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U.S. Secretary of Education to visit Butler County
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Butler County on Thursday to tour a children’s center and hold a town hall forum on the importance of expanding early learning opportunities for all children, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Education.Duncan, who will also visit Kentucky in ...
Deerfield firefighters to get new home
Deerfield Twp. firefighters will have a new $5 million home after spending years in a firehouse on Townsley Road.Township trustees have agreed to build a new firehouse on Montgomery Road just south of Station 57, that will also serve as the new command post. After the station is operational next ...
Warren County courts going after debtors
Warren County officials are warning people with unpaid court fees and fines they have until July 1 to pay up or face a 30 percent collection fee.The commissioners approved a contract with Pioneer Credit Recovery Inc., a division of Sallie Mae, on Tuesday to go after people who have long ...
15 to graduate from Citizen Police Academy
Fairfield Twp. Police will graduate 15 residents from its 14th Citizen Police Academy graduation today.“People leave the class having had a chance to meet how their police department functions. They learn what policing is really about, aside from what you read in the paper or see on TV,” Specialist Michael ...
Improvements being made at Buckeye Lake
Work on new stormwater control features started Monday at Ohio’s oldest state park, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.The projects at Buckeye Lake State Park in Millersport include a new stormwater retention area and newly paved parking lots, officials said. The project will also include the installation of ...
Local artists featured in new West Chester exhibit
An exhibition of works by members and friends of the Arts Council of West Chester and Liberty will open Sunday at the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester Twp.The exhibition, “Creating Community,” showcases works reflecting the work the artists and the Arts Council do to nurture ...
AK Steel says it expects a Q2 financial loss
Butler County steelmaker AK Steel Holding Corp. warned investors Monday it expects a net loss for the second quarter. The quarter ends June 30. AK Steel expects to release its earnings report in July. Based on business so far this quarter, AK Steel said it expects to record a net ...
Recent renovation of the Orient Fire House preserves its historical charm
There was a blaze of excitement on Sunday, June 9 for the afternoon open house of The Orient Fire House, which was recently renovated into a two-bedroom home. Retired Fire Chief Dick Brant, Mayor Amy Brewer and the current Fire Chief Michael Hannigan, attended along with many others from the ...
Nancy Lavergne, Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation
Striking the heel on pavement will help provide healing for people across the globe. Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation is hosting its first annual Heel to Heal 5K race at the Voice of America Park, 7850 VOA Park Drive in West Chester Twp. on Saturday, June 22 Registration will begin at ...
Area students earn top honors in art competition
Congressman Steve Chabot recently recognized the work of several area students at an awards ceremony for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition “An Artistic Discovery” at the Cincinnati Museum Center.Morgan Vaughan from Lebanon, a Dayton Christian High School sophomore was named as the first place winner. Springboro High School junior Riley ...
Wellness walk brings attention to black men’s health
The African American Wellness Walk kicks off on Saturday morning at RiverScape Metro Park, Dayton. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m., followed by a warm up at 8:45 a.m. The walk begins at 9 a.m. This year’s theme is Gentlemen’s Health Walking to Win. According to the AAWW 40% of black ...
State legislator aims to help local governments woo businesses
The ability to discuss economic development issues behind closed doors would be critical in helping local governments maintain a competitive edge over their neighbors when vying for new businesses and jobs, economic development officials in Butler and Warren counties say.Sen. Bill Seitz, R-Green Township, is sponsoring an amendment to the ...
Report on UD student’s death released
A 57-page report on the death of University of Dayton freshman Larry D. Cook reveals that he told a former girlfriend he would take his own life. The death investigation report was released by the city of Dayton on Thursday through a public documents request. It is the detailed account ...
Clear skies expected in days ahead
Clouds are expected to decrease this evening, and the area will stay clear overnight. Friday will start sunny and may include some fog in the morning. More scattered clouds could develop in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid-70s. Skies will be clear Friday evening, Simpson said. Saturday will ...
Kettering girl, 17, drowns in apartment complex pool
A 17-year-old Kettering girl’s dream of becoming a lifeguard ended on Wednesday when she drowned in her apartment complex swimming pool, said family members. Raena Bell, a student at Meadowdale High School in Dayton, was swimming in the Heritage Knoll Apartments complex pool with when she may have had a ...
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