Xenia news
Xenia downtown district gets $8K
The Ohio Development Services Agency awarded “Downtown Xenia Now,” a downtown advocacy organization, $8,000 help the group “revitalize” downtown buildings and get on a national registry, the agency said in a news release Friday.The grant will help the organization research and prepare for an application to achieve designation on the ...
State grants $8,000 to Xenia preservation group
The Ohio Development Services Agency awarded Downtown Xenia Now an $8,000 grant to support its goal of revitalizing approximately 50 buildings in downtown Xenia. The proposed historic district would surround the intersection of Main and Detroit Streets.The grant will enable Xenia to research and prepare the application for federal designation ...
Local woman survives Oklahoma tornado in shelter
Barb Cwirka was supposed to be watching her granddaughter graduate this week in Moore, Okla. The Wright State University staff member was not expecting to spend two of the first three days of that trip taking cover in her daughter’s tornado shelter. Cwirka is a program coordinator in the Kinesiology ...
Xenia man accused of child rape
A Xenia man was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into rape allegations by a child under 13.Joshua Landers, 24, is being held in a Greene County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond. Xenia Police said he will be charged with forcible rape.The rape allegedly occurred in March at a location ...
Police sweep high school amid bomb threat
Classes have resumed at Xenia High School after authorities did an early morning sweep following the notice of a possible threat.“The teachers are teaching. Students are learning and we are business as usual,” said Mark Manley, Xenia Community School District spokesman.The school was on a two-hour delay this morning to ...
Local coverage: WSU staff member describes taking shelter
The cleanup continues in Moore, Okla. after a tornado ravaged the city Monday, May 20. The Dayton Daily News and WHIO staff remains there covering events.James Brown and Andy Sedlak spoke with a Wright State University staff member who made the trip to Moore for her granddaughters graduation this week ...
READ: Statement from Xenia Schools
In the Xenia Community Schools, we remain constant and vigilant in our efforts to protect our students and staff. Safety and security is our highest priority. Policies and procedures were strictly followed and implemented today at Xenia High School and responsible planning led to the decision to call for a ...
Threat prompts extra security at Xenia High
There will be extra security at Xenia High School on Thursday and classes will be delayed by two hours because of a bomb threat discovered on Wednesday. No one will be allowed to enter the building on Kinsey Road until it has been checked by authorities, Xenia Community Schools Superintendent ...
Cancer survivor made honorary park ranger
Gary Wellborn, 69, of Xenia, knows how it feels to have an outpouring of love and support from family, friends and the community after being the honored guest at a 5K Purple Passion event featuring 250 runners Sunday at Shawnee Park in Xenia.At the beginning of the race, the pancreatic ...
Area high school baseball, softball and boys volleyball schedules and results for May 21
BaseballSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTToday’s Sectional FinalsDIVISION IIIAt KingsRoger Bacon vs. Cin. HIlls, 5 p.m.At Deer ParkMadeira vs. Summit Ctry Day, 5 p.m.At MadisonBadin vs. Carlisle, 5 p.m.At CarlisleFenwick vs. Waynesville, 5 p.m.At Howell Field, TippecanoeVersailles vs. West Liberty-Salem, 5 p.m.At UrbanaMiami East vs. Triad, 5 p.m.DIVISION IVAt Prasco Park, MasonFayetteville vs. Cin. ...
Schools review safety plans after deadly tornado
Schools across Ohio are examining their severe weather plans in the aftermath of Monday’s deadly tornado in Oklahoma.Plans for all safety concerns, including tornadoes, are reviewed each school year and updated on an as-needed basis. After the EF-5 tornado struck a school in Oklahoma, killing several students there, a review ...
Powerful tornadoes common for this part of Ohio
Southwest Ohio could easily see a tornado as ferocious as Monday’s that leveled much of Moore, Okla., and has with similar sized storms last year and in 2000, according to weather experts. The Moore storm, which killed at least 24 people, has been ranked as an EF-5, the highest level ...
Many local cities open meeting with prayer
Many Miami Valley cities begin their public council or commission meetings with a prayer or invocation, a practice that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court this year, in a case coming out of New York state. Dayton’s mayor and four city commissioners take turns beginning each meeting with ...
When noise reached a certain level, drinking became a problem
CENTERVILLE – Complaints came from another street, which was reached by the noise of underage drinking from 20 partiers on Zengel Drive. Without the parents home, the 19-year-old house resident was charged with a keg law violation and possession of marijuana.Ten of the 19-year-olds were charged and four of the ...
Proposed bill would make government more open
The Ohio Senate is considering a bill that would make more meetings among government officials public as well as elaborate on what constitutes a public meeting, however some officials said it could make it harder for them to do their jobs. The bill would redefine the Ohio Open Meetings Act, ...
Greene Co. localities weigh emergency dispatch mergers
Facing huge costs to convert their emergency dispatch centers to the latest needed technology, several Greene County localities are moving to abandon the centers and merge.These moves are expected to save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.The impetus for the change is the the conversion of 9-1-1 centers to the ...
Mall area drug activity low despite big busts
Mobile drug dealing has turned popular retail areas like the Dayton Mall into hot spots for drug dealers because of the high traffic volume, local police said.The distribution of heroin, marijuana and crack cocaine is easier for drug dealers in these type of areas because they can be more discrete ...
High School sports results for Saturday, May 18
BaseballSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTDIVISION ISt. Xavier 3, Talawanda 2Lakota East 5, Glen Este 4Centerville 5, Fairmont 1SoftballSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTDIVISION IIFranklin 21, Alter 0, 5 inn.Boys VolleyballSaturday’s ResultsD-I Regional Finals at CentervilleNorthmont def. Fairmont, 25-22, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19.Beavercreek def. Centerville, 22-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12.D-II Regional Finals at CentervilleFenwick def. Alter, 25-22, 26-28, 25-17, ...
Barco invests $1M in Xenia center
Barco Inc. has invested about $1 million into its demonstration and training center in Xenia, which will showcase the company’s aviation-focused visual display systems and products. “It is really state-of-the-art, and it is world-class,” said Mark Saturno, Barco vice president, worldwide sales, training and simulation. “There is not a facility ...
Woman accused of cancer scam turns self in
A woman accused of faking cancer to get charity money surrendered to authorities after the alleged fraud was reported by the Springfield News Sun.Michelle Mundy, 38, voluntarily turned herself in to Springfield police Thursday afternoon and she was arrested on suspicion of theft, according to Springfield Chief Stephen Moody.Mundy is ...
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