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Crews are responding to the report of a house on fire at 925 Rosedale Drive.
Crews were dispatched around 1:15 p.m. today. Two people were reported to be trapped inside, but have since escaped the structure, according to reports.
News Center 7 has a crew on the way. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:24:02 -0500
The first 100 children can get free Young's Dairy ice cream today at two Oink-A-Doodle-Moo stores.
The free offer is for pint-size containers of vanilla and cotton candy flavors at two locations: 3910 Far Hills Ave., Kettering and 1600 W. Main St., Troy.
The special comes as Oink-A-Doodle-Moo restaurants begin to offer Young's Dairy ice cream products.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:28:06 -0500
Three students complained of neck and back pain about 30 minutes after the bus they were on was rear-ended by a sport utility vehicle.
Around 9 a.m. Monday, an SUV rear-ended the bus, which was stopped at a railroad crossing at the intersection of Broadway Street and Mercer Avenue. The bus suffered minor damage, according to fire captain Paul Raisch.
None of the students complained of injuries at the scene, and another bus arrived and took them to school, according to reports. Once at school, three students complained of neck or back pain, authorities said.
Authorities notified the parents of the students.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:10:13 -0500
Republican officials in southern Ohio say GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum will be at two county party dinners this Friday.
Warren County Republicans say the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania will stop by their Lincoln-Reagan dinner in the northern Cincinnati suburb of Mason. Santorum has a private reception there. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is the dinner's keynote speaker.
Republicans in Brown County say Santorum will headline their Lincoln Day dinner Friday night, about 40 miles east of Cincinnati.
Santorum also is scheduled to speak Saturday at an Ohio Christian Alliance luncheon in Columbus and later to Summit County Republicans in Akron.
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich campaigned through Ohio last week, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has upcoming events in Cuyahoga County and Cincinnati.
Ohio's primary is March 6.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:40:58 -0500
Officers arrested a man and a woman just after 1 a.m. Monday after serving a search warrant at a hotel in Butler Twp.
Police said they found illegal controlled substances, drug paraphernalia and chemicals used in making meth from room 145 at Red Roof Inn, 7370 Miller Lane.
The names of those arrested have not been released, by officials said they are a 42-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman.
The case will be presented to Montgomery County prosecutors for felony charges.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:21:34 -0500
A man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly grabbed a woman's purse and dragged her through a Kroger parking lot, police said.
Just before 3 p.m., the woman reported she was walking back to her car in the parking lot of Kroger, at 1822 South Limestone St., when the suspect came up behind her and grabbed her purse, dragged her across the parking lot and hit her head on a parked car.
The woman screamed for help, according to witnesses, before the purse strap broke. The man, identified as Robert Goddard, of London, fled behind the store, and as he was attempting to walk back to the front, several people detained him until officers arrived, according to reports.
Goddard was arrested for robbery. The victim declined treatment at the scene.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:19:46 -0500
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said one person was killed Monday morning when a tractor and a pickup truck collided near Mechanicsburg on Stringtown Road.
Around 8:50 a.m. Monday, emergency crews were dispatched to 7900 Stringtown Road. CareFlight was also initially placed on standby for the driver of the truck.
According to troopers at the scene, a woman was driving the pickup truck east on Stringtown Road and went left of center and hit the farm equipment, which was traveling west on Stringtown Road.
The woman was killed instantly, according to troopers at the scene.
News Center 7 has a crew at the scene and will update this story as more information becomes available.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:10:11 -0500
Miami County deputies said a young Troy man faces a number of charges following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning near Miami East High School.
According to a crash report, Lucas Hershberger, 20, Troy, lost control of his pick-up truck on Troy-Urbana Road, east of State Route 589 and ended up in a cluster of trees down an embankment trapped in the wreckage.
Hershberger was not seriously injured. However, deputies said that he was intoxicated.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:59:25 -0500
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 in Piqua and got into an argument with another person. Officers arrived and that is when she is accused of assulting two police officers. Deputies later said she caused a disturbance in her cell and when two corrections officers arrived, she is accused of assaulting one of them.
The investigation continues.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:48:41 -0500
Clark County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a wanted man Sunday.
Todd Alan White, 34, has been charged with failure to register as a sex offender and has three child support warrants.
Police said White is $57,000 in default on child support.
He was arrested Sunday at an apartment at 1017 Robinson Drive.
A person in the apartment initially refused to let deputies inside. But the occupant later relented. White was hiding upstairs and was arrested without further incident, according to the Sheriff's Office.
White is now in the Clark County Jail.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:48:57 -0500
Temperatures are expected to remain below or just around the freezing mark Monday.
The wind chill values were near zero in the early morning hours.
Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Erica Collura said clouds will increase later Monday, and snow will arrive Monday night.
On Tuesday, snow is expected early in the day with a mix of light rain in the afternoon. Collura said light snow accumulations are possible Tuesday.
The high Monday will be near 33 degrees, with the thermometer warming to 35 Tuesday.
Sunshine will return Wednesday with highs in the 40s.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:03:02 -0500
The superintendent of the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District is describing this morning as "quiet," like any other Monday.
Bellbrook High School students are seeing an increased police presence today after someone scrawled a threat on a boys bathroom wall last week.
Officers will not say exactly what the threat said. But the written message indicated that something would happen at 1 p.m. The message was written in "tiny" print in pencil, according to reports.
"Kids and staff are going about their days," said Superintendent Keith St. Pierre. The threat was believed to have been written near the end of the school day Friday.
St. Pierre said attendance was slightly down on Monday.
The district's top official said police are planning to talk to students who appear on surveillance footage near the bathroom on Friday afternoon.
Cameras are in every hallway of Bellbrook High School, St. Pierre said, and they cover every aspect of the hallways and the perimeter of the building. Parents have been notified.
St. Pierre said the district plans to have extra officers in the buildings all week.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:27:01 -0500
Seniors at Chaminade-Julienne High School heard Sunday from a survivor of sexual exploitation. The students want to raise awareness of human trafficking.
Theresa Flores said there is a huge demand for sex. It is big business, and people are willing to pay a lot for it.
Others want to make money from it. She said the average pimp makes over 300 thousand dollars a year.
Flores said 100 thousand American kids are being trafficked right now in the United States.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:21:56 -0500
The Beavercreek Twp. Board of Trustees is considering financial incentives for potential development of more than 1,000 acres near the Greene County Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport.
The board plans to vote March 5 on a resolution to establish a tax increment financing fund (TIF) for a 19-parcel, 1,086-acre area south of U.S. 35 that could become an economic engine by serving corporate jets and new businesses. It would enable developers not to shoulder all the cost of roads, water, sewer and other infrastructure.
The mostly agricultural area stretches from Langs Chevrolet near Orchard Lane to south of the airport. The biggest parcel is a 615-acre spot owned by the Valley Springs Farm Co.
Letters of notice have been sent to the superintendents of Beavercreek, Xenia and the Greene County Career Center school districts about the proposed 10-year TIF.
“It can impact them from the standpoint that they lose revenue off of this,” Beavercreek Twp. Trustee Robert Glaser said. “But we have the option to take and make it up. We can take money out of that pool and make them whole. This puts them on notice that it’s going to happen, or it could happen.”
‘Nobody’ knows 
about TIF plan
Glaser admits most public officials and residents know little of the plan. “We’ve really had no public input on this whatsoever,” Glaser said during a trustee meeting on Feb. 6. “I don’t think the public is aware that we are doing this.
“Nobody seems to know about this. We publish these reports but who reads all this stuff? I think we need to go a little extra step and make sure that the public is aware of what we’re doing, so that there’s no surprises.”
Greene County Auditor David Graham said a TIF was used to develop the land that became The Greene.
“The developer wanted somebody to pay for the infrastructure improvements that needed to be made related to that property. There were no roads, no water, no sewer,” Graham said. “Nobody likes the theory of a TIF, but it gives you an opportunity to control a development.”
A 2008 Beavercreek citizen satisfaction survey performed by Fallon Research showed 52 percent of the city’s residents favored using a TIF-like tool and 37 percent opposed it.
Airport could be economic boon
The area near the airport has long been considered a potential economic resource. With Wright-Patterson Air Force Base positioning itself for more rounds of Base Realignment and Closure, the site could be attractive to defense contractors and others.
Glaser said the runway’s expansion to 5,000 feet is nearly completed, which will enable it to accommodate more private jets per Federal Aviation Administration rules. Glaser said the airport may need a waiver since the setback from the taxiways and some hangars do not meet the FAA regulations.
In 2008, the collection of hangars and runways was in the sights of Beavercreek and Xenia city officials when both proposed joint tax agreements with the township in order to bring services to the property. Officials from both cities hoped to have their foot in the door when the property near the airport begins to develop.
“Our county airport is strategically located. It’s a real jewel,” Greene County Commissioner Rick Perales said in July 2008 after an airport plan was presented. “This gives us a foundation to work from.”
Xenia City Manager Jim Percival said he proposed a Joint Economic Development District that included the TIF idea during a July 2008 board of trustees meeting, but that he “never heard back.”
Percival said Xenia has no plans to annex any land near the airport. He did not know about the township’s newest plan. “There’s potential with the airport, no question,” he said. “We always want to work with our neighbors to provide benefits to the entire region.”
Trustees tried to acquire farm land
Glaser said the trustees tried to purchase a 60-acre parcel just south of the airport from the Beavercreek-based Deccan Group, LLC.
“We were just looking at it as a potential investment, let’s put it that way,” Glaser said of the farm land that includes a 1900 bungalow and another structure. “This was a strategic piece of property for the future of the township . . . Control of the property was important to us on a long-term basis. . . . We couldn’t reach terms with the owner.”
County auditor records show the land was purchased for $300,000 in 2003. Neither side disclosed the negotiated prices or how far apart the sides were.
Jan Venkayya, president of Deccan, said the house is rented out and the land leased to a farmer who grows soybeans and corn. She said the township’s offer was not the right price.
“For development, anyone wants to have utilities,” Venkayya said. “I think (our land) would be very useful for the airport for them to expand. It’s an emotional issue for me. I have an attachment to that land, but maybe at some point I would be willing to sell it.”
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:06:39 -0500
Two separate accidents on U.S. 35 westbound this morning sent several people to the hospital and caused a traffic headache for drivers.
The victims were transported to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One person had to be pulled from a vehicle after being trapped inside.
A total of four vehicles were involved in the two wrecks. The first accident happened around 7 a.m., while it was still dark. Two cars collided while changing lanes in the first collision, said Sgt. Mark Ponichtera.
“Shortly thereafter, within moments two more cars came along and collided with one of the other cars that was involved in the first accident,” Ponichtera added.
The highway was closed for about an hour-and-a-half while crews worked to clean up the scene. Normal traffic flow resumed around 8:30 a.m.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:05:18 -0500
Two people are facing charges after an overnight OVI accident.
Police say that John Adams rear-ended a car driver by 49-year-old Laurie Briggs on South Main Street and West Chillicothe Avenue.
Briggs was taken to Mary Rutan Hospital.
Adams was also cited for failure to maintain a clear distance. He has a Thursday appearance in municipal court.
Officers say both vehicles sustained heavy damage and charges are pending against both drivers.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:08:57 -0500
An underage drinker is in trouble after an early Sunday morning accident on Troy-Urbana Road near State Route 589.
Police say the driver failed to make a curve in a pick-up truck and ended up in a ditch.
The driver suffered minor injuries, and was taken to the hospital.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:54:36 -0500
Police say a medical problem led to a crash early Sunday morning at Culver and Patterson Road. An SUV hit a fire hydrant, and water began gushing into the street.
Water department crews were called out to fix the hydrant.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:38:34 -0500
Indiana State Police arrested 22-year-old Brent A. King of Richmond Saturday.
A state trooper saw a Chevy S10 pick-up driving left of center on Indiana 1 at Milton. After his truck was stopped, King was arrested on charges of Operating While Intoxicated.
Police say he also had some marijuana, and has a previous conviction for possession.
King was taken to the Wayne County Jail.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:01:41 -0500
The roads were slippery, causing numerous crashes on Saturday, one closed down County Road 25-a betwen Tipp City and Troy.
The below-zero temperatures did keep nearly 300 runners and walkers from jogging and walking in the annual Sweatheart Shuffle in Troy to benefit the Troy downtown Rec.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:37:24 -0500
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