News Stories for January 2013
Stories for Thursday, January 31
Kasich's plan gives more money to schools
Gov. John Kasich’s school funding plan tackles growing disparity between poor and wealthy school districts and allows Ohio students living in poverty to attend private schools with state dollars, while boosting overall state funding for public schools. Kasich rolled out his school funding formula and other education policies Thursday to ...
Region under winter weather advisory
The many slick spots created Thursday night by snow showers and falling temperatures prompted the National Weather Service to issus a winter weather advisory for several area counties until 4 Friday morning. Counties included in the advisory are Darke, Miami, Clark, Preble, Montgomery, Greene, Butler, Warren, and Clinton counties in ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 30
Today’s record high gives way to cold
The official high in Dayton today was 66 degrees — a new record. The air temperature has already begun to drop and will take a dramatic tumble to the freezing mark by midnight, according to Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson. “We’ll quickly fall through the 40s and 30s ...
Stories for Sunday, January 27
Drugs in workplace costly for employers
Substance abuse problems among Ohio workers can result in workplace injuries, higher medical costs for their employers, more absenteeism and reduced productivity, according to survey data and experts.Employers pay on average $7,000 per employee annually to deal with unaddressed substance abuse problems among workers, according to some estimates.In the hopes ...
Stories for Friday, January 25
Weekend could end with light, freezing rain
The up and down of daytime and nighttime temperatures will mean that streets and roads successfully treated by maintenance crews will go through a freeze-thaw-refreeze cycle Saturday and Sunday, Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson said. There probably will be a few flurries overnight tonight, but no more accumulating ...
Stories for Thursday, January 24
Coaches vs. Cancer is fun with a serious purpose
Talawanda will be taking on a bigger opponent than just the Edgewood Cougars in next week’s boys’ basketball game when the school hosts a Coaches vs. Cancer event.It will be an evening filled with plenty of fun for everyone with a serious purpose — taking aim at cancer.The basketball game ...
Miami student dies in crash
An 18-year-old Miami University freshman is being remembered as an eager student and someone highly thought of by educators and peers.Nicole Sefton, of Morgan Twp., died in a single-vehicle crash on or just before Thursday morning, according to Sgt. Monte Mayer of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.The 2012 graduate of ...
New year brings changes for county commission
The first three weeks have been busy in the Butler County Commission office with office shuffling, employee shifting and a new commissioner sworn in.The commission approved last week the terms of a contract to hire Susanna Merlone as the county’s new finance manager, replacing Pete Landrum who took a position ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 23
Former White House press secretary, columnist at Miami
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and political columnist Ezra Klein are coming to Miami University, the university announced today.The program is part of the inaugural JANUS Forum Lecture — a moderated discourse that examines divergent positions on a topic.Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleisher and political columnist ...
Cold temperatures to remain through week
With freezing temperatures expected to remain in the area through the week, area homeless shelters are concerned for those living on the streets or without utilities.The homeless shelters in Hamilton and Middletown are at capacity, and local police departments have found people living in tents, under bridges and in city ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 22
Arctic blast, with snow, to continue
A light coating of snow is expected this afternoon as the temperature improves to a high near 20, said Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek. “Light snow will arrive later in the afternoon and exit by the evening,” he said. “A light accumulation at most, a coating or ...
Website: Reds may host All-Star Game
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is expected to announce Wednesday that Cincinnati will host the 2015 All-Star Game at Great American Ballpark. Selig will be at the ballpark for an afternoon news conference, according to the official Cincinnati Reds website. Selig will be at the ballpark to announce a “significant contribution” ...
Stories for Monday, January 21
Wind chill pushes temps below zero
Skies should be fairly clear overnight into Tuesday, but wind chills are pushing temperatures to below zero. Wind chills were below zero Monday night and will be 10 to 15 degrees below zero by sunrise, according to WHIO’s Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson. A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until ...
‘Bigfoot capture’ is a hoax
Deputies have confirmed that Bigfoot was not captured Sunday, as rumors led some to believe.A Cincinnati radio station reported that a man captured Bigfoot in Preble County. The station also posted a stock photo of a Bigfoot-like creature to its facebook page.Dispatchers said they received a lot of calls about ...
Stories for Friday, January 18
Missing UC student found safe - in Dayton
The University of Cincinnati student declared missing Friday afternoon because no one had seen her on campus for six days has been found safe — in Dayton.Glory Hagerty, 18, of Mason was last seen leaving her residence hall on UC’s main campus in Clifton shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. ...
Miami U. band in inauguration parade today
Miami University’s marching band will marching near the beginning of the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade on Monday. “The parade is divided into five divisions according to the different branches of the military,” said Stephen Lytle, Miami athletic band director. “We are in the first division, the Army’s, and as such, ...
Police reports: U-turn leads to bigger problems
Shoplifter a repeat offenderA woman ordered by the court to stay away from the Oxford Walmart because of a shoplifting offense returned to the store five days later and repeated the offense landing in court once again.A police officer was called to the store January 8 on a report of ...
In Our Schools
School board to discuss possible constructionThe Talawanda School District Board of Education will have a work session at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Kramer Elementary School cafeteria, 400 W. Sycamore St., Oxford. The board will discuss the possible construction of a new Kramer Elementary School.2 Miami groups perform at Rock ...
Stories for Thursday, January 17
High school, college basketball standout to have jersey number retired
Nearly 50 years ago, Archie Aldridge attended his first Middletown High School boys basketball game. Even before he walked into Wade E. Miller Gym, his attention was captured by a pair of size 16 bronzed basketball shoes — those worn by Middie great Jerry Lucas a decade earlier — with ...
Local teachers train to handle active shooters
The first group of 200 Ohio teachers were trained on Thursday about how to handle an active shooter situation in a school and hundreds more have signed up for upcoming classes.Two of the February classes are in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas.Interest in the classes has grown since the December ...
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