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Local two-star general dies
A two-star general from Springfield who served as chief of staff of the Ohio Air National Guard has died. Maj. Gen. Harry L. Cochran Jr. was 88.By the time of his retirement from the Guard in 1983, Cochran was believed to be the world’s last World War II fighter pilot ...
One dead, one hurt in crash
A two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon claimed the life of one person and sent another to the hospital. The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. at the intersection of West North Street and North Western Avenue. Police said they expected North Street to be closed throughout Saturday night. Springfield police arrived ...
Springfield native advised president during 9/11, start of Iraq War
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Deborah A. Loewer admittedly could talk for hours about where she was on 9/11 — and people would listen for hours. A Springfield native who retired from service in 2007 as the highest-ranking woman in naval history, Loewer gave a minute-by-minute account Saturday at the ...
Local company leading work on unmanned aircraft
An industry report this week predicted that unmanned aircraft systems will create more than 2,700 new Ohio jobs by 2025, but for one Springfield company, unmanned aircraft already make up 20 percent of the bottom line. “I had intended to get into it. I didn’t intend to get into it ...
Area scouts collecting food
Local Boy Scouts hope to collect 100,000 pounds of food today for food banks and pantries in a five-county area.“It isn’t done by one doing a lot,” said David Mauch, district director of the Boy Scouts of America’s Tecumseh Council. “It’s done by a lot doing a little.”Unfortunately, just as ...
Local business leader dies
Vince Demana, a Springfield businessman who took his father’s local scrap yard and turned it into a steel company with multiple locations in Ohio, has died. He was 72.Demana remained as CEO of Benjamin Steel Co. until 2005. In 1998 he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and he died Monday ...
Pet food pantry in need of food
A new pet food pantry located inside Second Harvest Food Bank has distributed 2,200 pounds of free pet food since Jan. 1. Now, it’s the pantry itself that needs food. “I’m not a pantry if I don’t have any food,” said Don Myers, president of Pet Pantry Springfield. Myers applied ...
Two overcome huge obstacles to win awards
Two Springfield residents have been honored for their efforts to conquer disabilities that only recently have altered their lives.But the awards presented Thursday at the Dayton Convention Center to Steve Perkins and Jessica Miles are just little things compared to what else Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley has given them.“If ...
Nearly 50 jobs cut at Springfield base
Close to 50 full-time jobs will be cut later this year at the Springfield Air National Guard Base in a complete surprise to the base commander. Statewide the Ohio Air National Guard stands to lose at least 104 jobs. The elimination of 47 intelligence and reconnaissance positions within the 178th ...
Local chaplain played vital role in war
After the accidental burning last year of Qurans by U.S. troops in Afghanistan sparked deadly rioting, an Air National Guard chaplain from Springfield stepped in and potentially saved countless American lives. For his effort, Lt. Col. Jon Trainer received the prestigious Bronze Star — a medal given for heroic or ...
Rank of new medal concerns local vets
Dave Bauer earned his medals the old-fashioned way — by risking his life. In 1969, the Clark County resident earned a Bronze Star braving mortar and rocket fire, then received a Purple Heart when he was wounded. Now, he’s dismayed that a person operating a drone thousands of miles away ...
Local Guard base in strong position as closures loom
The 2005 process to close and realign the nation’s military installations stripped the Springfield Air National Guard Base of its 18 fighter jets in a move originally predicted to save $2.5 million a year.A revised cost-savings estimate by the U.S. Government Accountability Office determined that the loss of those F-16s ...
Symphony to honor Underground Railroad
When you think of historic Springfield houses worthy of a symphonic tribute, you automatically tend to think big — the Bushnell mansion, the Foos manor, the Westcott House.But as part of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s 70th anniversary season this fall, a tiny brick cottage will get the full orchestral treatment ...
Symphony picks new leader
As a South High School student in the horn section of the Springfield Youth Symphony, Robyn Zimmann never envisioned herself as executive director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.“Never in a million years,” Zimmann, now 54, confessed.“Back then,” she added, “I did envision myself being involved in music.”Beginning June 1, Zimmann ...
Local woman in new ‘Oz’ movie
Stephanie Mason isn’t bothered by the fact that her part in an upcoming movie isn’t big. The 4-foot-3-inch Springfield resident had a magical time playing the part of a munchkin in “Oz the Great and Powerful.” “I know I was there. I know I met these people,” Mason said. “I ...
United Way honoring volunteers
The local United Way’s 89th annual meeting and awards celebration will be held a couple of months earlier than recent years, but a month later than its original date.“We’re kind of going back to the future,” said Doug Lineberger, executive director of the United Way of Clark, Champaign and Madison ...
Union Club selects new trustees
The Union Club of Springfield has 14 new trustees after a state-ordered emergency election this week.The large social-charitable organization had been ordered by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to split into two distinct organizations — one to manage the 80-year-old club’s charitable giving and one to manage the social club ...
Public to shape drone policy
The Federal Aviation Administration has restarted its process to select six national test ranges for unmanned aircraft systems, but that doesn’t mean the privacy concerns that halted it have been resolved. The FAA is turning to the public for input to shape the privacy requirements for the test sites — ...
Northwestern grad in new movie
Tammy Bevan wanted to yell in a crowded movie theater, but settled instead for piracy, pointing her phone at the screen and snapping a picture during the credits.It’s just that hard to contain her excitement when her sister is in a movie the caliber of “Silver Linings Playbook.”“I almost screamed ...
Club operated slots to compete with others
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine chalked up the Union Club of Springfield’s latest infractions to a misunderstanding, but three of the trustees he’s forcing out of office by Tuesday say they knowingly operated slot machines.“We only did what everyone else does,” longtime trustee Sherri Donahue said.The 80-year-old social-charitable organization ran ...
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