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Middletown native to run against Boehner
Andy Hounshell believes he can do something no one has done ever: beat Speaker of the House John Boehner for his 8th District seat. Hounshell, a 37-year-old AK Steel employee and IAM Local 1943 vice president, will announce his candidacy for the 2014 race against Boehner on Friday at a ...
Land bank could boost proposed $20M project
The Greene County commission is considering moving forward on a proposed land bank that could bring a potential $20 million development deal to Fairborn, according to officials. Greene County commissioners and other county officials will meet this morning for a work session to discuss funding and the cost ofcreating a ...
Sheriff seeks to reopen part of jail
Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer said he plans to submit a proposal to county commissioners this month that would reopen part of the county jail. The proposed plan would ask the county for additional funding to hire more corrections officers who would be used to staff part of the detention ...
Montgomery County reports physical abuse of children up, neglect down in 2012
Cases of physical abuse of children in Montgomery County rose by more than 100 in 2012, compared to the previous year, while neglect cases decreased. Montgomery County’s Department of Job and Family Services, Children’s Services Division, on Monday, released abuse data for last year as part of a kickoff to ...
County Commissioners hire office manager
Butler County Commissioners have hired an office manager who is scheduled to begin later this month.Erica Cooper was approved by a 2-1 vote Thursday for the position. Cooper, a resident of northern Kentucky and a graduate of Northern Kentucky University, most recently was employed as an office manager/executive assistant at ...
City to continue golf course debate Tuesday
Weatherwax Golf Course will be the subject of a second work session in as many months on Tuesday, and a possible direction on the future of the subsidized public course could be announced.The city financed a bond to pay for the course to be remodeled in the 1990s. There’s just ...
Former state IT manager under investigation
The FBI and Ohio Office of Inspector General are investigating allegations that a former state employee helped steer a lucrative contract to a company to which he had business ties, according to a document obtained Friday by the Dayton Daily News through a public records request.The Ohio Department of Job ...
Fee to dump trash may be cut in half
Proposed changes to waste generation fees collected by the Butler County Recycling and Solid Waste District will mean a cost savings to residents, local governments and businesses. The district is funded by a $2 per ton fee assessed on all waste originated in the county and deposited in Ohio landfills. ...
Court to decide if candidate can appear on Dayton ballot
The Second District Court of Appeals heard testimony Thursday from witnesses including would-be Dayton City Commission candidate William Pace and the Montgomery County Board of Elections about whether Pace should be allowed onto the ballot. The Board of Elections ruled March 14 that Pace did not qualify to run for ...
Area businesses deliver on job promises
Greater Dayton-area businesses made good on 88 percent of the jobs they pledged to create as part of $10.9 million in incentive agreements with counties between 2008-2012 and more than $4 million in tax abatements, some extending back nearly two decades. The Dayton Daily News analyzed data on economic development ...
Residents upset over scheduled demolition of recently-purchased home
Charles and Chire Byrd had barely started fixing up the Glenwood Avenue home they thought they’d bought for $5,000 earlier this month when city officials “kicked in the door” on March 15. The siblings were surprised to discover that the home had been declared a blight and was put on ...
Robotics cuts crime lab back log
A $500,000 robotics system has cut the turnaround time for DNA evidence analysis at the Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab from a six months back log to completion in two to four weeks. The faster turnaround means innocent suspects are ruled out quicker and charges brought sooner against alleged criminals.Processing ...
Housing expert says city is ‘playing with fire’
Cutting 60 percent of Middletown’s existing Section 8 housing vouchers would be reckless and could cost the city millions of dollars in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, low-income and housing experts say.City officials plan to eliminate 1,008 Section 8 vouchers through attrition in the next ...
Eaton board votes to close Homeless shelter
Public urination, drug and alcohol use, curfew violations and lack of supervision are among reasons the planning officials here opted to close Preble County’s only shelter for the homeless.Closure of the facility, 131 N. Beech St., is set for next month following the vote by the Eaton Planning Board.Police have ...
Parting bonuses ‘taxpayer-funded wet kiss goodbye’
Area lawmakers in Washington spiked their staffs’ pay at the end of 2012, often by more than $10,000 a person, according to a Dayton Daily News analysis of congressional pay data.The most generous bosses were defeated and retiring lawmakers on their way out the door, including U.S. Rep. Steve Austria, ...
Prosecutor indicts groundhog for misrepresentation of early spring
Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser decided to do something about the frustration of many in the area who believed the famous ground hog who predicted an early spring last month. With the snow flying today and more in forecast for the weekend, Gmoser imposed the death penalty on Punxsutawney Phil ...
Fundraiser may be affected by Portman’s new stance on gay marriage
The Butler County Republican Party’s largest fundraiser of the year will feature a speaker who has raised eyebrows nationally in the past week with his reverse stance on same-sex marriage.Sen. Rob Portman, who has been taking some heat from conservatives for his recent endorsement of gay marriage, is slated to ...
Liberty Twp. names new trustee
Local businessman Thomas P. Farrell was appointed Tuesday to the township’s open trustee position.The position became vacant when former Trustee Patrick Hiltman resigned Feb. 19 resignation.Farrell has lived in Liberty Twp. for 14 years, and has served in a volunteer capacity on the Liberty Township Zoning Commission for nearly 10 ...
Councilman expresses concern over downtown land purchases
The city has set the stage to increase the amount of downtown parking by agreeing to purchase another piece of North Main Street property.But one Middletown City Council member strongly disagrees with buying the land.“I continue to urge my colleagues to exercise restraint, caution and in fact almost altogether stop ...
Rasmus takes helm of county Mental Health Board
Scott Rasmus has been promoted to be the new executive director of the Butler County Mental Health Board.Prior to the promotion, Rasmus was the board’s assistant executive director for six years.He replaces Terry Royer, who retired after serving the board for 23 years.Board president Patricia Deis-Gleeson said that Rasmus was ...
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