Hamilton council votes to save both buildings of historic CSX train station
Both 19th century buildings that are part of Hamilton’s historic train station along the CSX line will be standing in the year 2021, Mayor Pat Moeller predicted before City Council voted 5-2 on Wednesday to save and move the two of them.
Before Wednesday’s council meeting, city staff prepared two pieces of legislation: One that would have saved only one of the station’s two buildings (the one-story structure, which is older) and another that would direct city staff to move both buildings onto new foundations that will be created for them at 409 Maple Ave.
The city has said it would cost about $600,000 to move both buildings onto new foundations and make minor repairs to prevent further damage. For only the single-story building, the cost would have been about $400,000.
Famous Lakota quadruplets again drawing national spotlight as Yale graduates
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The internationally famous Wades — quadruplets who graduated from Lakota East High School in 2017 — have now been handed diplomas from Yale University to even more attention.
Famous as high-achieving quads, Nick, Aaron, Nigel and Zachary Wade used Yale as a springboard to individually define themselves further, said their mother, Kim Wade.
The recent Yale commencement ceremony and their family celebration still has Wade, a principal at Lakota’s Plains Junior School, and her husband, Darrin, beaming with pride.
1 found dead in Butler County house fire late Wednesday
One person is dead after a fire late Wednesday in the 1400 block of Millville Oxford Road in Hanover Township.
At around 9 p.m. Wednesday, crews from multiple jurisdictions responded a report of a house fully engulfed in flames, with two people reportedly inside, according to a release from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said that a deputy arrived on scene in four minutes to find a female resident on the front porch, who said that a man was still inside.
New program putting Butler County teachers in area factories this summer
High school teachers can’t teach teens about job opportunities in local industry after graduation unless they know more about those opportunities.
That’s the driving mission behind a new Butler County program this summer putting non-tech career high school teachers into area industrial companies with a focus on updating them on job and career opportunities.
Jon Graft, Butler Tech Superintendent, said the area’s career school system “is excited to be the bridge that connects teachers from our partnering schools with local manufacturing businesses.”
Case of Butler County babysitter convicted of killing 3-year-old featured on national TV show
The case of Lindsay Partin, a Butler County woman convicted in 2019 in the death of a 3-year-old girl she was babysitting, was featured on Wednesday night on an A&E true crime show.
The episode the series “Under Oath” covered Partin’s case and focused on her own testimony in the case. Hannah Wesche, whom Partin babysat, collapsed at Partin’s Shank Road residence on March 8, 2018 and later died.
Partin was tried over eight days in April 2019. The jury deliberated 12 hours before finding Partin guilty on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter and four counts of child endangering. She was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 18 years.
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Prosecutor: How scams are targeting older victims in Butler County
The Butler County Prosecutor’s Office has continued to stress the need to protect older residents from scams and educate families, which it is calling out during Elder Abuse Awareness Month in June.
The term “elder abuse” is used to encompass the fraudulent crimes committed against and directly targeting those 65 and older. Thesescams are used to manipulate the victim into giving away sensitive and personal information, such as social security or credit card numbers, or even convincing them into wiring money right into the scammer’s bank account.
One example, commonly known as the “grandparent scam,” is used around spring break or summer vacations, a time when grandchildren are out of town. The scammer will contact the victim claiming that a grandchild has been jailed , and they will need to send money for their release.