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A young girl with local ties, who has stage 3 cancer, will be the focus of a benefit this Saturday at Keehner Park. The fundraiser will take place from noon to 3 p.m. at the park’s coyote shelter.

Friends of her family describe Gabby Bowling as a lively, energetic and happy six-year-old girl. However, in the beginning of August, she had a stomach ache and found out she had a tumor and kidney cancer.

Bowling has since had a kidney removed as well as the tumor.

She now has to endure chemotherapy and radiation.

Bowling’s mother, Amy, used to live in the area and is now a bus driver for the Boone County (Ky.) school district. Due to Gabby’s illness, her mother has been unable to work.

The fundraiser will include food and drinks for donations, a bake sale and cake auction, a cornhole tournament with winner splitting the pot with Gabby and raffle tickets.

Raffle tickets are $1 each for $5 for six. Raffle Items include merchandise and gift cards from, Jimmy Johns, Oberers Flowers, Dewey’s Pizza, McAlisters, Groutzi Mirror by Vicki, Cazadores, Abuelo’s, Gameworks, Mimi’s Café, Gold Canyon Candle and more. Jewlrey and a Macy’s Barbie doll will also be in the raffle.

Donations can also be made at 5th 3rd bank locations to the account “for the benefit of Gabby Bowling.”

Keehner Park is located at 7211 Barret Road in West Chester.

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Tags: Tags: Abuelo's, benefit, Cazadores, Dewey's Pizza, fundraiser, Gabby Bowling, Gameworks, Gold Canyon Candle, Groutzi Mirror by Vicki, Jimmy John's, Keehner Park, McAlisters, Mimi's Café, Oberers Flowers

Bridgewater Falls is adding a cornhole tournament to its last concert in its Jammin in July summer music series, according to Cincinnati.com. The tournament will take place July 27.

The prize for the first-place team in the adult tournament will receive a year of free subs (one per week) from the Jimmy John’s located at Bridgewater Falls and tickets to an upcoming Cincinnati Reds game.

Meanwhile, the second-place will receive 25 free subs, while third place will receive 10 free subs.

In the kids’ tournament, top finishers will receive Best Buy gift cards. The winners will each receive a card worth $50, second place earns a $25 gift card and third place earns a $10 gift card.

The kids’ tournament begins at 4 p.m., while the adult tournament will start at 6 p.m.

The tournament is free, but limited to the first 16 teams to sign up for each tournament. Participants can sign up at the Jimmy John’s location at Bridgewater Falls.

The concert, which will feature The Menus, will take place between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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Tags: Tags: Bridgewater Falls, Cincinnati Reds, cornhole, cornhole tournament, Jammin in July, Jimmy John's, live music, music

Jimmy John’s throughout the Greater Cincinnati area will be offering 8-inch subs for $1 Thursday on its Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Last summer, crowds lined outside at the Jimmy John’s at 9239 Floer Dr. in West Chester.

There is also another Jimmy John’s located in West Chester, at 7667 Cox Lane.

According to Cincinnati.com, other participating Jimmy John’s locations include Blue Ash, Crescent Springs, Deerfield Township, Florence, Hamilton, Hebron, Highland Heights, Mason and Springdale.

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Tags: Tags: $1 subs, business, business news, customer appreciation day, deals, food, Jimmy John's, restaurant deals, restaurant deals Cincinnati, restaurant deals West Chester

Two men, who robbed the Batteries Plus in Liberty Township, were arrested today, Jan. 19, by investigators of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. The men robbed the store at gunpoint yesterday, Jan. 18, at around 5:15 p.m.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office sent out a press release late this morning that gave information on the robbery itself.

The owner reported two men entered the store. One of the men, wearing a mask, brandished a black handgun, demanding money. The robbery suspects then took the victim outside where the deposit bag was taken from his car. The suspects locked the victim out of the store and fled in a vehicle after taking an undisclosed amount of money.

A witness was able to get the license plate from the fleeing vehicle and passed the information onto the sheriff’s office.

The two men, who were taken into custody, were identified as Bryan Freeze of Middletown (photo – left) and Wesley Moore (photo – right). Moore was located in Columbus, Ohio.

Also, according to the press release, the investigation has produced evidence linking these suspects to multiple aggravated robberies with Butler County since October 2010.

It is not clear at the time which robberies these men are linked to, but recent local robberies include the robbery at Jimmy John’s off Union Centre Blvd. in West Chester on Jan. 8, the Kroger on Tylersville Rd. in West Chester on Jan. 5, the U.S. Bank on Rt. 4 at Liberty-Fairfield Road in Liberty Township and the Waffle Rouse at 7312 Kingsgate Way in West Chester on Oct. 5.

Both suspects have been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, which is a felony of the first degree.

Batteries Plus is located at 4887 Princeton Road in Liberty Township.

More information to come as it becomes available

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Tags: Tags: Batteries Plus, Bryan Freeze, Butler County Sheriff's Office, gun, gunpoint, Jimmy John's, Kroger, robbery, U.S. Bank, Waffle House, Wesley Moore

The West Chester Police Department released images of the two suspects, who robbed the Jimmy John’s in West Chester Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 at 8:36 p.m.

The suspects both shown above (click on images to enlarge) are being described as white males, while wearing ski masks, black hooded winter coats and dark pants. One suspect, who is described as being 5-foot-9 or 5-foot-10, used a black pistol in robbery. The unarmed robber is being described as 5-foot-10 or 6-foot.

According to the incident report, filed by the West Chester Police Department, the suspects made off with $1,200.

No shots were fired and no was injured during the robbery.

The suspects fled on foot in an unknown direction.

According to the Pulse Journal, the West Chester Police Department is not linking this robbery to other recent robberies.

Recent local robberies include the Kroger on Tylersville Rd. in West Chester on Jan. 5, the U.S. Bank on Rt. 4 at Liberty-Fairfield Road in Liberty Township and the Waffle Rouse at 7312 Kingsgate Way in West Chester on Oct. 5.

The Jimmy John’s restaurant is located at 9239 Floer Drive, which is located off Union Centre Boulevard.

Anyone with information about any of the robberies should contact the West Chester Police Department tip line at 513-759-7272.

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The Jimmy John’s located off Union Centre Boulevard was robbed Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. Two suspects robbed the restaurant while brandishing firearms.

According to the incident report, filed by the West Chester Police Department, the suspects made off with $1,200.

The robbery took place at 8:36 p.m.

According to the Pulse Journal, the West Chester Police Department is not linking this robbery to other recent robberies.

Recent local robberies include the Kroger on Tylersville Rd. in West Chester on Jan. 5, the U.S. Bank on Rt. 4 at Liberty-Fairfield Road in Liberty Township and the Waffle Rouse at 7312 Kingsgate Way in West Chester on Oct. 5.

The Jimmy John’s restaurant is located at 9239 Floer Drive.

Anyone with information about any of the robberies should contact the West Chester Police Department tip line at 513-759-7272.

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Tags: Tags: crime, gun, gunpoint, Jimmy John's, Kroger, robbery, U.S. Bank, Waffle House, West Chester Police, West Chester Police Department

A large crowd is gathering up this afternoon at the Jimmy John’s on Floer Dr. in West Chester.

What is drawing the crowd?

$1 sandwiches.

The national sandwich chain is holding a Customer Appreciation Day today, July 22, at all local stores in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and surrounding areas.

At 12:30 p.m. today, the line at the local Jimmy John’s grew to close to 50 people (photo-below). Cars were doubled park in the lot and one teenager screamed, “I won, I won,” as he taunted people in the line with his freshly purchased sub.

The crowd is expecting to stay large until 3 p.m. when the eight-inch sandwiches go back to their regular price.

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