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Area families check on loved ones in Boston
Local family members of runners who participated in Monday’s Boston Marathon talked with Dayton Daily News and News Center 7 reporters in the aftermath of two deadly explosions at or near the finish line of the race. The story continued to develop Monday night, but according to the latest tally, ...
Red Cross names former auto exec new leader
The Dayton Area Chapter of the American Red Cross has named Laura Seyfang its new executive. A former General Motors and Delphi Automotive Systems manager with an educational background in industrial engineering, the 55-year-old Oakwood resident succeeds Tom Fodor, who left in October 2012 to take a position in Indianapolis. ...
Public districts 'simulation' report card ratings
Disclaimer: These simulations are only meant to illustrate the proposed Local Report Card being discussed by the State Board of Education. These grades are based on 2011-2012 data, but they do not replace the 2011-2012 ratings and are not projections for 2012-13 report card. The final vote on the new ...
Art auction to benefit Oakwood Schools Foundation
An upcoming art auction of one-of-a-kind works by student, faculty and community artists will benefit The Oakwood Schools Foundation.Dubbed “Young@ART,” the event will feature donated sculpture, textile art, watercolors, paper art, abstract art and photography from working artists who have ties to Oakwood. It’s slated for 7-10 p.m. Saturday, April ...
More area districts fare better under GOP school funding plan
Under the House Republicans’ new K-12 school funding proposal several more school districts in this region would receive more state funding than under Gov. John Kasich’s proposed formula but none would get the double-digit increases they stood to receive under Kasich’s plan. Rep. Ron Amstutz echoed Kasich’s promise that none ...
Ohio in ‘strong position’ to win drone site
Companies wanting to develop unmanned aircraft systems are “sitting there waiting” for six areas of the country to get the OK to test-fly drones, the vice president of a Fortune 500 defense company told Ohio lawmakers Tuesday. But the state essentially doesn’t have a Plan B if it fails to ...
Oakwood police arrest 2 Kettering residents on multiple drug charges
OAKWOOD – While on foot patrol near the Oakwood Stadium at 1:50 a.m., an officer came upon two young men – at least one of them a juvenile, enjoying the early morning with an array of alcohol, drug paraphernalia and marijuana. Oakwood police never get wordy in their narratives, and ...
Speeding tickets in Dayton soar
The number of speeding tickets issued in Dayton increased nearly 1,400 percent to 58,325 since the city added speed cameras to some of its busiest streets two years ago. A Dayton Daily News investigation found at a rate of 152 a day, or more than six per hour, the city’s ...
It’s safer on the median, anyway
OAKWOOD – Those bushes along the median on Oakwood Avenue won’t have to be trimmed much this summer after a vehicle “mowed” them over after hopping the curb and not stopping until the driver took down two median indicators as well while traveling north at 11 p.m. Two nearby residents ...
Oakwood academic decathlon team headed to nationals
Like any athlete devoted to winning at the highest levels, the team members of Oakwood High School’s academic decathlon team put in a great deal of overtime to build up the muscle most necessary to win: their brains.“I’d say we’re putting in about 25 hours a week outside of school ...
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