Stories by Kelli Wynn
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 ...
Judge bars prosecutor from working in her courtroom
Vandalia Prosecutor Claudia Turrell faces dismissal after Municipal Court Judge Cynthia M. Heck issued an unusual order banning her from working in the court. Heck declined to discuss why she issued the order. But according to Turrell, Heck asked City Manager Rob Anderson to fire the prosecutor because she had ...
School district to vote on cutting teachers
The members of the Vandalia-Butler City Schools Board of Education voted to cut 47 positions, including those of 33 teachers on Tuesday evening. The district also will cut art, music and physical education for students in grades 6-8, according to a district spokeswoman. “The cuts are due to the $7 ...
Environmental progress made since first Earth Day
Ohio has made significant progress in the fight for environmental health since Earth Day started in 1970, according to Jack Shaner, deputy director and senior director of Legislative & Public Affairs for the Ohio Environmental Council. “Ohio is a major industrial state and we have made tremendous strides in cleaning ...
Police to target drunk drivers tonight
An OVI Sobriety Checkpoint will take place tonight in the area of 1001 Shiloh Springs Road in Trotwood, according to Trotwood Police Sgt. Brent Rasor.Officers from the Trotwood Police, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Dayton Police and the Montgomery County Combined Agency OVI Task Force will be conducting this checkpoint at ...
Local runners relieved to hear reports of a possible bombing suspect
Some local runners said they were relieved to hear reports late Wednesday that authorities may have identified a suspect responsible for the bombings that took place at the Boston Marathon. Investigators poring over photos and video from the Boston Marathon have an image of a potential suspect in the deadly ...
New superintendent chosen for local school district
Brad Neavin, superintendent of Eaton Community Schools, has been chosen to become Vandalia-Butler City Schools next superintendent, according to Bethany Reiff, district spokeswoman. Christy Donnelly, the district’s current superintendent, will retire in June after serving the district for 12 years. Members of the Vandalia-Butler school board are expected to officially ...
Marathon bombings will not break local runners’ stride
Jill Cummins of West Chester Twp. – a 56-year-old breast cancer survivor who has lost her husband since she ran her first Boston Marathon a decade ago — pushed herself through the last few miles of her fifth Boston race on Monday, even skipping the last three water stations so ...
Man accused of rape at church faced prior accusations
A Harrison Township man who was arrested last week for allegedly raping a boy while the two were at a local church, had been accused of inappropriate behavior with another child at the church in December, according to the church’s pastor. Blake Cole, 19, of Harrison Twp., was arrested at ...
Good Neighbor House opens today at new location
The Good Neighbor House opens today in its new location after the faith-based non-profit shut down operations late last year to renovate its new facilty at 627 E. First St. The non-profit moved from 844 S. Patterson Blvd. in November after being housed there for 18 years. It provides dental, ...
Economic development zones sought to help local police department
Butler Township is partnering with the city of Vandalia to create two economic development zones to preserve funding for the township’s police department. .Kim Lapensee, township administrator, said the township started looking for ways to help fund the police department after Gov. John Kasich announced the state’s budget plans and ...
Mother of toddler who died had open Children Services case
A woman and her live-in boyfriend charged in connection with the death of her 1-year-old son had an open case with Children Services at the time the toddler died, according to a search warrant affidavit. The toddler’s mother Crystal Laurel and Dustin Rybak, who is not the toddler’s father, were ...
Three Vandalia superintendent candidates vie for community support
The community heard from the three candidates this week who are vying for Vandalia City Schools Superintendent Christy Donnelly’s job after she retires in June.For nearly three hours, residents asked candidates Robert Neubauer, Vandalia’s human resources and curriculum specialist; Tony Orr, superintendent for Northwestern Local Schools; and Brad Neavin, superintendent ...
$1M bonds set for mom, boyfriend in toddler’s death
A woman and her boyfriend who have been charged in connection with the death of the woman’s 17-month-old son were both given $1 million cash bonds during their Wednesday arraignment hearings. Crystal Laurel and Dustin Rybak, both 25, were arraigned Wednesday in Vandalia Municipal Court on felony charges of involuntary ...
City seeks path to economic development and safety
City officials want to construct a $350,500 regional multi-use asphalt path along U.S. 40 that would serve as an economic development tool, a workout station and allow children to walk safely between school and the YMCA. “It’s important for economic development, as well as create a multi-use path for our ...
Superintendent: Keep 8th graders at middle school
As Vandalia-Butler School District officials deal with the June closing of an elementary school, outgoing superintendent Christy Donnelly advised the Board of Education to go with an option that keeps eighth graders out of Butler High School. Donnelly presented her recommendation, known to the community as Option C.2, at the ...
Census: Fewer homeless adults living on county streets
The number of homeless adults living on the streets in Montgomery County has dropped by nearly 14 percent, according to a federally mandated homeless census that was taken earlier this year. The number of unsheltered single adults dropped to 56 this year from 65 counted during last year’s Homeless Point-In-Time ...
Dayton Foundation hits record high in charitable assets
The Dayton Foundation has hit a record $400 million mark in assets, according to the non-profit’s President Michael Parks.This is a 33 percent increase of assets since the foundation hit $300 million in assets in 2006.“Despite periods of economic uncertainty, charitable people in Greater Dayton have continued to show faith ...
Teacher misconduct accusations triple statewide
Accusations of inappropriate teacher behavior have tripled statewide since 2007, according to Ohio Department of Education records.Regionally, problems with lewd text messages, inappropriate Facebook posts, physical threats and sex acts among teachers is far reaching — including ones from Centerville, Madison, Mason, Wayne and Northeastern school districts, among others.Some experts ...
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