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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.

EnterTRAINment’s holiday attractions continue to grow – WestChesterBuzz.com visited one of the region’s biggest holiday attractions last week. More than 20,000 people will visit EnterTRAINment Junction’s free holiday train display and its Journey to the North Pole attraction before the new year, according to EnterTRAINment general manager Bill Balfour.

A female suspect is believed to have stolen a purse from the Splash N Dash in West Chester on Nov. 9. The suspect then used the victim’s credit cards at three locations, including Thorntons in West Chester. In photo, suspect is shown entering the gas station on Thornton’s security camera. Photo provided.

Police looking for West Chester laundromat thief- A female suspect is believed to have stolen a purse in early November from the Splash N Dash at 7770 Cincinnati-Dayton Road in West Chester, according to a police report that was shared by Crime Stoppers last week. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.

Nude protesters jam John Boehner’s D.C. office – Several AIDS protesters took off their clothes in House Speaker John Boehner‘s office last Tuesday. A reporter for Talking Points Memo witnessed the disrobing and chanting, in which they rhymed “budget cuts will make us sick” with a “Boehner don’t be a (word we can’t use here.)”

Exchange “Food For Fines” at West Chester Library – WestChesterBuzz.com announced last Monday that the MidPointe Library System is once again offering its “Food for Fines” promotion, which allows library goers a chance to eliminate their overdue fees when they donate food. The program, which runs through Dec. 31, will eliminate one dollar of outstanding fines for each non-perishable food item a patron donates.

IKEA debuts redesigned marketplace – IKEA has redesigned the accessories marketplace (lower level) of its West Chester store and now has updated displays, new products and a redesigned layout for its cookware, bedding, lighting, home organization and textiles departments, among others.

Basketball season tips off – The Lakota East and Lakota West varsity basketball teams began the 2012-2013 season this past week. Through Sunday, both the Lakota East (2-0) and Lakota West (1-0) boys’ teams are unbeaten, while the Lakota East (0-3, 0-1 in GMC) and Lakota West (2-1, 1-1 in GMC) girls’ teams are getting adjusted with young rosters.

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A female suspect is believed to have stolen a purse from the Splash N Dash in West Chester on Nov. 9. The suspect then used the victim’s credit cards at three locations, including Thorntons in West Chester. In photo, suspect is shown entering the gas station on Thornton’s security camera. Photo provided.

A female suspect is believed to have stolen a purse earlier this month from the Splash N Dash at 7770 Cincinnati-Dayton Road in West Chester, according to a police report.

The victim in the incident report told police that she believed a female around 40-to-45 years old, 5-foot-4 and 140 pounds, took her purse while she switched her laundry on Nov. 9.

Credit cards from the purse were then used within an hour at Thorntons and Kroger in West Chester and again at Drug Mart in Mason, according to information provided by Sergeant John Kleinfeldt of the West Chester Police Department.

According to Crime Stoppers, the female suspect arrived at Thorntons in an older vehicle driven by a white male.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040. All calls are anonymous and callers may be eligible for a cash reward.

People can also contact the West Chester Police Department, 9577 Beckett Road Suite 500, by calling 513-777-2231.

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If you live in West Chester Township, you may already know which gas stations to avoid. It might not be considered breaking news, if you hear that the two Shell stations off I-75 at the Tylersville and Union Centre exits usually have the most expensive gas in the township.

Also, while it is common to see a 20-cent difference in price per gallon for unleaded gas when you compare one of those stations with the Thornton’s (one of the least expensive stations in the township) located at 10134 Princeton-Glendale Road, it is less common to see the current 46-cent difference between the most-expensive station and the least-expensive station.

Currently, Thornton’s, along with two West Chester Mobil stations, are selling gas for $3.29 per gallon. The Shell station, along with a Speedway station, off the I-75 Tylersville exit are selling gas for $3.75 per gallon Wednesday, according CincyGasPrices.com.

The other Shell station, located off the Union Centre Blvd. exit, is selling regular gas for $3.69 per gallon.

In defense of the Shell stations, it is very common for gas stations located off highway exits to sell more expensive gas. The Speedway, however, located off the Cincinnati-Dayton I-75 exit is selling gas for $3.37 (and was selling gas for $3.31 on Monday). Furthermore, about a mile from that Speedway, a Mobil station – located at the intersection of Cincinnati-Dayton Road and West Chester Road – is selling regular gas for $3.29.

If you have to get gas at the Tylersville exit, there is another Thornton’s located at the corner of Kingsgate and Tylersville, which is selling unleaded for $3.49.

And if you need gas at the Union Centre Blvd. exit, there is a Marathon less than a mile from the Shell – at the corner of Union Centre and West Chester Road – that is selling gas for $3.31. The Mobil station off Cincinnati-Dayton Road is also nearby.

The other Mobil station selling regular gas for $3.29 is located at 8976 Princeton-Glendale Road and Port Union Rialto Road.

Meanwhile, in Liberty Township, the least expensive gas is being sold for $3.29 per gallon at the Mobil station located at 5000 Princeton Road and 747.

For more gas pricing updates or post an update, visit CincyGasPrices.com.

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Gas prices continued to fall in West Chester on Monday, June 27. The Thorntons gas station located at 10134 Princeton-Glendale Road was selling regular-graded gas for $3.22 per gallon.

Meanwhile, the Swifty at 4845 Dixie Highway and Hicks Boulevard in Fairfield was selling gas for $3.21 per gallon, which was the lowest price in the Greater Cincinnati area according to CincyGasPrices.com.

The highest prices in West Chester on Monday were at two Shell stations, located at 9370 Union Centre Boulevard and at 7782 Tylers Place Boulevard. Those two stations were both selling regular-graded gas for $3.49, which is actually 10 cents less than both stations were selling the gas on Friday, June 24.

CincyGasPrices.com lists the Landmark at 555 North Broadway Street near Oakwood Avenue in Lebanon as the gas station offering the most expensive regular-graded gasoline in Cincinnati at $3.65 per gallon.

According to a report from the Associated Press on Monday, the price of gas in Ohio is down 15 cents from a week ago. The report also shows that Ohio’s average price for regular-grade gasoline is currently $3.34 per gallon.

Also, according to the AP report, the price of crude oil fell last week after the International Energy Agency said it will make 60 million barrels available in a monthlong period.

Gas prices have topped the $4 mark this year and were priced around $2.78 per gallon at this time a year ago.

For more gas pricing updates or post an update for Tuesday, visit CincyGasPrices.com.

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According to cincygasprices.com, gas prices have fallen Friday, June 24, to as low as $3.27 per gallon for regular unleaded at the Thorntons gas station located at 10134 Princeton-Glendale Road in West Chester.

Meanwhile, the highest prices in West Chester are at two Shell stations, located at 9370 Union Centre Boulevard and at 7782 Tylers Place Boulevard. Those two stations are both priced at $3.59 for regular unleaded.

According to a report today from the Pulse Journal, gas prices have fallen 20 cents in the past week. Furthermore, according to the report, the average gas price for regular unleaded in Butler and Warren counties is currently $3.36 per gallon.

For more gas pricing updates or to post an update, visit cincygasprices.com.

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