, but isn’t. One thing a criminal can’t fake is the actual Web site address ...
Internet criminals targeting seniors
Alice Hees, 82, of Illinois, was one of thousands of victims of a Troy-based crime ring, that is accused of using fake web sites and web-based fax machines to cheat senior citizens from 41 states and the District of Columbia out of $2.8 million. Hees, a former nurse and college ...
Underground pipeline coming through Ohio
The ATEX Express Pipeline will be cutting through Ohio this year, creating as many as 4,000 jobs and disrupting properties along its 1,200-mile path from Texas to Pennsylvania. INTERACTIVE MAP: Click to see where pipeline will run >> Local governments along the pipeline route are looking forward to the latest ...
Millions in tax breaks given to Warren County racino
New details uncovered by the Dayton Daily News show that the operators of the racino under construction in Warren County are projected to get a $3.6 million sales tax break on construction materials by leasing the $175 million racetrack and gambling complex from Warren County. “Miami Valley Gaming sought economic ...
Officials collect two public salaries
Linda Oda holds two Warren County elected offices at once — an uncommon situation in government — legally acceptable in some cases — but questioned by some people. Oda, a Republican, will earn more than $93,000 this year as the Warren County recorder and Clearcreek Twp. fiscal officer. Montgomery County ...
Pastoral regions in the Miami Valley
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati plans to reorganize 230 parishes into 100 pastoral regions, each headed by an active priest. Some have already been established. Others, including Incarnation in Centerville and Ascension in Kettering, will be single-parish regions. St. Charles (Springfield) could close and become part of St. Raphael. St. Augustine ...
Priest shortage pressing Ohio Catholics
A looming shortage of active priests means that parishoners across the region — and around the U.S. — will be worshipping together more closely. Church leaders have been forced to reorganize and in some cases, churches and schools have been closed when as many as four parishes were consolidated in ...
Tighter control sought in high school sports programs
Athletic directors, coaches and other school officials from Dayton to Springboro to Mansfield to Columbus have faced scrutiny, if not criminal charges, this year for questionable use of more than $100,000 in receipts from games or sports camps. Officials said part of the problem stems from different approaches used in ...
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