News Stories for February 2012
Stories for Monday, February 20
Ball State University gives all clear after bomb threat
A bomb threat at Ball State University Monday afternoon led to an evacuation of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. By 1:25 p.m., the university said the Student Recreation and Wellness Center was open and the evacuation had been lifted. According to the university's webpage, the locker rooms and Gym ...
Stories for Sunday, February 19
Grenade found at Kettering estate sale
The Dayton Bomb Squad responded to the 900 block of Lincoln Park Boulevard in Kettering Sunday evening after two explosive devices were found at an estate sale. Two Japanese grenades from the World War II era were discovered at the sale, according to bomb squad officials. Concerned, those at the ...
Looking for why roof collapsed in Troy
The owner of a warehouse building in Troy says he must rebuild from the ground up after wind caved in the roof to the structure Sunday afternoon. Wood construction beams collapsed into the empty building at 515 Michigan Ave. Police and an eyewitness told News Center 7 that high winds ...
Looking for what caused roof collapse in Troy
The owner of a warehouse building in Troy says he must rebuild from the ground up after wind caved in the roof to the structure Sunday afternoon. Wood construction beams collapsed into the empty building at 515 Michigan Ave. Police and an eyewitness told News Center 7 that high winds ...
Stories for Saturday, February 18
Demolition for old Julienne High moves forward
Community members trying to stop the razing of the former Julienne High School were denied an injunction Friday that would have blocked demolition. “At this stage, we can proceed,” Dayton Public Schools attorney Dwight Washington said Friday. But the issue is not settled. Those seeking the injunction have 14 days ...
Minor injuries in rollover crash
People in two vehicles involved in a rollover crash Saturday afternoon sustained only minor injuries. A car and SUV collided near the intersection of Brandt Pike and Fishburg Road at about 1:45 p.m. when the SUV tried to turn into a parking lot and hit an oncoming vehicle, the Huber ...
Teen reported missing out of Darke Co.
The Darke County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 17-year-old girl who went missing Friday night. Elizabeth Nicole Loy of Gettysburg was last seen Friday at about 8 p.m. wearing blue jeans, brown boots, a white Hollister hoodie and a Greenville High School varsity jacket (green and white in color), the ...
Mixed verdicts in Seitz trial in Shelby Co.
A jury of 8 women and 4 men returned a variety of verdicts in Shelby County Common Pleas Court in Sidney, finding a Piqua man not guilty of attempted murder. The same jury did find Jamie Seitz guilty of one of three counts of kidnapping, and not guilty of felonious ...
Stories for Friday, February 17
Sheriff releases a brief update in the Grube homicides
First, I want to thank each of you for your patience on the Grube double-homicide case of November 30, 2011. "At this point, there is no other information that we are releasing, however, we do evaluate on a weekly basis whether there is information that can be released without hurting ...
St. Henry approves a police auxiliary to calm down citizen fears
Village council approved emergency legislation approving the establishment of a police auxiliary to help calm down the fears of villagers over a recent rash of burglaries and the unsolved murders of Robert and Colleen Grube in the rural home near neighboring Ft. Recovery in Mercer County.
Suspect arrested after pointing a firearm at Sidney officer
Early Friday morning at approximately 0319 hours officer from the Sidney Police Departmentwere were dispatched to the area of 1011 Hayes St. in reference to gunshots being fired. Upon arrival officers learned the individual firing the shots had left the area in a red vehicle. Upon checking the area an ...
Dayton man jailed as suspect in 2011 sex assault
A Dayton man who said he wanted to “clear his conscience” when he asked to talk with a detective about a sexual assault now is in jail on charges of rape and kidnapping. Conrad Williams, 33, asked to speak with a detective about an assault when he arrived at police ...
Miami Co. deputies finish investigation into fatal crash
Deputies in Miami County have finished their investigation into a fatal crash that happened last week, killing a Michigan teen. The teen was in Troy attending a welding school. Deputies said they calculated the speed of 18-year-old Kyle Moore's car at 131 mph when the car went airborne on Hufford ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 15
Roses still #1 gift choice for Valentine's Day
Roses are still the number one gift choice for Valentine's Day and the color of choice is red. Valentine's Day is the busiest day of the year for florists with Mother's Day coming in as a close #2.
Fire Chief's mom involved in injury crash
"Lockington Fire Department respond to an injury crash in the 10,000 block of Hardin Road in Miami County with an entrapment," said the Shelby County dispatcher. Trapped in the SUV was the mother of Lockington Fire Chief Jon Adams. She had called her son from her cellphone moments before Lockington ...
Dayton-based Marion's bring 'piazzas' to Troy
The Dayton-based Marion's Piazza opened their 8th store Tuesday for the lunch crowd on Valentine's Day on Experiment Farm Road in Troy. This is the company's first new location since 1991. Later this year they plan to open their 9th location in Mason since being founded 46 years ago. They ...
Stories for Monday, February 13
Sidney teen in critical condition following weekend crash
A Sidney teen remains in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in the 3000 block of County Road 25-A near Sidney in Shelby County. He is 17-year-old Connor Richard. Deputies believe his Jeep slid out of control on a patch of ...
83-year-old leads Piqua police to Sidney on a pursuit
An elderly Sidney man led Piqua police on a Sunday evening pursuit from the north end of Piqua to the south edge of Sidney. It ended after a set of "stop sticks" use used to flatten the tires on his car. The driver is identied as 83-year-old George Kratt. He ...
Sweetheart Shuffle warmed the hearts of many in zero weather
Nearly 300 runners and walkers from as far away as Tennessee took part in the annual 5K Sweetheart Shuffle Saturday morning in Troy to benefit the downtown Troy Rec. The winds were howling, the temperature was below freezing and the wind-chill hovering at below zero! Watch the video to see ...
Woman accused of assaulting officers, jailer
A woman from Piqua was arrested over the weekend on two counts of assaulting a police officer. She was also charged with one count of felonious assault on a corrections officer. Betsey Bixler, 26, is being held in the Miami County Jail. According to deputies, Bixler was outside a bar ...
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