Rick McCrabb
Newspaper Columnist at Journal-News
Newspaper columnist for @JournalNews I cover Middletown and Monroe and food and dining throughout Butler County. I have been at Journal since 1987.
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11 hours ago |
journal-news.com | Rick McCrabb
The parade is a reflection of the foundation’s mission to provide big-league experiences for special needs athletes throughout the region, said Tyler Bradshaw, executive director of the foundation. “Our all-stars and their families feed off the energy from our supporters,” he said of those who line the streets to watch the parade.
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12 hours ago |
journal-news.com | Rick McCrabb
So naturally, his parents handed him a basketball and pointed him toward the nearest courts. But, despite his height, basketball wasn’t Simer’s sport. “I never fell in love with it,” he said. “That’s when we thought what would be the next best sport for someone his height,” his mother said. When her son was in the sixth grade, she suggested volleyball, and after mixed results those first two seasons in the Lakota Sports Organization, Simer settled on volleyball.
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1 day ago |
journal-news.com | Rick McCrabb
Mayor Keith Funk said he and the other six council members don’t want Monroe taxpayers to foot the bill for supplying services to Lemon Twp. residents or businesses. If that happened, Monroe residents “would be left holding the bag,” Funk said. Then he added: “We all want what’s best for everybody. We can work together on development.”Lemon Twp. Trustee President Joe Routsong noted the township and the city have always had a positive partnership and he wants that to continue.
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1 day ago |
journal-news.com | Rick McCrabb
The micro-brewery was voted Best Place for Craft Beer, Best Brewery/Distillery and Best Place to Play Trivia in this year’s Best of Butler County contest. Best of Butler County 2025 winners While Goodman said he was “very excited” by the reader recognition, he preferred to toast his employees and the community support. “You have to have a staff that really buys into what you’re trying to achieve,” he said.
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3 days ago |
journal-news.com | Rick McCrabb
Like father. Like son. Brian said his father, David Michael Beck, taught him drawing exercises, and they worked together on art projects. “I absorbed it all in,” he said. Now 37 years old, Beck is an accomplished artist who was named Best Artist in this year’s Best of Butler County contest. Best of Butler County 2025 winners Winning the award was “amazing,” he said, and “it makes me feel like I’m doing something right.”It hasn’t been an easy road for Beck.
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