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 Deerfield Township

The Deerfield Twp. History Committee is wants to place the King Mansion on National Register of Historic Places. Staff photo by Linda Weisenborn

About Deerfield Township

Founded: 1803
Population: 27,000 (2002 Census)
Location: Southwestern Ohio
Education: 12 Public schools, 2 Vocational schools, 2 colleges/univesities

Formed in 1803, the year Ohio became a state, the township named itself for the large numbers of deer that stopped at local "deer licks," or salt licks. In those days and earlier, "Deerfield Township was clad in its native wilderness," wrote editors of the 19th-century History of Warren County. "Not an open space could be found which would let the mellowing light of the sun pass to the then undisturbed soil."

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Even when Mr. Mettey, 61, arrived 25 years ago, the township was still rural enough to lack some essential services. So he and his wife and other people volunteered to become emergency medical technicians to help start a life squad. Later, he said, residents took college-level paramedic courses to bring that service to Deerfield, too.

In the 1990s, Mr. Mettey became a two-term township trustee, which has given him some definite opinions on his community. He worries that Deerfield will be annexed from two sides, BY Loveland and Mason. And he wonders what will happen next.

One thing is certain: Life in Deerfield - and Warren County - is not the same. It is growing so fast that it has become a white-collar haven.

New people don't necessarily know the township's past. In fact, some of them don't even know they're in a township. Who can blame them? According to their ZIP codes, Deerfield residents live in Loveland, Mason, Maineville, Sharonville and Cincinnati.

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Warren Most Wanted (01/05/09)

Here is a list of suspects with outstanding warrants at the Warren County Sheriff's Office as of Jan 5.
01/05/2009 at 5:09 p.m. | more galleries like this

Little Miami vs. Kings girls basketball

Little Miami High School took on Kings High School's girls basketball team Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009.
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Mason vs. Kings

Kings traveled to Mason for a boys' basketball game Saturday, Dec 27.
12/27/2008 at 10:54 p.m. | more galleries like this

Chanukah Family Experience

Jewish friends and families gathered at the Jewish Discovery Center in Mason during the Chanukah Family Experience Dec. 24, 2008. Those in attendance enjoyed a Greek dinner and dreidel games, and they created a Menorah out of canned goods that were collected for the area's needy.
12/25/2008 at 5:38 p.m. | more galleries like this

Glenn Sample Classic wrestling tourney

Glenn Sample Classic Tournament at Oak Hills High School on December 20.
12/21/2008 at 12:55 a.m. | more galleries like this

LM&M train ready repairs

Passengers wait to be boarded on the LM&M Railroad, one of the last trips that the train will take due to needed track repair, Saturday December 20th, 2008.
12/20/2008 at 5:35 p.m. | more galleries like this

Mason Christmas Pageant

Crowds filled the 1100-seat auditorium to see the Splendor of Christmas pageant.
12/14/2008 at 12:37 a.m. | more galleries like this

Wrestling: Little Miami vs. Kings

Kings and Little Miami wrestlers competed in a dual match at Kings High School Tuesday, Dec. 9. Little Miami came out on top in the annual event.
12/10/2008 at 11:30 a.m. | more galleries like this

Annual jump rope competition

The Fifth Annual Jump with the Stars Workshop, sponsored by the Comet Skippers Jump Team, was held on the Mason Intermediate Campus Dec. 6-7, 2008. The staff consisted of national and world champions in the sport. Several local teams participated as well teams from as far away as Essex, Ontario and Paris, France.
12/07/2008 at 2:10 p.m. | more galleries like this

Your vacation photos

Where did you go on vacation? Show us and view other user's vacation spots by uploading your photos to our gallery.
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