http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ Matt reports about West Chester, Ohio, the township government, business and West Chester residents just like you for The Pulse-Journal newspaper. He wants your suggestions and questions for more news stories. Leave a comment here or e-mail Matt. Quick news updates by e-mail Start your workday informed by signing up for our e-mail local news headlines and breaking news alerts. Sign up en-us mcunningham@coxohio.com 2008-07-17T18:22:42-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/17/extreme_makeover_the_reveal.html We had four journalists from Cox’s family of newspapers on the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition site to cover the Akers’ family’s first look at their new home. While we didn’t get to go inside, the photographers got some GREAT shots... 5330503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-17T18:22:42-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/16/akers_family_benefit_dinnerauc.html Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is almost finished with the Akers’ new home on Manor Drive. The big “reveal” event is scheduled for some time around noon tomorrow, and I’ll be there covering it for The Pulse-Journal and Journal-News. Speaking of... 5282703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-16T09:03:27-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/15/the_akers_new_house_nears_comp.html The rapid-fire construction at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition site had settled into a very orderly, efficient flow by the time I visited the site this morning. In fact, the house looks pretty much done from the outside - landscaping... 5268703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-15T16:54:31-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/14/weather_to_build.html It looks like the production crew for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is going to get a taste of the full spectrum of our lovely local weather. After Saturday’s thunderstorms and the beautiful weather yesterday and today, the forecast is calling... 5232003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-14T12:17:42-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/13/did_you_donate_to_help_the_ake.html If you’re not a big reality TV fan, you may not know much about how “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” works. One of the big components of the seven-day surprise house build is community donations; from what my colleagues and I... 5211003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-13T08:54:29-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/12/the_walls_came_down_in_a_hurry.html I had the opportunity to visit the Akers’ old home - or what was left of it - yesterday at about 3 p.m. It’s amazing what you can do with gravity and a bunch of heavy machinery on your side.... 5210903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-12T21:40:46-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/11/demolition_day_at_the_akers_ho.html Today is the day Extreme Home Makeover films two of its more signature moments. This morning, the show filmed the crowd of volunteers and construction staffers running into the Akers neighborhood to begin the rebuild. To rebuild the house, though,... 5186203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-11T09:39:37-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/10/extreme_home_makeover_west_che.html First off, thanks to everyone who commented on yesterday’s post. Between a large boost in viewers and a record number of comments, it looks like a lot of people in West Chester Twp. are familiar with the Akers’ story. I’m... 5158003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-10T10:02:45-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/09/extremem_home_makeover_comes_t.html In case you haven’t seen the media flurry surrounding this, here’s the news: the ABC show Extreme Home Makeover appeared on the doorstep of a family in West Chester Twp. and announced they’ll be building a new house for them... 5129303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-09T09:21:49-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/08/oaks_of_west_chester_rezoning.html I have received a number of phone calls and e-mails over the last few weeks about a proposed residential development planned for a farm at the intersection of Barrett and Station roads. Township trustees are scheduled to vote tonight on... 5103503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ township government 2008-07-08T10:42:50-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/07/weekend_travel.html While running errands around the township last weekend, I noticed an absence of the traffic I expected to see on a holiday weekend. Did everyone high-tail it for the beach, or were people staying off the roads thank to high... 5088303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ around the township 2008-07-07T16:27:36-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/04/fairfield_echoliberty_twp_puls.html Fairfield Echo/Liberty Twp. Pulse-Journal reporter Eric Schwartzberg got me thinking about today’s topic with a comment he made in the newsroom two days ago. What would 7/4/08 be like if, rather than referring to it simply as “Fourth of July,”... 5050403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ events in the township 2008-07-04T11:07:36-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/02/mystery_blast_in_township_last.html I was startled awake last night by the sound of an explosion. Now I know that the Fourth of July and the seemingly requisite fireworks are only a few days away, but the blast I heard coming from the direction... 5001603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ crime, courts and police 2008-07-02T09:47:53-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/07/01/the_square_wants_to_be_your_fr.html West Chester Twp. is now on Facebook and Myspace. The township launched the pages to help spread the word about The Square @ Union Centre and the Thursday After-Hours concert series, which kicked off with the Paul Otten Band last... 4972603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ around the township 2008-07-01T09:44:56-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/entries/2008/06/30/slurry_issues.html I got a call from a township resident today, expressing concern about a planned road slurrying project in her neighborhood. She said the slurry laid down in other parts of her neighborhood has made the roads rough, unable to be... 4952503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/westchesternews/ around the township 2008-06-30T13:59:58-05:00 mcunningham@coxohio.com