In the News

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Below is a collection of news stories relevant to Butler County and United Way: 

• 08/05/2010 :: Free lunch policy set for year  (Journal-News)
  08/02/2010 :: United Way to direct dollars to new community goals  (Journal-News)
  07/13/2010 :: Butler County United Way elects new chairman  (Journal-News)
  03/10/2010 :: Jobless rate spikes above 10 percent locally (Journal-News) 
• 02/23/2010 :: United Way wants to revive '211' line (Journal-News) 
• 02/18/2010 :: Butler County falls short in health study (Journal-News) 
• 02/12/2010 :: Bruce Jewett: United Way hasn't been, and won't be, idle (Journal-News)
• 02/12/2010 :: Foreclosures on the rise again (Journal-News)
• 02/08/2010 :: United Way leaders say lessons learned from anti-merger vote (Journal-News)    
• 02/05/2010 :: Merger process was fatally flawed (Journal-News) 
• 02/05/2010 :: United Way merger overwhelmingly rejected (Journal-News) 
• 02/04/2010 :: Warren County United Way votes on merger tonight (Journal-News) 
• 02/02/2010 :: Warren County commissioners oppose United Way merger (Journal-News)
• 02/01/2010 :: Big Brothers Big Sisters in dire need of mentors (Journal-News)
• 02/01/2010 :: Will United Way merger help or hurt? (Middletown Journal)
• 01/28/2010 :: Concerns raised during United Way meeting (Journal-News) 
• 01/27/2010 :: United Way merger meeting set for Thursday (Journal-News)
• 01/26/2010 :: Greater Cincinnati jobless rate inches up (Business Courier)
• 01/22/2010 :: Jobless rate continues to rise (Journal-News)
• 01/22/2010 :: County poverty rate near 12 percent (Journal-News) 
• 01/20/2010 :: Seniors back home after $1.6 million renovation (Journal-News)
• 01/19/2010 :: Warren United Way sets meetings on merger (Journal-News)    
• 01/10/2010 :: Charity merger merits mulled (Journal-News) 
• 01/07/2010 :: Living in  crisis mode 24/7 (Journal-News)
• 01/07/2010 :: Some stakeholders apprehensive about proposed United Way merger (Middletown Journal) 
• 01/06/2010 :: United Way is the linchpin that binds (Journal-News)
• 01/06/2010 :: Informational Meeting About United Way Merger (WCPO)
• 01/05/2010 :: Warren County United Way sets merger information meeting (Western Star)
• 01/04/2010 :: Pediatric Clinic in Fairfield Will Serve Uninsured and Medicaid Patients (Cincinnati.com)
• 01/04/2010 ::Scaled-down census called vital for community (Journal-News) 
• 12/31/2009 :: Volunteering a good 2010 resolution (Journal-News)
• 12/22/2009 :: State reports little change in local unemployment landscape (Journal-News)
• 12/18/2009 ::United Way $400K behind goal (Journal-News)
• 12/18/2009 :: Santa needs more help, agencies say (Journal-News)
• 12/18/2009 :: Photos from Economic Perspective / Celebration of Progress (Journal-News) 
• 12/16/2009 :: United Way agencies near merger (Enquirer)
• 12/16/2009 :: United Way merger to proceed between Butler, Warren agencies (Middletown Journal)
• 12/14/2009 :: Important votes await UW boards (Journal-News)
• 12/12/2009 :: United Way to discuss economy (Journal-News)
• 12/12/2009 :: Worries loom over United Way merger (Journal-News)
• 12/11/2009 :: United Ways in Butler, Warren eye merger (Cincinnati.com)
• 12/10/2009 :: Shelters Overwhelmed As Economy, Temperatures Plunge (WLWT)
• 12/10/2009 :: Foreclosure totals mixed for area counties (Journal-News)
• 12/10/2009 :: Warren, Butler United Ways to vote on possible merger (Journal-News)
• 12/10/2009 :: Housing crisis far from over locally (Journal-News)
• 12/09/2009 :: SELF Seeks Nominations for 2010 Janet Clemmons Award
• 12/01/2009 :: Give generously (Journal-News)
• 11/30/2009 :: Demand high for home heating assistance (Journal-News)
• 11/30/2009 :: Coalition forms to combat domestic violence (Journal-News)
• 11/28/2009 :: United Way launches Call to Action campaign (Journal-News)
• 11/24/2009 :: United Way stands as a backbone for our chapter (Journal-News)
• 11/24/2009 ::Local unemployment figures increase in October (Journal-News)
• 11/23/2009 :: Hamilton 2010 Home Repair Applications Mailed (Cincinnati.com)
• 11/20/2009 :: With the help of Butler County United Way (Journal-News) 
• 11/16/2009 :: Need soaring, but funds retreat (Journal-News)
• 11/16/2009 :: Grant can help poor with utility bills (Journal-News)
• 11/13/2009 :: Needs are much greater this year (Journal-News)
• 11/13/2009 :: United Way needs help more than ever (Journal-News)
• 11/10/2009 :: United Way merger talks fall apart; entities now look to 2010 (Journal-News)
• 11/09/2009 :: Pantries may feel United Way's campaign shortage (Journal-News) 
• 11/09/2009 :: New Kiwanis president has hand in many projects (Journal-News)
• 11/06/2009 :: United Way needs your help again (Journal-News)    
• 10/29/2009 :: Program aims to provide affordable rental properties up to code (Journal-News)
• 10/29/2009 :: Miami outlines mentoring program for Hamilton schools (Journal-News)
• 10/27/2009 :: Food pantry issues emergency appeal (Cincinnati.com)
• 10/26/2009 :: Butler County Launches Fourth Annual Holiday Community Project (Press Release)
• 10/26/2009 :: Lakota graduation rates dropping (Journal-News)
• 10/20/2009 :: Unemployment rate drops in Butler, Warren counties (Journal-News) 
• 10/19/2009 :: Field of Hope Cookout (photos) (Journal-News) 
• 10/16/2009 :: State jobless rate dips as more drop out of labor force (Journal-News) 
• 10/15/2009 :: Job fair for people over 50 (Cincinnati Enquirer)
• 10/14/2009 :: Tri-State Forclosure Figures Staggering (WLWT Cincinnati)
• 10/04/2009 :: 3,099 pre-apply to get on waiting list for Section 8 vouchers (Journal-News)
• 10/03/2009 :: Line will be long for Section 8 housing (Journal-News) 
• 09/29/2009 :: Poverty on the rise in Butler, Warren counties (Journal-News)
• 09/10/2009 :: Merger's off; Butler [County] United Way sets goal (Cincinnati Enquirer)
• 09/10/2009 :: Another setback at United Way merger table (Middletown Journal)
• 09/04/2009 :: Warren County United Way quits merger talks (Dayton Daily News)
• 09/04/2009 :: United Way merger talks end (Cincinnati Enquirer)
• 08/22/2009 :: United Way seeks more community input (Middletown Journal)
• 08/18/2009 :: Live United (Kaitlyn Baker)
• 08/17/2009 :: United Way seeks community's opinions (Journal News)
• 08/07/2009 :: Local United Way continues merger talks (Western Star)
• 08/06/2009 :: United Way to talk today about merger (Journal News)
• 08/05/2009 :: Dayton out of United Way regional merger talks (Journal News)
• 06/19/2009 :: Trail designed to help prepare children for kindergarten (Journal News)
• 06/10/2009 :: United Way talks resume Thursday (Oxford Press)
• 06/02/2009 :: Merging United Way agencies 'a work in progress' (Oxford Press)
• 05/27/2009 :: GE's gifts boost Butler [County] United Way (Journal News)
• 05/20/2009 :: Corporate donation boosts United Way efforts (Journal News)
• 04/23/2009 :: Day of Caring brings community together (Journal News)
• 04/21/2009 :: Day of Caring, awards set by United Way (Journal News)
• 04/08/2009 :: Local United Way wins national award (Oxford Press)
• 04/03/2009 :: United Way allocates $1.5 million (Journal News)
• 03/12/2009 :: United Way raises $150,000 (Journal News)
• 02/23/2009 :: Butler County United Way still short of its $200,000 goal (Journal News)