Stories for August 2006
Stories for Wednesday, August 30
Food Bank Introduces New Program
The Montgomery County Food Bank introduced a new program to help kids eat better on the weekends. The Good to Go Backpack Program will provide school children with a backpack full of kid-healthy foods every Friday for the weekend when reduced rate or free lunches are not available. The goal ...
North High Closed Due To Construction Incident
Officials with the Springfield City Schools said North High School will be closed Thursday. Officials said they had to close the school due to a construction incident. The announcement was made Wednesday.
Motorist Injured After Flipping Vehicle On I-75
Police said accident on Wednesday on I-75 left one motorist injured. The accident happened on northbound Interstate 75 near the Montgomery/Miami County line.Investigators said the car went off the highway and flipped onto its top. Emergency crews rescued the driver, who was trapped in the vehicle.The driver was taken by ...
Dayton Company Pleads Guilty To Violating Laws
A Dayton company pleaded guilty Wednesday to violating federal governmental laws.Multi-Service Inc., which is an industrial laundry facility located on Radio Road, admitted improperly disposing of it wastewater, investigators said.According to prosecutors, the company did not use a pretreatment system for its wastewater, which could be contaminated with oil and ...
New Bridge About To Be Unveiled In Piqua
Contractors are putting the finishing touches on a brand new bridge, which spans the Great Miami River in Piqua.They are getting ready for the opening of the bridge and its dedication to the Piqua victims of the 1913 flood.The construction of the bridge came in on time and on budget. ...
Striking Teachers, School Officials Meet With Mediators
Representatives of striking teachers in Huber Heights and school administrators went back to the bargaining table Wednesday.This time, it was with the help of a state mediator at a special session in Columbus.For the first time since the strike began the two sides sat down and talked about how to ...
AK Steel Offers Union New Contract Proposal
Officials with AK Steel and the workers’ union sat down again at the bargaining table Wednesday.Company officials said both sides met for about an hour. AK Steel presented the union with another comprehensive contract proposal.According to company officials, both sides have agreed to meet again on Friday.Workers at the Middletown ...
6 Bellbrook Students Injured In Morning Bus Crash
The ride to school Wednesday ended with a ride to the hospital for six Bellbrook High School students after their bus crashed into a light pole.The accident happened around 8 a.m. in the parking lot of the high school.Sgt. Brian Deckard said the driver of the bus got a little ...
Proposed Ohio Gubernatorial Debate Canceled
A proposed debate between Ted Strickland and Ken Blackwell has been canceled. The Ohio Association of Broadcasters told NewsCenter 7 it has withdrawn its proposal to broadcast a statewide debate on 25 television stations next month.The group said to two candidates were arguing too much over the particulars.NewsCenter 7’s Scott ...
AK Steel Lockout
Workers in Middletown have been locked out of AK Steel since March 1, 2006. Union and company officials have been to the bargaining table mulitple times since the lockout began. Timeline Of Events Surrounding AK Steel Lockout AK Steel Lockout Day 351 Previous Stories: Feb. 2, 2007: Machinists Union Probing ...
Homes Raided In Multi-County Drug Investigation
Police raided almost a dozen homes in the Miami Valley Wednesday morning as part of a major drug investigation across three counties.Investigators served search warrants at 10 homes in the Miami Valley, including six in Montgomery County, three in Warren County and one in Preble County. Authorities said investigators in ...
Huber Teachers, School District Meet To Negotiate
Striking Huber Heights teachers and the school district are meeting with state and federal mediators in Columbus on Wednesday.They are trying to come to a compromise and get children back in class. The head mediators reportedly said there is no reason to think they cannot settle the dispute on Wednesday.The ...
6 Bellbrook Students Injured In Bus Accident
Authorities said six students were injured Wednesday morning when their school bus crashed into a light pole.The accident happened at Bellbrook High School around 9 a.m.Officials said 16 students were on board the bus when the accident happened. They said six of them were taken to a local hospital with ...
2 Arrested After Leading Officers On Chase
Police in Moraine said two people are behind bars after they led officers on a chase following what appeared to be a drug deal that went bad.Investigators said the incident began as Moraine police were staking out the parking lot of a motel on Dryden Road, watching for drug activity. ...
Family Of 3 Escapes Burning Kettering Apartment
A family of three escaped their burning apartment on Wednesday morning.The fire happened around 8 a.m. on the first flood of an apartment in the 1300 block of Devon Avenue in Kettering.Firefighters said the flames broke out in a bedroom, but they are not sure what sparked the flames. Investigators ...
Police: 2 Jailed, 1 Injured After Dispute In Parking Lot
Police said two people are behind bars and one person hospitalized after a dispute in a hotel parking lot.Officers said they witnessed the incident and now believe it was a drug deal that went bad. The incident happened around 11 p.m. at the Super 8 Motel in Moraine.Police said officers ...
Scrap Metal Theft Ring Busted Up In Dayton
Police in Dayton busted up what they are calling an illegal fencing operation.Officers said a business on East Third Street near Bates Street was buying stolen scrap metal and reselling it. Police said officers uncovered some scrap metal that was stolen from the old Reynolds and Reynolds building.A new ordinance ...
Chemical Spill Forces Closure Of Darke Co. Roadway
There were some big concerns about safety in Darke County Tuesday night when a chemical spill forced emergency crews to shut down a road.The road was closed over fears that a spark could cause an explosion. The incident happenend around 6 p.m. Tuesday when a truck left a mile-long spill ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 29
Jury Deliberates In Murder Case
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the case against a man accused of killing a Springfield youth counselor. Joshua Wade is accused in the death of Titus Arnold in April 2005. Another jury in May found another man, Jason Dean, guilty in the case. He was sentenced to death. The jury ...
Food Pantry In Troy Temporarily Out Of Business
A busy food pantry in Troy is temporarily out of business because of a fire. It happened Sunday morning at the First Place Christian Center. The fire did an estimated $750,000 in damages. It remains under investigation. They plan to find a temporary location until the First Place is remodeled ...
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