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Beavercreek

Protests persist over Beavercreek school mask policy

No arrests made at OVI checkpoint Friday night in Greene County

Greg Ramey, a Dayton-area child psychologist, pleaded guilty to six counts of endangering children and one count of tampering with evidence in Greene County Common Pleas Court.

Dayton child psychologist pleads guilty to endangering, tampering with evidence

$Cameron Chaney, bookmobile cleck, reads a story to Greene-View Elementary kindergarten students from the steps of the new Greene County Bookmobile, Tuesday Sept, 14, 2021. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

New Greene County bookmobile delights kids with stories

Bellbrook

Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from Fairborn High School join American Legion Post 526 honor guards at a Veterans Day Ceremony. FILE PHOTO

15 local schools win state’s military-friendly award

Certain roadways and travel routes in Bellbrook will be restricted on Saturday beginning at 7 a.m. to open vehicle traffic with some road and lane closures for the participants of the Brook Mills 10K event to run.

Bellbrook roads will be restricted Saturday: Here’s why

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County hosted a live demonstration of its mosquito surveillance program in 2019. STAFF FILE

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Greene County

Last fall Kettering City Council approved $236,030 to buy police officers 90 body cameras from WatchGuard. FILE

NEW DETAILS: Kettering police body cameras in hand, use planned ‘as soon as possible’

Brookville

Brookville sex offender indicted in child pornography case

David Nugent of Brookville is a Community Gem for refurbishing bicycles and giving the away. CONTRIBUTED/DAVID NUGENT

Community Gem: David Nugent puts smiles on kids’ faces and ‘that’s enough for me’

Men alleged to have tried to meet underage boys for sex get treatment instead of jail

This waterway in Harrison Twp. between Main St. and the Stillwater River is approved to receive USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service grants to remove tree debris from the Memorial Day tornados in 2019. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Federal grants to clear local waterways of tornado tree debris

Centerville

$Centerville's uptown plan includes a corridor of small businesses and is the focus of an estimated 10 million project designed to transform the historic town center in and around the intersection of north Main and Franklin Streets. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Centerville awarded $2.48M in federal COVID relief funds, spending plan undecided

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Changes to Centerville’s Uptown plan now call for a section of West Franklin Street, or Ohio 725, to have a boulevard with trees, a crosswalk and on-street parking. The boulevard will begin near The Aficinado (at right) and head west. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF

Centerville Uptown changes focus on business, traffic, safety amid restaurant activity

Montgomery County will pay $2 each for up to 10 scrap or used passenger car tires a resident turns in at its eighth Tire Buyback from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Montgomery County Solid Waste District Transfer and Recycling Facility, 1001 Encrete Lane, Moraine. CONTRIBUTED

Have used tires? Montgomery County buyback on for Sunday after pandemic break

Students earn National Merit recognition for posting the highest scores on the Preliminary SAT exam.

List: Students from 21 local schools win National Merit honor

Clayton

Northmont schools switch to full mask mandate

Clayton police get new body cameras for safety, transparency

Clayton council approves 125-home subdivision proposal while apartment request denied

Austin Myers OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION

Clayton man on death row for Warren County murder seeks to delay execution

Dayton

Elimination of RTA routes angers seniors, riders with disabilities

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$Eric Sauer, planning manager at Five Rivers MetroParks, on Thursday stands next to a channel at Carriage Hill MetroPark in Huber Heights that’s been damaged from erosion because it’s taken on more water than it can handle when ephemerals streams in the area were replaced with retention ponds. He and others are pushing back on HB 175, which is proposing to deregulate ephemeral streams. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Bill deregulating streams would ease development, opponents say it threatens drinking...

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Kim Jarvis, right, is the founder of On Purpose Academy and Mentoring Center.

Community Gems: Kim Jarvis helping build foundation for underserved children

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WATCH: Fantastic aerial view of University of Dayton campus

UD considering cuts to academic programs, jobs to create ‘transformational change’

Englewood

List: Students from 21 local schools win National Merit honor

Northmont schools switch to full mask mandate

A rendering of the east exterior of the planned Northmont branch of the Dayton Metro Library. Courtesy of Dayton Metro Library.

Dayton Metro Library to start construction on new Northmont branch

New staffers in the Northmont school district take part in orientation day in early August, 2021. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Northmont schools to require masks for preschool to sixth grade

Fairborn

$Cameron Chaney, bookmobile cleck, reads a story to Greene-View Elementary kindergarten students from the steps of the new Greene County Bookmobile, Tuesday Sept, 14, 2021. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

New Greene County bookmobile delights kids with stories

Wright State plans sweepstake to encourage COVID vaccination

A sign outside the Fairborn Theater in downtown Fairborn reads, "Thank you." Courtesy of Jordan Terrell.

Fairborn group works toward reopening downtown movie theater

A child just receiving a bed hugs a stuffed animal during the Day to Dream event in 2019.

Secret Smiles of Dayton to deliver beds, mattresses to kids in need

Huber Heights

Have used tires? Montgomery County buyback on for Sunday after pandemic break

Huber Heights man jailed in OVI crash; driver killed backing out of parking space

Location changes for Wednesday COVID vaccine clinic; Public Health offers $100 gift cards

The Republican proposal for new state House and Senate district maps, adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission as working documents, is expected to be ratified this week. FILE

Ohio redistricting plan called illegal, roundly criticized at Dayton-area hearing as...

Kettering

List: Students from 21 local schools win National Merit honor

Kettering Schools reports students participating in ‘devious licks’ social media trend

FILE PHOTO Carole King performs at the Schuster Center in Dayton for the Kettering Medical Center Foundation's 20th Anniversary Heart to Heart Gala Monday, September 22, 2008.

Kettering Medical Center postpones Heart to Heart Gala until February due to COVID

Ohio redistricting plan called illegal, roundly criticized at Dayton-area hearing as...

Lebanon

Defiance became the first city in Ohio to install a Safe Haven Baby Box, which opened in September 2019.

Lebanon councilman proposes Safe Haven Baby Box

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Lebanon City Council Tuesday approved an ordinance and two resolutions supporting individual choice when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations and for quarantine protocols to be reformed. FILE PHOTO

Lebanon won’t require city workers to get COVID vaccines

Andre Spearman. Photo courtesy the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction.

Lebanon Correctional inmate accused of attempting to kill another inmate

Lebanon City Council began reviewing the applications and resumes of several residents who are interested in a six-month appointment to council. Council met in executive session Tuesday to discuss the applicants to complete former councilwoman Krista Wyatt's unexpired term. The city charter requires council to fill the vacancy within 30 days. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Lebanon considering legislation to prohibit vaccination mandates for city workers

Miamisburg

Enon man indicted in hit-and-run OVI crash involving motorcyclist in Miamisburg

Have used tires? Montgomery County buyback on for Sunday after pandemic break

Local school COVID cases at near peak level for second week

Man accused of driving stolen Mercedes in police chase, running across I-75 indicted

Moraine

The Montgomery County Board of Elections voted Monday on the validity of petitions for several local races voters will decide on in November. FILE

Ex-state rep. ruled in for Kettering race, city’s mayor job won’t be contested in...

Seven Moraine Police Department patrol officers are sworn in Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, during council's regularly scheduled meeting. The officers include (left to right)
Tyler Dennis, DaVaughn Richardson, Bryon Watson, Joseph Alexander, Sharmae Hatfield, Karen Arriaga-Perez, and Ali Al Gburi. CONTRIBUTED

Moraine Police Department welcomes 7 patrol officers

Montgomery County Environmental Services Solid Waste Transfer Station is closed Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 24, 2021, until further notice for an active police investigation. Jim Noelker / Staff

Police: Jawbone found in Moraine owned by former doctor

Discovery of partial human skull leads to search at solid waste station

Oakwood

UPDATE: Oakwood school board votes to appoint Beavercreek director to vacant seat

Oakwood City Schools has restricted access at Lane Stadium after the Legionella bacteria found there. FILE

Stadium water tests free of Legionella, Oakwood Schools says

Prosecutors: Former Oakwood safety director jailed after child pornography found again

NCR Country Club has plans to build a facility for an indoor virtual golf and practice activities. FILE

Concerns about NCR Country Club plans for new indoor golf range tighten oversight

Springboro

List: Students from 21 local schools win National Merit honor

Springboro City Council prepares to open its regular session on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. During the meeting, council tabled a vote on the proposed $265 million Easton Farm mixed use development. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Springboro council tables $265M development to review a alternate plan

Developers of the proposed Easton Farm project have submitted a revised plan that eliminates multi-family housing from the project. Springboro officials received the plan earlier this week. The project's rezoning and revised preliminary plan will have a second reading by Springboro City Council at its next meeting. CONTRIBUTED/CITY OF SPRINGBORO

Springboro council to vote on Easton Farm rezoning, preliminary development plan

Vietnamese pot-bellied pig is a pet, can stay in its home, judge rules

Trotwood

Trotwood man jailed in suspected OVI crash that injured 14-year-old Dayton boy

Trotwood man indicted in deadly shooting of Dayton woman

Dayton man jailed after police call for countywide backup in Trotwood

One-year-old Kylan Randall climbs through a tunnel on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Marilyn E. Thomas Center operated by the Miami Valley Child Development Centers on Shiloh Springs Road in Trotwood. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

PHOTOS: Kids persevering in the pandemic while playing, learning

Troy

Demolition proposed for downtown Troy building

Troy 8th-grader overcomes odds to run cross country: ‘He’s an unstoppable kid’

Troy schools mandate masks despite vocal opposition

Ohio redistricting plan called illegal, roundly criticized at Dayton-area hearing as...

Vandalia

Community Gems: Kim Jarvis helping build foundation for underserved children

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Have used tires? Montgomery County buyback on for Sunday after pandemic break

Local school COVID cases at near peak level for second week

Vandalia police 911 lines down, public should call Communications Center

Waynesville

Warren County plan to keep unvaccinated, unmasked students in school gets nod from Ohio...

Construction workers continue the assembly of a total 34 modular classrooms which will be home of Franklin Junior High School for the next couple of years until construction is completed on the new Franklin High School and the current high school is renovated as a middle school. CONTRIBUTED/FRANKLIN CITY SCHOOLS

Franklin Junior High starting new year remotely; Wayne Local delays opening school

A Warren County resident receives a home delivered meal as part of the Elderly Services Program. CONTRIBUTED/COUNCIL ON AGING

Election 2021: What tax issues will be on Warren County ballots in November?

Clayton man on death row for Warren County murder seeks to delay execution

West Carrollton

Bond $25K for man accused of firing gun in West Carrollton road rage incident

West Carrollton will mandate masks for students and staff starting Sept. 2, 2021. STAFF FILE PHOTO

West Carrollton Schools mandate masks for students, staff starting Thursday

Pam Jacobs of Huber Heights, who taught English for 25 years at both West Carrollton High School and Middle School, died early Wednesday evening following an Aug. 21 crash, the district announced Thursday on social media.

Longtime West Carrollton teacher remembered as ‘the most beautiful soul’

Crews from four fire departments responded to a large fire Aug. 13, 2021, at Centerville Park Apartments off Sidneywood Drive in West Carrollton.

Multiple families displaced after West Carrollton apartment fire

Xenia

Dayton child psychologist pleads guilty to endangering, tampering with evidence

Local school COVID cases at near peak level for second week

Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, president of Wilberforce University, called the partnership to open the new health center especially timely given the persistent challenge of the COVID-19. KAITLIN SCHROEDER

New health clinic opens at Wilberforce University

$Cameron Chaney, bookmobile cleck, reads a story to Greene-View Elementary kindergarten students from the steps of the new Greene County Bookmobile, Tuesday Sept, 14, 2021. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

New Greene County bookmobile delights kids with stories