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Mason faces 45 mph storms, first frost this week
Severe storms with 45 mph wind gusts and heavy rain are forecast for the Mason area Wednesday and Thursday, with the season's first possible frost arriving Sunday morning.
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Deerfield crews join search for boy found dead in Hamilton pond
Deerfield Township firefighters joined Hamilton Township police and fire crews Saturday in a search for a missing 10-year-old nonverbal autistic boy who was found dead in a subdivision pond; police said there is no indication of foul play.
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Warren County candidates split on sales tax, plate readers
Three candidates for a Warren County commissioner seat — incumbent Tom Grossmann, Democrat Ian Logan and Libertarian Katherine Bowles — laid out competing positions on the county's sales tax increase, automatic license plate readers and data center transparency ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Mason Fire Department warns of lithium-ion battery risks
The Mason Fire Department is partnering with the National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week to educate residents about lithium-ion battery charging hazards, sharing six safety tips as battery-related fires rise nationally.
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Berry supplier expands E. coli recall reaching Ohio stores
Chilean supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. expanded its recall of frozen organic berry products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's over possible E. coli contamination, with Ohio among the states that received the affected lots.
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Warren County judge convicts McCollister of child rape
Judge Robert Peeler convicted Tony McCollister on one count of rape, three counts of gross sexual imposition and two counts of endangering children after a three-day bench trial in Warren County. McCollister and co-defendant Erica Grove will be sentenced together in November.
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McCollister defense calls sex abuse texts fantasy at trial
A detective testified for hours in Tony McCollister's Warren County bench trial, describing his cooperative interviews and graphic text messages, while the defense argued the messages were role-play and cited McCollister's mental illness as grounds for a possible false confession.
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Warren County man pleads guilty to 17 child sex abuse counts
Tony McCollister pleaded guilty to 17 counts, including 13 involving sexually explicit material of a minor and four involving sexual conduct with an animal, as his bench trial began in Warren County. He still faces additional charges alleging he drugged and raped a child.
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Grove convicted on child sex abuse charges in Warren County
Warren County Judge Robert Peeler found Erica Grove guilty on two counts of gross sexual imposition and two counts of child endangering but acquitted her on four rape charges, ruling the evidence beyond text messages was insufficient. Grove was taken into custody pending sentencing, and co-defendant Tony McCollister's trial begins Monday.
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Deerfield Township water main breaks ninth time since May
A water main break on Hunter Green Drive in Deerfield Township on Friday cut service to at least eight streets, marking at least the ninth such failure since late May with no boil advisory issued.
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Deerfield Township daytime burn ban starts Oct. 1
Ohio's seasonal ban on daytime outdoor burning takes effect Oct. 1 in unincorporated areas including Deerfield Township, with ODNR urging residents to follow safety precautions during the two-month restriction.
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VIP Smoke Shop owners plead guilty after Warren County drug probe
Brothers Wael Sharaydeh and Ismail Sharida pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking and organized crime charges after a Warren County Drug Task Force investigation found their VIP Smoke Shops were selling illegal THC products and psilocin analogs to minors, including at locations raided in Mason and Deerfield Township.
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