Stories by Kelli Wynn
Strong storms expected in the area Wednesday
The Dayton area is expected to receive severe weather Wednesday, but not to the extent of the strong tornadoes that hit Oklahoma Monday. Strong winds and hail are expected to hit sometime Wednesday morning, according to local meteorologists. “Wednesday is a day where morning storms may limit severe potential in ...
Homeowners asked to consider water line insurance
Homeowners who take advantage of the city’s new Water Line Warranty Program will save themselves some financial headaches if a water line on their property is damaged, city officials said. “Many citizens are unaware that they are responsible for the water lines that go from the point of utility maintenance ...
‘No perfect plan’ for storm warnings
Tornado and wind related events killed nearly 25 Ohioans in the past five years despite advances in how people are alerted of strong storms. Experts agree there isn’t one perfect plan for alerting those in the storm’s path, but say the key is having several systems in place to ensure ...
Kettering school fire traced to light switch
The Kettering Fire Department believes a fire that started in the women’s faculty restroom of Kettering Middle School was caused by a faulty light switch.“We’re leaning towards an electrical cause. Our investigators are wrapping up that report,” Kettering’s Assistant Fire Chief Tom Butts said Thursday.He added that fire officials don’t ...
City could get its first crematorium
A local businessman is attempting to get a crematorium into the city after state law prevented him from doing so last year.Christopher Pryor, a local embalmer and funeral director, would like to put a crematory or mortuary business at 2520 Shiloh Springs Road, according to Carl Daugherty, Trotwood’s zoning administrator. ...
Man struck by train identified
A Vandalia man killed by a train while he was walking on train tracks near Taylorsville MetroPark on Tuesday has been identified as Steven F. Noworyta.The crash happened shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday when a 66-car CSX Transportation Train was traveling northbound on the railroad tracks near the dead-end of ...
State treasurer to visit local business owners
State Treasurer Josh Mandel will be in Butler Township on Thursday to meet with local business owners, according to Erika Vogel, assistant Butler Township administrator.Mandel will discuss state and federal issues impacting the business community.The township has invited about 25 guests to attend the private function, which will be at ...
McLin’s attorney wants case heard outside of county
The attorney for former funeral director Scherrie McLin has requested that her fraud case be transferred out of Montgomery County courts.Clyde Bennett II filed a motion for change of venue on Monday that stated, “A fair and impartial trial cannot be held in this case in this county in light ...
Employees fired, prosecutor probes daycare incident
The city prosecutor’s office is considering whether charges should be filed against a former employee of a local KinderCare Learning Center after the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services received a complaint about the center that resulted in this employee and another employee being fired from their positions.“We do ...
Construction on The Enclave set to begin this summer
Construction for The Enclave at The Falls plat is scheduled to start this summer, making this the last of the land to be developed in The Falls community.“The Falls is an existing community of custom homes and The Enclave is basically the last piece of remaining property that was part ...
Union’s real estate purchase part of industrial development plan
The city has moved forward with plans for industrial development by purchasing a four-story house and two acres at 11386 Dog Leg Road. The plan is to annex the property into Union, according to Union City Manager John Applegate. The property is east of Dog Leg Road and north of ...
Company eyeballing Vandalia for business move
City council members recently gave the okay for the city manager to negotiate with an unnamed existing company who is thinking of moving some its business to the Stonequarry Crossings development. City officials are not naming the company or the work it does, only referring to the negotiation process as ...
Trotwood selected for national program to reduce childhood hunger
Trotwood is one of 21 U.S. cities chosen to participate in a National League of Cities program that will help the city leverage funding to reduce childhood hunger. The program is called the Cities Combating Hunger through Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs. As part of the NLC initiative, representatives from ...
Harrison Twp. overwhelmingly passes police levies
Voters in Harrison Twp. overwhelmingly passed two police levies Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.This means the township can maintain its police services contract with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.“I think it’s a testament to the services that the sheriff’s office provides the township,” said Randall Brooks, township administrator. “The ...
Trotwood selected for national program aimed at reducing childhood hunger
Trotwood is one of 21 U.S. cities chosen to participate in a National League of Cities program that will help the city leverage funding to reduce childhood hunger. The program is called the Cities Combating Hunger through Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs. As part of the NLC initiative, representatives from ...
Township administrator: police service will be cut if levies fail
If both of the Harrison Township police levies that are appearing on the May 7 ballot fail, the township will lose its police services with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the township administrator said. One of the levies is a renewal police and EMS 13 mill levy that will not ...
Butler Township plans for new government center; fire station renovation
Butler Township will spend $2.1 million in borrowed money to renovate Fire Station 88, 3780 Little York Road, and add on a new township hall. The township will pay back the loan during a 20-year-period from the fire levy funds, said Kim Lapensee, township administrator. “If we have some additional ...
Two men arrested in racial incident
Two Dayton men are being held in the Montgomery County Jail after police said they allegedly yelled racial slurs and fired a weapon at residents of the 100 block of Milton Street. Augustus Vanderpool, 54, and Brandon Freeland, 19, were arrested shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday during a traffic stop ...
Brookville Schools seek renewal and operating levies
The superintendent of Brookville Local Schools said the district’s bid for a renewal levy and a new operating levy on the May ballot is intended to keep the district on good financial and educational footing. The district is putting a 3.99 mill renewal levy and a new 5.5 mill operating ...
Jefferson Township Schools seek 10.07 mill levy issue for new school building
Jefferson Township Local Schools has a chance to get a new pre-kindergarten through 12th grade building, if voters approve a combined 10.07 mill levy issue on the May ballot. “If we pass this levy, the state will pay 41 percent of the building cost,” said Chris Frame, district treasurer. “This ...
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