Stories by Jim Otte
Former WSU employee sentenced in scam case
A former Wright State employee convicted of theft charges relating to a scam was sentenced to five years probation Tuesday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Todd Mathias, a research interventions interviewer, was terminated on Sept. 22, 2012, and was accused of $17,366 in unauthorized spending, according to a state ...
Your tax dollars for beauty
The use of federal funds for highway beautification projects has come under fire from taxpayers and budget hawks. Two local communities have projects planned for this summer that will involve trees, flowers and other plantings along with new signage. West Carrollton, for example, plans to spend approximately $500,000 on a ...
I-Team Investigation: Lottery Targets Retailers Who Steal Winning Tickets
Dayton -For some people working at Ohio Lottery outlets, the lure of easy money is too much to resist. In the last two years, 24 workers at gas stations and carryouts statewide have been caught stealing winning tickets from unsuspecting lottery players. The stolen prize money ranged from $5 to ...
Unpaid child support on rise
Child support collections in Montgomery County have dropped $6 million over the past four years to $101 million in 2011. Meanwhile, unpaid support — including unpaid arrears — has climbed more than $30 million to $233 million, a Dayton Daily News analysis found. Agency officials said collections have been hampered ...
Video: President talks Ohio strategy with WHIO-TV
MAUMEE — Thursday’s stop in Maumee was the first stop on Obama’s first bus tour of the 2012 campaign. He also stopped in Sandusky and the Cleveland suburb of Parma. Today, he’ll be in the Youngstown area and Pennsylvania.In a one-on-one interview with WHIO-TV, Obama revealed his strategy to again ...
U.S. challenging China’s duties on auto exports
MAUMEE — The Obama administration Thursday announced that the U.S. is challenging China’s tariffs on more than $3 billion in exports of American-made automobiles. The U.S. has asked for dispute settlement talks with China at the World Trade Organization to eliminate what it called unfair duties, “which appear to represent ...
Drainage pipe worries Tipp City man
TIPP CITY — James “Andy” Labosky wants the city to fix a deteriorating, decades-old drainage pipe located right below his Miles Avenue home, but he was told that “there is nothing they could do.” Labosky made the discovery after finding a large crack in the dirt in the crawl space ...
Property tax delinquencies on the rise
DAYTON — Property tax delinquencies in Montgomery County increased from $90.7 million in the first half of 2011 to $107.9 million this year, while the number of vacant and abandoned properties skyrocketed from 1,620 to 7,077.Montgomery County Treasurer Carolyn Rice noted that 94 percent of county residents pay their property ...
State to create investigative unit to fight child-care fraud
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services plans to create an investigative unit to fight fraud in the state’s $600 million-a-year subsidized child care program. The move comes in the wake of recent cases of providers who were paid thousands of dollars to run child-care operations in their ...
Pursuit of Ohio sex offenders falls short
DAYTON — Convicted sex offenders have found a way to avoid mandatory laws that force them to register with authorities on a regular basis: leave the state, knowing that authorities might not track them down to face charges for failure to register. It happens even though federal funds are available ...
Funds to track sex offenders not used
Convicted sex offenders have found a way to avoid mandatory laws that force them to register with authorities on a regular basis: leave the state, knowing that authorities might not track them down to face charges for failure to register.It happens even though federal funds are available for authorities to ...
Ohio’s prisoner medical costs top $222 million
The cost to Ohio for prisoner medical care last year topped $222 million, leading state prison officials to seek ways to bring it down. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections is under a federal class action lawsuit filed in 2003 to improve medical care for prisoners, and that has ...
Mold closes Afro-American museum
WILBERFORCE — The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center is remaining closed during an important time in its year while a $430,000 clean-up is undertaken to remove mold from the building. Museum Director Charles Wash said the problem came to his attention this past summer when he noticed a moldy ...
Kettering refunds elderly man insurance money
Communities that bill people when EMT’s, firefighters or police respond to emergencies say the money is needed to offset the cost of the services, but a recent incident shows the extreme level the practice can reach.Kettering is refunding a Greene County man’s insurance company nearly $675 after learning it billed ...
Track-casino combo sites boost jobs, not economy
CHESTER, W.Va. — A combination racetrack and casino in this Ohio River town hints at the economic impact from tracks proposed for the Dayton region.These complexes do bring some jobs, but are not a cure-all for an ailing local economy, officials here say.The facility here, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, ...
Ohio boosting efforts to reduce Worker’s Comp claims abuse
For Scott Macek, defrauding the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation was easy. The Dayton native and Navy veteran said the only surprise for him was how simple it was. “I thought it would be harder and that there would be more rules and regulations or something to stop you from ...
Issue 2 opponents claim it hurts veterans
Local veterans who oppose State Issue Two Thursday claimed it will hurt public employees who also serve in the National Guard and Reserves. Issue Two is the ballot measure that makes major changes in collective bargaining for public employees. Jamie Fant, a Marine veteran, said people who are in the ...
Aging dam at Acton Lake among many in need of repairs
COLLEGE CORNER — The aging Acton Lake dam at Hueston Woods State Park lake will require a major rehabilitation that will cost the state an estimated $5 million.Dave Mohr, Chief Engineer for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said the dam is considered safe, but is facing problems that cannot ...
Aging dams pose risk for state
COLLEGE CORNER — The aging Acton Lake dam at Hueston Woods State Park will require a major rehabilitation that will cost the state an estimated $5 million.Dave Mohr, chief engineer for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said the dam is considered safe, but facing problems that cannot be ignored.“The ...
Cost of U.S. 35 landscaping criticized
XENIA — The city’s new Gateway Project is attracting attention, including criticism from some taxpayers for its high cost. The project is an improved front door for Xenia along U.S. 35 on the city’s west side; it was first envisioned in a master plan adopted by the city in 2008. ...
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