MASON, OH (FOX19) – Local supporters of President Barack Obama gathered Tuesday night for the grand opening of a new Organizing for America-Ohio (OFA) office in Mason, with former Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper as the guest speaker.

This is the fourth OFA office in the Tri-state, with locations already in place in Cincinnati, Northern Hamilton County, and Middletown, along with other Ohio field offices in Warren, Defiance, Mentor, Lima, Bowling Green, Toledo, Beavercreek, Youngstown, New Philadelphia, Athens, Parma, Columbus, Dayton, Shaker Heights and Chillicothe.

OFA says they have been actively engaging supporters in communities across Ohio since 2009. Since the launch of the President’s re-election campaign, volunteers have been organizing in their communities with grassroots planning sessions, house parties, voter registration drives, phone banks and canvasses.

The Mason office is at 108 W. Main Street.

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, WARREN COUNTY, OH (FOX19) – The Deerfield Township Board of Trustees and staff are inviting township homeowners, especially those involved with homeowners’ association management,  to a meeting Saturday, April 14th, from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

The Spring 2012 Homeowners’ Association Consortium includes guests Neil Tunison, the Warren County Engineer, and his Public Relations Coordinator Savannah Shafer, who are going to discuss storm water-related matters.  They will distribute some reference materials to everyone to clarify the responsibilities in storm water maintenance for private property owners versus that of public entities, such as the Engineer’s Office and Deerfield Township.  Many other topics are also on for the agenda, including discussion of the Irwin-Simpson Road widening project, the 2012 Brush Pickup Schedule, and a brief of the Township’s sidewalk policy, and how to report issues, to name a few.

COLUMBUS, OH (FOX19) - State Senator Shannon Jones (R – Springboro) hosted students from the Warren County Career Center in Columbus on Thursday.

Following a Statehouse tour, the students joined Jones, whose district covers a large chunk of Warren County, to discuss issues pertaining to career and technical education in Ohio as well as state government.

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