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Steven Matthews covers the cities of Huber Heights, Fairborn and Riverside. H grew up in West Milton, OH, and graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, where he freelanced for the News-Sun. Matthews began writing for the Pulse Journal in May of 2003, and has covered Lakota East, Lakota West, Mason, Kings, Little Miami and Fairfield high school athletics. He covered these areas until August of 2011.
He covered education for the Pulse and Middletown Journal until Feb. 2012 when he joined the Dayton Daily News staff.
Latest from Steven Matthews
Districts push costs to parents
As school districts struggle with decreasing budgets, officials are looking for alternatives to fund extracurricular activities rather than subsidizing them from their general funds. For many districts, especially in light of recent levy defeats, that means increasing the costs for participating in everything from athletics to band to clubs. Annually, ...
Money spent to put tax issues on ballot the ‘cost of doing business’
Asking voters to approve more money for cities, townships and school districts on May 7 will cost thousands of dollars — an expense that government officials say is “the cost of doing business.” The May 7 ballot is a special election in an odd-numbered year. That means the cost of ...
Injured trooper could be released next week
An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle in late February continues to improve, hospital and state officials said. Trooper Brent E. Hill, 26, is listed in fair condition at Miami Valley Hospital and could be released as early as next week, according to Lt. Matt ...
More digital billboards coming to the area
Advertisers will soon have more opportunities to use digital billboards along a major area highway. Two digital billboards are to be built along U.S. 35 in Beavercreek by the end of the year. Digital billboards use computer-controlled screens or light arrays instead of printed paper to promote products or services. ...
Vitals improving for trooper struck on I-75
An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle late Wednesday night was continuing to show signs of improvement on Friday afternoon.Trooper Brent E. Hill, 26, remained in critical condition but was stable after undergoing surgery on his leg on Thursday at Miami Valley Hospital, according to ...
Trooper critically hurt on I-75 identified
An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle Wednesday night was showing signs of improvement on Thursday afternoon. Trooper Brent E. Hill, 26, suffered head trauma and extensive injuries to his leg when he was hit by a car driven by Andrew T. Combs, 22, of ...
Businesses around Wright-Patt preparing for ‘trickle-down disaster’
Across Fairborn and Riverside, business owners and city officials are watching the sequestration situation closely, wondering how many Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees would be furloughed and what the local impact would be. “It makes me very nervous,” said Tony Spaziani, owner of Giovanni’s Restaurant e Ristoranti Italiano, a Fairborn ...
Air Force officer arrested on child abuse charges
Authorities arrested an Air Force lieutenant colonel based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and charged him Sunday in Niceville, Fla., with several counts of child abuse. Dennis Jack, 42, is accused of spanking his children with a metal spatula and forcing them to do “calisthenics punishment” where they had to ...
Disability center theft investigation leads to employee suspensions
HUBER HEIGHTS — Two employees have been placed on administrative leave from the Montgomery Developmental Center while three state agencies investigate missing money from the facility, according to a state official. The Ohio Inspector General’s Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are conducting the investigation of alleged criminal activity ...
Fairborn prepares to reopen its closed jail
FAIRBORN — The city of Fairborn is on the verge of reopening its jail after it closed in May 2010 because of budget issues.City council is expected to vote on the move to transfer funds into the jail operating budget at tonight’s meeting, and if it passes, the jail will ...
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