News Stories for October 2006
Stories for Monday, October 30
Greene County Flu Shots
The Greene County Combined Health District is offering flu shots from 7A.M. - 7P.M. Tuesday inside the Greene County Social Services Center on Ledbetter Road in Xenia.In order to get one you must meet the following requirements:Children aged 6-59 MonthsHousehold contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than ...
Cleanup Continues At Kettering Tower
The cleanup goes on but there's finally some good news for tenants of the Kettering Tower. All of the floors except the 23rd are open for business after last week's electrical fire in Dayton's tallest building. Most of the businesses in the building are operating although some still have minor ...
Police Investigating Crash In Xenia
A pickup truck and a car collided in Xenia Monday, sending several people to the hospital including a young child. Police are still on the scene of the crash on West Main Street at Church Street. It happened just before 4 p.m. The official cause of the crash is still ...
Man Pleads Not Guilty To 2005 Bank Robbery
A New Carlisle man arrested last week in connection with a 2005 bank robbery in Clark County has pleaded not guilty.Donald Melton II is charged with aggravated robbery. He allegedly robbed the Security National Bank in Medway on March 9, 2005.Officers with the Clark County Sheriff's Office arrested Melton on ...
Murder Trial Begins For The Second Time In Clark County
A murder trial began for the second time in Clark County Monday. Trial for Robert Davis began with jury selection. Davis is accused of shooting Larry Branch to death in Springfield last year. Earlier this month, Davis showed up for trial but all charges were dropped when a key witness ...
Two Men Charged In Pit Bull Ring
Two men were charged Monday in connection with a pit bull fighting ring. Eric Lewis, 44, Ennis Lung, 41, are each facing eight counts of dogfighting. Dayton police said they found them in possession of 39 pit bulls last week. Police also said they also discovered cash and medicine used ...
Guatemala Couple Serve Time for Tampering with Records
A husband and wife from Guatemala were ordered by a judge in Miami County to serve six months in the county jail for attempted tampering with records.Marion Miguel, 27, and his wife, Maria Tomas, 33, are accused of using a fake Social Security card and a birth certificate to attempt ...
Local Soldier Dies From Roadside Bomb
A Butler County family is mourning the death of a soldier who died froma roadside bomb in Iraq.The military said First Sergeant Ricky McGinnis died Thursday after serving in the Army for 23 years.42-year-old Ricky McGinnis was married for more than 20 years and leaves behind four daughters.There is no ...
Two People Rob Gas Station
Deputies said two people pulled up to a gas station and asked for directions, then robbed the the gas station.It happened just after 8 p.m. Sunday night at the Swifty Oil on North Dixie Drive in Harrison Township.Deputies said a man and a woman driving a car called an employee ...
Stories for Sunday, October 29
Troy High Band Plays Late Night Concert
Troy High School marching band had reason to perform a late Sunday night concert on Prouty Plaza in downtown Troy.The 115 members of the band returned to Troy to a police and fire department escort after winning a SUPERIOR rating at state competition at Welcome Stadium in Dayton earlier in ...
Critical Ballot Questions Could Confuse Ohio Voters
Ohio voters may need a bit of a legal education to know how to vote this year.At issue are two ballot questions. Issue 4 would allow restaurants to have a smoking section, and permit lighting up in all bars, bingo halls, and bowling alleys.Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds backs Issue 4. ...
Police Stop Hundreds At D.U.I. Checkpoint
Police stop 900 cars during a local D.U.I. checkpoint. Officers set up at State Route 49 and Black Road in Clay Township last night. Police say they wrote 25 tickets, mostly for seatbelt violations. A passenger in one car got a ticket because he was drinking beer. There were no ...
Woman Dies In Car Crash
A woman dies in a Clark County car wreck. Police say Katherine Eyer of New Madison turned into the path of another vehicle on Folk Road at Winding Tree. Police say Eyer was killed. They say the other driver was not taken to the hospital.
Huber Turns Himself Into Police
Six weeks on the run for a Covington man ended Friday night. James Huber, 27, turned himself in to police in his hometown. Huber failed to appear for his Sept. 14 sentencing.He's the last of the five defendants in a "stolen new trucks-for-drugs" investigation, part of an undercover drug sting ...
Stories for Saturday, October 28
High Winds Topple Tree Onto Miami Valley Home
One Miami Valley couple got a scary surprise on Saturday as a tree fell on their Rosehill Drive home in Beavercreek.Officials said high winds toppled the willow tree. People inside the home said they had no idea what had happened. Debbie Gall said, "It was just deafening, and the sound ...
DUI Checkpoints Snag Drunk Drivers
Trick or Treat! Police in Clay Townhip set up a DUI checkpoint Saturday night. All drivers are stopped and asked to supply their license and registration. Officers look for signs of alcohol and ask the drivers if they've had anything to drink. If officers detect or suspect a driver has ...
Greenville Man Murdered in Florida
A 23-year old Greenville man was stabbed to death Thursday, and two 19-year old California men have been charged with murder and arson related to the homicide.Thomas H. Graber II was discovered in his off-campus apartment Thursday afternoon after firefighters on the scene of a house fire discovered his body ...
Buisness Catches Fire; Employees Unaware
Firefighters said smoke poured from a Springfield business and two employees inside had no idea the building was on fire.The fire broke out just after 7 p.m. Friday night at Competition Accessories on Leffel Lane.Springfield firefighters had a hard time fighting the blaze.Officials said part of the ceiling collapsed and ...
Three Injured In Morning Crash
LOCKINGTON,OHIO - - A single vehicle crash early Saturday morning near Lockington in Shelby County sent three young men to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.The driver lost control of a hilly curve, veered off Kaser Road, and overturned several times.The driver, Shaun Mikolajewski, 24, Piqua, and two other passengers, were ...
Stories for Friday, October 27
More Than 70 Kids Sick With Chickenpox In One Clark County School
More than 70 students in the combined Northridge middle and elementary schools are out sick with the chickenpox.Chickenpox is a common illness among children that is characterized by a rash of red blisters that look like pimples or bug bites. According to health officials, the virus that causes chickenpox is ...
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