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Richard Hamilton is retiring after being principal at Lakota West for the past 13 years. Photo taken by Tony Jones.

Lakota to lose both high school principals- With the West Clermont school board’s recent approval of Keith Kline (current principal at Lakota East) as its new assistant superintendent, the Lakota school district will be entering the 2012-2013 school year with different principals at both high schools. Meanwhile, Richard Hamilton, who has served as the principal at Lakota West for the past 13 years, is retiring at the end of the school year in July.

Former Lakota East wrestler to compete in 2012 Olympics – About 10 years ago, Pliev had offers to wrestle at universities throughout the United States. He was coming off back-to-back state and national wrestling titles at Lakota East and seemed destined to accomplish his dream of becoming an Olympian. His journey, however, took a few unique turns.

Mandy Corrado, mother of twins Andrew and Luciana, found support after a miscarriage from the West Chester Mothers of Twins and More Club. Photo provided.

Mothers of twins grow special bond in West Chester– One of the largest mothers of multiples groups in the nation is right here in West Chester. The local twins club started in 1988 with six members. It has grown to more than 230 members today.

U.S. News ranks Lakota high schools among nation’s best – Lakota high schools made U.S. News & World Report’s list of top-ranked public high schools in the state and nation. Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on a range of performance indicators, such as state proficiency standards and how well they prepare students for college. Both schools were among 93 Ohio public high schools to earn a silver medal.

West Chester firefighters have new pact – The West Chester Board of Trustees approved a three-year contract with the township’s fire lieutenants and firefighters last Tuesday. The contract affects 57 full-timers who are represented by the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 3518, and replaces a contract that expired at the end of last year.

AK Steel makes Fortune 500 list – AK Steel, which is headquartered in West Chester, was recently named to this year’s Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations. The company was ranked 381st on this year’s list and generated approximately $6.5 billion in revenue in 2011.

West Chester day care child abuser gets 80 years – Dan Horn reported that a Mason man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for molesting boys at his mother’s in-home day care in West Chester and sharing photos of the abuse over the Internet. A federal judge sentenced Andrew Keith, 29, to 80 years in prison last Wednesday for producing and sharing child pornography.

Sectional tournament update: Lakota teams advance – The Lakota West baseball team, along with the Lakota East and Lakota West softball teams, won their postseason matchups in the sectional tournament last Wednesday. Both baseball teams also advanced to district semifinal games with wins last Thursday. All four teams will play in district semifinal games this week.

House Speaker John Boehner visited United Performance Metals in Hamilton May 11, 2012, to listen to the concerns of local small business owners. He also took a few jabs at President Obama. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

Boehner listens to small business owners in Hamilton- House Speaker John Boehner Friday accused President Obama of being “AWOL for about eight months” as he campaigns non-stop for re-election. Boehner’s remarks came during a visit to United Performance Metals here where he listened to the concerns of local small business owners.

Lakota East teacher investigated over prom funds – A Lakota East High School teacher is the focus of an investigation by police in connection with missing funds from the Butler County school’s prom fund. The teacher, who resigned earlier this week, was not named by Lakota school officials in their released statement last Friday.

Fallen West Chester Marine to receive Purple Heart – The body of Marine Sgt. John Patrick “J.P.” Huling will return to his Butler County hometown Sunday as the latest recipient of the prestigious Purple Heart Award, military officials said last Friday. The Moeller High School graduate and bomb disposal specialist, 25, was shot in the chest and killed Sunday by someone, possibly a Taliban member, wearing an Afghan National Army uniform – a person supposed to be an ally of U.S. forces.

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House Speaker John Boehner Friday accused President Obama of being “AWOL for about eight months” as he campaigns non-stop for re-election.

Boehner’s remarks came during a visit to United Performance Metals here where he listened to the concerns of local small business owners.

During the open forum, business owners asked questions about the upcoming presidential election, President Obama’s health care law, and the uncertainty of the economy, among other items.

Before opening the forum for questions, Boehner began by slamming President Barack Obama for being “campaigning 24/7.” The West Chester Republican added that Obama is trying “to make this election about everything other than his policies,” which the Speaker said “have failed.”

The Ohio Democratic Party countered that thanks to Obama, Ohio has added 140,000 jobs over the last two years and the state’s unemployment rate has fallen from 8.6 percent when he took office to 7.5 percent today.

“While President Obama has helped our economy start to turn the corner, Speaker Boehner, Robert Portman and Mitt Romney want to bring back the failed policies that sparked the economic crisis,” Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said in a statement.

Boehner told the group of business owners that the country had racked up more than $5 trillion in national debt in the last three and a half years and has a $1.3 trillion deficit for this year.

“While the president and I tried mightily to reduce this giant debt, it is continuing to build,” Boehner said. “In the year and a half that I have been Speaker, my biggest disappointment is that I couldn’t come to an agreement with the President to reduce our debt and our deficit so we could get America on a firmer fiscal path.”

During the forum itself, the upcoming presidential election was brought up. In response, Boehner shared his confidence in Romney.

“For Mitt Romney to be basically tied with the President of the United States today, after getting his rear end kicked from one end of the country to the other by his political opponents in the primary, is really pretty remarkable,” Boehner said.

“This election is going to be about the economy. It is going to be about jobs. The president’s policies have failed and have actually made things worse. I believe Mitt Romney has a great success story and a great economic plan that will stand in sharp contrast to the President. Watch it all unfold. I think it will unfold pretty well.”

House Speaker John Boehner visited United Performance Metals in Hamilton May 11, 2012, to listen to the concerns of local small business owners. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

“Under ‘Obamacare’ it would be more attractive to our company to violate federal law then pay a $340,000 a year fine to not provide healthcare to our employees than to face the rising costs and decreasing benefits that we see every single year,” said Laura Doerger-Roberts, president of Hamilton-based Vinylmax Windows, which employs around 170 workers.

“It eliminates choice for the employee and the employer about what type of health care is appropriate for an individual’s needs.”

Doerger-Roberts said her company currently pays $7,000 per employee to provide health insurance. Under the health care reform law, Doerger-Roberts claims that she could pay a $2,000 fine and remove that benefit.

Boehner agreed with the small business owner and wanted those healthcare decisions to be out of the government’s hands.

“In my opinion, it will the ruin the best health care delivery system the world has ever seen and it will bankrupt our country,” Boehner said.

“There are flaws in our current system, but we can fix those flaws without putting the government in charge of our healthcare.”

One of the last items brought up by the group of business owners was the uncertainty of the economy and its affect on their businesses.

“One of the things that is killing all of us is the uncertainty and our reluctance therefore to hire people because we don’t know what is around the corner,” said Trevor Stansbury, president and founder of Supply Dynamics in Loveland.

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Tags: Tags: John Boehner, John Boehner Cincinnati, John Boehner photos, John Boehner West Chester, United Performance Metals

West Chester Trustee George Lang votes for his favorite bird in MetroParks of Butler County’s "Decision 2012" on Election Day Nov. 8, 2011. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

MetroParks of Butler County recently completed its “Decision 2012,” a voting contest that designated a native Ohio bird species as the official bird of the park system.

More than 1,800 votes were cast during the voting period, which began on Election Day in November and ended just prior to the beginning of March.

Great Blue Heron. Photo provided.

Winning the contest was the Great Blue Heron, which came out on top with 33 percent of the vote. Candidates also included the Eastern Screech Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal and Wild Turkey. Writing in a candidate was also an option.

Finishing in second place was write-in candidate, the Prothonatory Warbler, with 21 percent of the vote. That was followed by the Northern Cardinal with 13 percent, the Eastern Screech Owl and Wild Turkey with 11 percent and then by the Pileated Woodpecker with 10 percent along with other write-in candidates.

“While you probably didn’t see any campaign signs, this program served as a fun opportunity for parents to talk with their children about the election process, how they can participate and how they can affect the outcome by getting involved,” said Lynette Dean, MetroParks program and special events supervisor. “This program also served as an educational tool for parents and children to learn about some of the native bird species.”

Dean also said that with the success of the election, MetroParks is anticipating holding other elections in the future to designate other official species of the park system.

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Tags: Tags: Eastern Screech Owl, Great Blue Heron, MetroParks, MetroParks of Butler County, MetroParks of Butler County Decision 2012, Northern Cardinal, Ohio bird species, Pileated Woodpecker, Wild Turkey

To let West Chester and Liberty Township residents catch up with the news that they need to know, WestChesterBuzz.com will list and link to all of last week’s top local stories every Monday.

Lakota West senior Zak Farmer pitches during a 9-2 loss against Mason Monday, March 26, 2012. Photo by Adam Kiefaber.

High school baseball begins – Last Monday, both Lakota West and Lakota East began the 2012 baseball season with a loss during the inaugural Reds Future High School Showcase at Prasco Park Legacy Field in Mason. Lakota West lost by the score of 9-2 against rival Mason, while Lakota East lost to Hamilton 4-2.

Scholarship created to honor student involved in fatal wreck – The Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty announced last Monday that it has established a scholarship fund to honor a Lakota West student, who died after being involved in a fatal car wreck March 16. The Ezekiel “Zeke” Stepaniak Memorial Scholarship will be awarded annually to a student at Lakota West High School that exhibits Stepaniak’s qualities.

Lakota Superintendent Karen Mantia. Photo taken by Tony Jones.

Lakota seeks students’ input on cuts – Cincinnati Enquirer Michael D. Clark reported that Lakota Superintendent Karen Mantia is reaching out to some of those hardest hit by Lakota’s recent $10.5 million in budget cuts – students. Mantia said during Monday evening’s Lakota school board meeting that she will invite students in May to discuss in person the sweeping changes.

Jack in the Box could open in mid-July – A spokesperson with Jack in the Box said last week that it is “only a matter of days” before the company breaks ground on its first restaurant in Ohio. The location, off Tylersville Road near I-75 in West Chester, is expected to be open by mid-July. The target date of the opening could be changed to due weather.

Rogers declared winner after recount – Last week’s recount in the Butler County commission race confirmed that T.C. Rogers of West Chester Township won the Republican primary for Butler County commissioner. Rogers finished 13 votes ahead of former commissioner and State Rep. Courtney Combs. Rogers will face Democratic candidate Jodi Billerman of Liberty Township and Libertarian Daryl Olthaus of Somerville in the November election.

Lakota West pitcher Ashley Sharp pitches in a 6-2 win against Lakota East Friday, March 30, 2012. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II.

Amylin shares soar on takeover bid – Cincinnati Enquirer’s Mike Boyer reported that shares of drug-maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. in West Chester Township soared 54 percent Wednesday after a report that the company rejected a $3.5 billion unsolicited takeover bid from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Shares of the San Diego-based company closed at $23.77 – up $8.38 in more than 10 times normal trading – after Bloomberg News reported the company had rejected the $22-a-share offer.

Lakota West defeated Lakota East in softball – On Friday, Lakota West won its fourth straight against its school district rival. The latest coming by way of a 6-2 victory over the Thunderhawks. Last season, Lakota East was ranked No. 1 in the state for most of the spring and lost only three of its 31 games. All three losses came at the hand of the Firebirds, including one that eliminated Lakota East in the state quarterfinals.

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Sheila McLaughlin reports

Monday’s recount in the Butler County commission race confirmed political newcomer T.C. Rogers as the Republican candidate for November’s general election.

Rogers, a home builder and real estate agent from West Chester Township, remained 13 votes ahead of Courtney Combs. Rogers had 11,571 votes to Combs’ 11,558.

A recount in the Butler County commission race confirmed T.C. Rogers as the Republican candidate for November’s general election. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

Earlier this month, Rogers appeared to have defeated two longtime politicos: Combs, a longtime state representative and former county commissioner, and current commissioner Chuck Furmon. Rogers kept his edge last week when absentee and provisional ballots were counted.

The race between Rogers and Combs was so close, the automatic recount was required by law.

But the numbers stayed the same after the 11-hour recount process at the Butler County Board of Elections, Director Lynn Edward Kinkaid said.

Neither Rogers nor Combs could be reached for comment.

Furmon still brought up the rear with 9,392 total votes in the primary race, so he’s out of a job next year.

The votes will be certified today.

Combs also loses his job in Ohio’s Statehouse in January because of term limits. He had hoped to return to Butler County as a commissioner, a job he held for 17 years before heading to Columbus in 2004.

Combs had said earlier that Rogers’ win signaled a change in Republican politics in Butler County.

Rogers subscribes to the tea party movement, and Combs is seen as part of the GOP establishment.

Rogers will face Democratic candidate Jodi Billerman, of Liberty Township, and Libertarian Daryl Olthaus, a registered nurse from Somerville, in the November election.

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Tags: Tags: Butler County Board of Elections, Butler County commission race, Butler County Election 2012, Chuck Furmon, Courtney Combs, Liberty Township election, Ohio election 2012, T.C. Rogers, West Chester election

The Enquirer

The Republican nominee for the Butler County Commissioner race this fall finally should be decided by day’s end.

T.C. Rogers is only 13 votes up on unofficial runner-up Courtney Combs in the Butler County Commission Republican primary - voting took place, March 6, 2012. In photo, Roger speaks at a voter forum in February. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

The final recount is expected to begin at the county’s board of elections at 8:30 am.

Earlier this month, political newcomer T.C. Rogers defeated two longtime politicos: current commissioner Chuck Furmon and longtime state representative Courtney Combs. He kept his edge last week when absentee and provisional ballots were counted.

The race was so close, however, today’s automatic recount was required by law.

Rogers, a home builder and real estate agent from West Chester Township, came in 13 votes ahead of Combs. Rogers now has 11,571 votes to Combs’ 11,558.

Furmon gained 82 votes, but still brought up the rear with 9,392 total votes in the primary race.

Today’s recount is not expected the change things.

Rogers subscribes to the tea party movement and Combs is seen as part of the GOP establishment.

Rogers will face Democratic candidate Jodi Billerman of Liberty Township and Libertarian Daryl Olthaus, a registered nurse from Somerville, in the November election.

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Tags: Tags: Butler County Board of Elections, Butler County commission race, Butler County Election 2012, Chuck Furmon, Courtney Combs, Liberty Township election, Ohio election 2012, T.C. Rogers, West Chester election

Sheila McLaughlin reports

Political newcomer T.C. Rogers kept his edge over Courtney Combs as the Republican nominee for Butler County Commissioner Tuesday when absentee and provisional ballots were counted.

T.C. Rogers is only 13 votes up on unofficial runner-up Courtney Combs in the Butler County Commission Republican primary - voting took place, March 6, 2012. In photo, Roger speaks at a voter forum in February. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

But the race is destined for an automatic recount by law because the margin is less than half of 1 percent.

Rogers, a home builder and real estate agent from West Chester Township, came in 13 votes ahead of Combs in Tuesday’s count at the Butler County Board of Elections.

Tuesday’s count gave Rogers 11,571 votes to Combs’ 11,558.

Incumbent Commissioner Chuck Furmon gained 82 votes, but still brought up the rear with 9,392 total votes in the primary race.

“It came down to the last day so I’m the poster boy for every vote counts,” Rogers said. “Elections are not horseshoes.”

The recount is not expected the change things, said Board of Elections Deputy Director Jocelyn Bucaro.

“We’ve never had a recount produce different results,” she said.

If the numbers hold through the recount, Combs is out of a political job after losing his Ohio House seat at the end of the year. He has represented the 54th District since 2004 after serving as a county commissioner.

“Yes, I would have liked to be county commissioner but if it’s not meant to be, it won’t be,” Combs said. “I’m a Realtor by trade so politics is not my whole life. It’s so close and I feel very humbled by the fact that I won, I think, 13 townships and three of the big cities in Butler County. So obviously the support was there.”

Rogers subscribes to the tea party movement and Combs is seen as part of the GOP establishment.

Voters obviously are looking for something new from the county commission, Combs said.

“I wish him the best. It’s a challenge now in Butler County for sure,” he said.

Rogers will face Democratic candidate Jodi Billerman of Liberty Township and Libertarian Daryl Olthaus, a registered nurse from Somerville, in the November election.

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Tags: Tags: Butler County Board of Elections, Butler County commission race, Butler County Election 2012, Chuck Furmon, Courtney Combs, Liberty Township election, Ohio election 2012, T.C. Rogers, West Chester election

Sheila McLaughlin reports:

Political newcomer T.C. Rogers came out of nowhere to barely take the lead (by 24 votes) in Tuesday’s Republican primary for Butler County commissioner.

Chuck Furmon thanked local citizens and also said that politics right now are “just so strange” after losing in the Republican primary for Butler County commissioner March, 6, 2012. In photo, Furmon speaks at voter forum in February. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

There’s no question about Commissioner Chuck Furmon though. He won’t be back next year after the surprise upset.

“Chuck is retired. I’ll finish my obligation. But there’s a lot of Pitch (a card game) to be played,” Furmon said Wednesday while removing campaign signs with his wife Peg. “I’m grateful for the time that I’ve been allowed to serve the citizens of Butler County. I have no regrets.”

Furmon said he has “no read” on how he came up short in the primary election, but he said he was shocked that Rogers took the lead.

“The politics right now from the top down is just so strange. The party is just fractured,” Furmon said.

The Butler County GOP did not endorse any of the commission candidates.

Rogers received 11,482 votes to Combs’ 11,458 votes, according to unofficial election results. Furmon received 9,310 votes.

Election results posted online late Tuesday as complete showed that Rogers won by a mere seven votes. However, Butler County election officials said Wednesday that paper ballots cast at some polling places were still being counted at the time. (more…)

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Tags: Tags: Butler County Board of Elections, Butler County commission race, Butler County Election 2012, Chuck Furmon, Courtney Combs, Liberty Township election, Ohio election 2012, T.C. Rogers, West Chester election

For the second time in just over a year, Mary Swain defeated former deputy clerk Jeff Wyrick in a vote to represent the Republican Party as the Butler County Clerk of Courts.

Butler Clerk of Courts Mary Swain defeated former deputy clerk Jeff Wyrick in the Republican primary March 6, 2012. In photo, Swain speaks at a voter forum in West Chester in February. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

Swain received almost 61 percent of the vote, while Wyrick finished with 39 percent on Super Tuesday. In January 2011, after Cindy Carpenter left the clerks position, Swain also narrowly defeated Wyrick in a vote administered by the Butler County Republican Party.

“We won because we had the right message of a fiscally conservative government and office. In addition to that, the reason we were able to get our message to the voters and we were heard and understood is because of the hundreds of volunteers we had on our team,” Swain said.

“A campaign as successful as ours does not happen by itself and it doesn’t happen through the candidate’s efforts. It happens through the effort of the team.”

During the campaign there had been some tension between the two candidates, but Wyrick wanted to wish Swain luck and thank his supporters after the loss.

“I just want press upon how appreciative I am of the people who helped me and of the team of supporters that I had,” Wyrick said. “I was very fortunate to have a lot of help and I want to recognize those people.

“I just want to wish my opponent success in the future and congratulations. It was a hard fought race and I am very appreciative of every one who helped me.”

Swain will not be challenged in November. Swain start a new four-year term in January 2013.

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Tags: Tags: Butler County Clerk of Courts, Butler County Clerk of Courts primary, Jeff Wyrick, Mary Swain

Mitt Romney supporters celebrate during a Super Tuesday primary night gathering in Boston. Romney won in his home state of Massachusetts, and took Virginia, Vermont, Idaho and Alaska, as well as winning a very close race in Ohio. Photo taken by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images..

Jane Prendergast reports

Ohioans chose Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday, though barely and with little enthusiasm.

The single biggest day in the Republican primary race was as tight a race in the Buckeye State as polls predicted. With 99 percent of the votes counted, Romney had 38 percent compared to Rick Santorum’s 37 percent. Newt Gingrich followed with 15 percent, Ron Paul, 9.

The end was too close to call for most of the night – an exciting end to a day that otherwise left many voters underwhelmed. Turnout locally and throughout the state was low, perhaps because of attitudes like that of Joelle Ragland. She voted in Mount Washington for Romney, but only because he was the least of the “evils.”

Santorum’s “too out there,” she said, and “I loathe Newt Gingrich” because he left one of his wives when she was sick with cancer.

“I’m still not quite sure about Romney,” the 39-year-old homemaker said as she left her polling place at St. Rose Church, “but it seems the best of what I had to work with.”

Mitt Romney won Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, Idaho, Alaska and Ohio on Super Tuesday. Photo taken at gathering March 6, 2012 in Boston. Photo taken by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images.

In Hamilton County, Romney beat Santorum 49 percent to 29 percent. In Warren County: 41 to 34.

In the last week of the campaign, all but Ron Paul raced across Ohio from one town to another, with a few breaks to work on GOP voters in Georgia and Tennessee.

Santorum spent the most time campaigning here – 17 events in eight days over the past month. Female, older and wealthier voters favored Romney, exit polls showed, while Santorum did better in suburban and rural areas, with younger and very conservative people. Romney outspent Santorum in the state by more than $3 million.

A Santorum win in Ohio would have been a major blow to Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who has been struggling to assert himself as the unquestioned front-runner for the GOP nomination.

The delegate totals after Super Tuesday, as counted by the Associated Press: Romney 415, Santorum 176, Gingrich 75, Paul, 47. A candidate needs 1,144 to secure the nomination.

Romney won 35 delegates in Ohio and Santorum won 21, according to Associated Press.

“We’ll get a couple gold medals and passel of silver medals,” Santorum said at his Election Night party in Steubenville. “We’ve won in the West, the South and the Midwest. We’re ready to win across this country.”

Romney, at a party in Boston, said: “I’m going to get this nomination.” (more…)

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