LEBANON, OH (FOX19) - Warren County Juvenile and Probate Court Chief Magistrate Carolyn Duvelius filed her petitions to run for the Common Pleas Court Judge seat currently held by Judge Neal Bronson. Judge Bronson has indicated that he does not plan on seeking re-election. Duvelius will be running in the Republican Primary scheduled for March 6, 2012.

Duvelius has served as a Magistrate for the past 8 years hearing over 11,000 cases and helping administer the Court. As Chief Magistrate, Duvelius handles a wide variety of criminal and civil matters including probate litigation and the highest level of felony offenses. Prior to serving as Magistrate, Duvelius served 15 years as an Assistant Warren County Prosecutor, personally handling over 50,000 cases ranging from sex offenses to traffic matters.

MASON, OH (FOX19) - The Northeast Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce held its annual award function on October 11th, 2011 at the Manor House. The chamber, since its inception in 1968, has been honoring eminent individuals for exemplary work in their industry and to the community. The event was attended by top level executives from Duke Energy, Kings Island, Luxxotica, and CenturyLink just to name a few. The Executive of the Year award was presented to Kalvin’s Founder and CEO, Thiag Loganathan, by last year’s winner George Sehi, Executive Dean of Sinclair Community College.

Loganathan thanked his wife and business partner Kalyani Loganathan, as well as referencing the late Steve Jobs by saying, “Success can be attributed to two things: The first is passion. You have to love what you do in order to persevere. Without passion you have no vision. And secondly you have to be a good talent scout.

MASON, OH (FOX19) - Mason City Schools’ board member John Odell died on October 27 after a hard-fought battle with an aggressive form of lung cancer.

A beloved educator, Odell had an extensive career as an innovative Mason teacher and curriculum leader from 1985 until he retired in 2006. He ran for and won a seat on the Mason City Schools’ Board of Education in November 2009, and brought the same passion for learning to the school board as he did in the classroom.