Centerville News

$The Montgomery County Environmental Services will charge water and sewer customers a 2.3% convenience fee starting in August if they use a debit or credit card for payment. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Montgomery County will charge water customers convenience fee for credit card use

Stebbins High School junior Adrian Norton leaps over Northwestern's Austin Ernst to catch a touchdown pass during their game on Thursday, Aug. 19 at Taylor Field in Springfield. The Indians won 55-14. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY MICHAEL COOPER

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Whit's Frozen Custard is scheduled to open its first Dayton area location at 199 N. Main St. in Centerville on Friday, July 1, 2022. Owner Jeffrey Neace redeveloped the vacant former service station into a community gathering spot with a large outdoor area and a vintage atmosphere. CONTRIBUTED

Whit’s Frozen Custard sets opening date for first Dayton area location

The Centerville-Washington Township Americana Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary next week with a new parade route, more vendors, an expanded festival footprint and beer sales for the first time ever. CONTRIBUTED

Americana Festival returns for 50th anniversary as bigger event with more offerings

$Fairborn City School staff, Left, Kristine Van Meter, and Jackie Hazelett, place warm chicken sandwiches into thermal bags for free lunches at the Fairborn Primary School and to be delivered to the Fairborn library for free lunches, Thursday 23, 2022. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Universal free lunch programs could end at some area schools

Text alert system to notify community of overdose surges

A stretch of Ohio 48 in Centerville is among the 28.1 miles of the city, including thoroughfare and residential streets, that will be repaved in 2022 at a cost of $4.4 million. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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One lane on Centerville thoroughfare to close Thursday, Friday

A stretch of South Main Street in Centerville is among the 28.1 miles of the city, including thoroughfare and residential streets, that will be repaved in 2022 at a cost of $4.4 million. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Main roads, side streets being paved in Centerville

A second judgeship has been granted for Fairborn Municipal Court. FILE

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Fairborn to get second judge; local courts’ caseloads very different

Montgomery County Workforce Development Services, in partnership with Greene County, is hosting the event, set for noon to 4 p.m. June 29, officials said. FILE

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Nearly 200 employers part of job fair at Wright State’s Nutter Center

Children create a Minecraft mug and sign via the new Creativity Commons inside Washington Twp. RecPlex on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The makerspace initiative is powered by Washington Twp.-Centerville Public Library and takes place in 800 square feet of leased space within the RecPlex. CONTRIBUTED

Library, RecPlex open tech-heavy ‘makerspace’ for residents

$Cobblegate Square Apartments Property Manager Dave Cook, right, talks with resident Larry May and his dog, Panda, Friday morning June 17, 2022. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

More COVID rental assistance money approved as demand stays high

Kettering has voted to keep its fireworks ban and seek $850,000 more to help south suburban residents with emergency rental funds. FILE

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Kettering keeps fireworks ban, adds $850K in emergency rental aid

Kettering City Manager Mark Schwieterman, left, told the story of his 2019 collapse and near-death at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Greater Miami Valley EMS Council on Tuesday afternoon at the Montgomery County Business Solutions Center in Dayton. Kettering Police Chief Chip Protsman is at right. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Longevity of Kettering city managers called ‘very unusual’ as new search starts

The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority plans to make service changes this month, including increasing service frequency on the Route 17 line so buses arrive every 50 minutes from 100 minutes, Monday to Saturday, until 6:30 p.m. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

RTA to run some bus routes more often, permanently eliminate others

Cause of Washington Twp. house fire under investigation

$Ardent Technologies, a Centerville company located at 2134 Fall Hills Ave. will revamp and modernize its facility with some help from a Montgomery County funding opportunity. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$