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Students do well at history bee
From Ancient Greece to World War II, from medieval times to mid-century America, a group of students in the Beavercreek School District showcased their history knowledge at a major competition.Eight students from Ferguson and Ankeney Middle Schools in the Beavercreek School District participated in a multi-state History Bee in Lexington, ...
Kettering asks for public’s help to prevent vandalism
The Kettering Parks Department is asking for community help in keeping their parks safe and undisturbed.The Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program is a joint partnership between the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department and City of Kettering Police Department. The program’s aim is to educate the ...
Students participate in state geography bee
Three students at Beavercreek-area schools advanced to the state round of the National Geography Bee.Abhinav Prasad, 14, an 8th grader at Ferguson Middle School; Matthew Riekens, 13, an 8th grader at Ankeney Middle School and Madeline Sanders, 11, a fifth grader at St. Luke Elementary School all won their respective ...
Woman’s skills making ceramics opened a new door
By her own admission, Jeannette Mitchell had to be dragged “kicking and screaming” into her first ceramics class, but once she got there, she never wanted to leave.“My friend kept pestering me to go to a class, and I said I’d go to one just so she’d never bring it ...
Local woman starts chapter of The Well Armed Woman
A local woman is spearheading a group designed to help women feel more at ease with learning about and safely handling firearms.Becky Frame, of Brookville, has started the local chapter of The Well Armed Woman, a free educational program strictly for women to help teach them about guns. The Well ...
Oakwood academic decathlon team headed to nationals
Like any athlete devoted to winning at the highest levels, the team members of Oakwood High School’s academic decathlon team put in a great deal of overtime to build up the muscle most necessary to win: their brains.“I’d say we’re putting in about 25 hours a week outside of school ...
West Carrollton offers open enrollment
The West Carrollton School District is now accepting enrollment from students who live anywhere in the state of Ohio in its new open enrollment policy.“Our purpose is to be the school district of choice in Ohio,” said West Carrollton Schools Superintendent Rusty Clifford. “We want to give any student in ...
City, state leaders discuss Dayton
The redevelopment of the city in a variety of physical and logistical areas was the key topic when local lawmakers talked to members of the state legislature.Dayton city leaders met with members of the State Senate and Legislature earlier this month to discuss concerns they had with potential legislation and ...
Warren County Sheriff’s Office offers free women’s self-defense course
Warren County Dep. Don McGlothlin wouldn’t mess with Sgt. Renee Larson.“I’m a big fella, but she could kick my butt if she wanted,” said McGlothin.That’s why Larson helps him teach self defense to Warren County women. Groups can contact the Warren County Sheriff’s Office at (513) 695-1280 to arrange free, ...
Fairborn police offer tips on preventing crime in local businesses
Being aware of suspicious visitors and keeping a store well-lit and clutter-free are just a couple tips to prevent robberies that Fairborn police shared with local business owners recently.“Criminals are wolves who look for weakness and prey upon it,” said Det. Brian Neiford of the Fairborn Police Department.Fairborn has not ...
Fifth graders start own newspaper
A group of fifth graders at Berry Intermediate School in Lebanon are adding the five “W’s” – who, what, when, where and why – to the traditional slate of the “3 R’s” learned at school.The quintet of students have started writing and publishing Warrior Pride, a monthly newspaper dedicated to ...
Lakota East students head to D.C.
Jacob Linder may not be an elected official, but he will still be traveling to Washington, D.C., this month with a group of fellow students at Lakota East High School to get a bill passed into law.Linder, an 18-year-old senior at Lakota East High School, is the president of the ...
Z Club hopes to support fellow students
For the members of the Lakota East Z Club, the domino is the perfect symbol of the actions they are both trying to promote and trying to curtail.“It’s to remind us all that our actions affect others,” explained Z Club vice president Sarah King. “If you are mean or unkind ...
Sixth-grader wins school’s Geography Bee
Saleem Dweik had never been to Baltimore, but he was sure he knew the waterway surrounding it was the Chesapeake Bay.“I remembered my teacher last year had taught me that,” Saleem said. “I was pretty sure it was the answer.”The 11-year-old’s knowledge of Mid-Atlantic coastal geography propelled him to victory ...
Neighbors concerned about effects of new truck stop
Crime, pollution and a depreciation of property values are among the chief concerns neighbors of a proposed Turtlecreek Twp. truck stop have about the new businesses that could be entering their neighborhood.Pilot Flying J wants to build a $9 million truck stop/travel center at the Ohio 123/Interstate 71 interchange on ...
Lebanon will keep railroad in city
Lebanon city council approved passage of funding Wednesday to keep the LM&M railroad in Lebanon for two more years. Council approved the passage of the contract with LM&M railroad on a 4-1 vote, with two members of council absent. Based on the contract terms, the city will continue to pay ...
Government leaders optimstic about 2013
From racetracks to roadways, Warren County leaders said they have high hopes for 2013. Warren County Commissioner Pat South said that the county was in a financially sound position as it entered 2013, noting the county had experienced an 8.1 percent ($2.2 million) increase in sales tax revenue and $22 ...
Business leaders see big things for Warren County in 2013
Area business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the area’s economic outlook in 2013 — as long as the fiscal cliff can be averted. “I’m cautiously optimistic that the federal government will solve the fiscal cliff, begin to work on the deficit, and not raise everybody’s taxes,” said Steve Wilson, Chairman ...
Company to move corrugated plant to Lebanon
A packaging company with Cincinnati-area operations has purchased a vacated plant in Lebanon’s southern industrial park, a move that could bring more than 100 jobs to the city.Green Bay Packaging Inc. said it has acquired the 269,000-square-foot plant and 28 acres of land at 760 Kingsview Drive. The plant will ...
Butler’s economic prospects hopeful in 2013
Area business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the area’s economic outlook in 2013 — as long as the fiscal cliff can be averted.The overall economy seems to be showing sings of a “modest recovery,” specifically in increases in the gross domestic product, said Frank Hall, chief financial officer for First ...
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