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Montgomery, Greene counties train for major disaster
A vapor cloud forming above canisters of compressed gas in the bed of a pick-up truck on the University of Dayton campus signaled the start of a training exercise simulating a hazardous chemical release.The UD parking lot swarmed with first responders Wednesday morning from Greene and Montgomery Counties to assist ...
Counties ready for emergency training exercises
The Montgomery/Greene Counties Local Emergency Response Council is hosting a full-scale training exercise on Wednesday simulating a response to the release of a hazardous chemical.The training exercise will take place at the Montgomery County Emergency Operations Center in the Reibold Building at 117 S. Main Street, Miami Valley Hospital, the ...
Local Red Cross volunteers on standby
While volunteers for the Dayton Area Chapter of the American Red Cross waited to hear Tuesday morning whether they will be deployed to Oklahoma to assist tornado victims, one Dayton area native who lives in the Sooner State did reach her daughter in Moore. “We are on standby,” Soteria Brown, ...
Ambassador for Wright family passes
Wright Brothers family ambassador and longtime Dayton-area volunteer Marion Davis Wright passed away Thursday in Toledo after a long illness.Wright, 85, was the widow of Wilkinson “Wick” Wright the great-nephew of Wilbur and Orville Wright. She was predeceased by her husband Wick.Wright was teaching at The Miami Valley School when ...
Historic buildings rely on private events to keep doors open
Montgomery County spends $300,000 a year for management of two seldom used, but historic downtown Dayton buildings, Memorial Hall and the old courthouse. Under an agreement with Montgomery County — owner of the buildings - Dayton History maintains the properties as historical centers. About 10,000 people visited the buildings in ...
Greater Dayton RTA gets $450,000 to improve services
The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority has been awarded a $450,000 federal grant to improve access to transportation services for Montgomery County veterans and others.U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration had awarded the grant to establish a “One-Call/One-Click” service in ...
Racinos reviving horse industry
Anticipation of $10 million a year from taxes on casino revenue and an estimated $1 million a month from video lottery play has led to a rebound in race horse breeding.“When most of the public says horse racing, they’re thinking about multi-million dollar companies that own the racetracks. It’s much ...
$187M library project largest for newly hired director
Dayton Metro Library interviewed six candidates before hiring Tom Marchesano of Michigan as director of construction for its $187 million building project. Other public libraries that worked with Marchesano described him as a man with integrity, a team player, someone who gets projects done on time and on budget. “Tom ...
Racinos reviving horse industry
Anticipation of $10 million a year from casino revenue taxes and an estimated $1 million a month from video lottery play has led to a rebound in race horse breeding in Ohio. “When most of the public says horse racing, they’re thinking about multi-million dollar companies that own the racetracks. ...
Levies in Miami and Washington townships pass
Voters in Miami and Washington townships favored four property tax issues Tuesday to fund police, fire, emergency services and recreation, according to unofficial results from the Montgomery County Board of Elections.After a loss at the polls in November, voters supported a 5.25 mills property tax for police services in Miami ...
Husted touts e-pollbooks in Dayton
Secretary of State Jon Husted made a brief stop at a Dayton polling location about 10 a.m. Tuesday to highlight use of e-pollbooks for elections. The technology is currently in use in 11 counties.Montgomery County has used the e-pollbooks, which resemble an electronic tablet with a card reader, for six ...
Election polls have closed
Polls for Tuesday’s election have closed. Voters around the Miami Valley are deciding who the two candidates will be for Dayton mayor and who the four candidates will be for the City Commission in November. Llyn McCoy, deputy director of the Greene County Board of Elections, described voting action overall ...
Agencies serving homeless awarded $7.2 million
Twenty-one programs serving homeless individuals in Dayton, Kettering and Montgomery County together were awarded $7.2 million in federal funds Thursday to continue operations. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care grants fund permanent and transitional housing for homeless persons as well as services such ...
Dayton racino gets OK from Racing Commission
Workers are expected to break ground on a new Dayton racino within the next few days, following a Wednesday vote from the Ohio State Racing Commission that breaks a stalemate that had delayed the project. The racino, located at the site of a former Delphi plant, will cost about $125 ...
Overdose deaths at record high in Montgomery County
Montgomery County experienced 162 deaths from drug overdoses in 2012, the highest number on record.“It’s a number that should concern all of us,” said Montgomery County Health Commissioner Jim Gross, at a press conference Tuesday where the 2012 Poisoning Death Review report was released.Cancer and heart disease were the leading ...
Library rejects proposal to move into Arcade
The Dayton Metro Library Board will not consider moving the Main Library downtown to the the historic Arcade complex. In a three-page letter dated April 29, Dayton Metro’s Executive Director Tim Kambitsch and Margot Merz, the library board president, cited increased maintenance, energy and security costs because of the size ...
Montgomery and Miami counties partner to save money
Montgomery and Miami County officials on Tuesday announced a joint solid waste transportation and disposal agreement that will save more than $15 million for Montgomery County and $5 million for Miami County over the next five years. “We all serve our citizens better if we work together to save money. ...
Centerville property owners contest land values
A group of Centerville neighbors with larger than expected property tax bills say they are fuming over the $350,000 per acre appraised value set by the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office for land underneath their new condominiums. “What has happened is that we all got a rude awakening,” said Sand Wedge ...
Accidental drug deaths up in Montgomery County
On average 500 Montgomery County residents are taken to emergency rooms or the coroner’s office each year after a drug overdose, mostly from abuse of prescription pain killers, heroin or tranquilizes. White men ages 45 to 54 are most at risk, according to a preliminary 2012 Poisoning Death Review Summary ...
Disturbing video of Arcade released
City of Dayton officials today informed the owner of the downtown Arcade that extensive code violations inside the building pose unsafe conditions which prohibit the historic complex from being open for public tours during the upcoming Urban Nights event. Michael Cromartie, Dayton’s chief building official, denied a permit request to ...
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