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Vote in Messenger/Herald female athlete of millennium bracket
In an effort to determine the top female athlete of this millennium with Messenger/Herald roots, we created a bracket. Please vote below to reduce the field to 16. The poll runs from 3 p.m. Monday to 3 p.m. July 26. The bracket will be cut in half each following week to ultimately identify one...
Ohio History Connection working to repatriate major collection of Indigenous remains
At the end of a long day of work, Nekole Alligood says goodbye to her charges, flips on the night lights lining the room and closes the door behind her. Sometimes they answer back: a whisper of her name or a knock from the top shelf. After three decades in the business, Alligood,...
Campbell speaks to Rotary Club about Head Start
Dorothy Campbell, director of Clinton County Head Start, recently spoke to the Wilmington Rotary Club about Head Start. Campbell said that Head Start serves 85 children from ages 3 to 5. The program provides services in the areas of education, nutrition, health, mental health, transportation, and social services. The children...
Firefighters tackle blaze at vacant duplex on Clover Street
Dayton firefighters are fighting a blaze on Clover Street this morning. The fire broke out shortly after 6 a.m. at a vacant duplex on the 1100 block of Clover Street, a block south of Xenia Avenue in the Twin Towers neighborhood. According to Dayton Fire District Chief Tyler McCoy, crews saw flames and smoke coming […]
How Premier Health is encouraging women to get into orthopedics
Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health has launched a new program intended to interest more young women and minorities in pursuing orthopedic careers, according to a July 20 report from NBC affiliate WDTN. Women have lower representation in orthopedic surgery than any other physician specialty, making up just 10% of the orthopedic...
It's time to Stuff The Bus: Help kids get the tools they need to thrive in school
MIAMISBURG, Ohio (WKEF) -- Students of all ages need the right supplies to make the most of their education. However, some kids lack even the basics. You can help this week during Stuff the Bus. From July 22 through 26, Dayton 24/7 Now is partnering with Crayons to Classrooms, to...
This Quirky Little Michigan Highway Ends At an Off-Ramp Just 4000 Feet Into Ohio
US Highways are generally intended to be long cross-country, multi-state travel. Take some of the routes that pass through Michigan - US 31 travels from Mackinaw City to Mobile, Alabama. US 41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami while US 23 runs from the Straits of Mackinac to Jacksonville. The...
Ohio Brew Week Last Call successful
Court Street hosted a crowd of well over 100 attendees on Saturday, when the Last Call event for Ohio Brew Week took place. The event blocked off a portion of the road and featured a wide variety of beer, food and merchandise booths along the sidewalks. Those attending the event appeared to be in high spirits as they perused the booths and listened attentively to the variety of bands on the main stage. ...
Police identify victim, suspect after fatal shooting in Goshen Township
GOSHEN TWP., Ohio — Police have arrested a 25-year-old for shooting and killing a man in Clermont County Monday night, Bob Rose, Chief of Police with the Goshen Township Police Department said. Dakota Hensley, 25, has been charged with murder for the death of 44-year-old Robert Lee Armstrong. The...
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