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New Miami police chief fired after declining to take drug test, accusations from mayor
A Butler County police chief is out of a job for refusing to take a drug test after the mayor noticed the police department reeked of marijuana, public records show. New Miami Village Council unanimously voted to terminate police Chief Harold Webb effective June 27. ...
Cupcake decorating contest July 11
PIQUA — The Piqua Community Farmers Market is holding its annual Cupcake Decorating Contest on Thursday, July 11. There is no entry fee and pre-registration is NOT required. Anyone interested in participating will need to bring six cupcakes – three for the judges and three to share. Bring your cupcakes to the Piqua Community Farmers Market located on High Street in front of the Piqua Public Library on Thursday, July 11 by 5:15 p.m. Participants may enter more than one type of cupcake and Farmers Market vendors may participate. Judging will take place at 5:15 p.m.
FBI offering reward for info on Jewish cemetery vandals
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The FBI announced on Thursday a reward for information leading to the arrest of those who vandalized two Jewish cemeteries last week. The agency also asks anyone who visited the cemetery the prior week to contact them. Tifereth Israel Cemetery and Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Cemetery were vandalized...
In the presence of Eva Marie Saint: Recalling encounters with the Oscar-winner on her 100th birthday
Eva Marie Saint scolded me the first time we met. A few members of the press and the Oscar-winning actress had gathered around a coffee table in the Women’s Center in Hanna Hall. I placed my tape recorder in the middle of the table. This was an interview I wanted to capture in full.
BGSU expands Life Design to local high school to boost interest in education profession
Committed to developing solutions for workforce needs, Bowling Green State University is implementing its innovative Life Design programming at a Toledo area high school to increase interest and diversity in the teaching profession. Through a grant-funded program, the same design thinking principles offered through Life Design at BGSU are being...
Northwest Ohio woman competing in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
NEW YORK — Organized gluttony has become an American tradition held in the same regard as other Independence Day activities such as fireworks and the colors red, white and blue. Northwest Ohio will be well-represented in the former when, on Thursday, Edon native Cherish Brown will be one of...
New senior villas coming to south Toledo to offer more affordable options
TOLEDO, Ohio — Imagine 15 years without property taxes. That is the housing opportunity Eagle Creek Builders are working with the city of Toledo to provide for people 55 and up at the Heather Cove Villas. The new set of homes will be built in the open lot located...
Lead detected in water at Cincinnati health clinic that serves city's poor
Tap water from multiple locations inside Cincinnati's Bobbie Sterne Health Center in Over-the-Rhine contains lead at levels that are higher than acceptable limits. The health center, which serves thousands of poor men, women and children every year, confirmed Wednesday that the Cincinnati Health Department and the Greater Cincinnati Water Works discovered the lead after testing 55 water sources throughout the clinic.
City of Toledo to hold free disposal day Saturday
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The City of Toledo will be hosting a free disposal day along with block-by-block bulk pick-up events Saturday. The free disposal day will be held at the Hoffman Road Landfill. The block-by-block pick-up will take place throughout the Junction and Englewood neighborhoods from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Study shows more than 340,000 acres of Indiana farmland gone
(The Center Square) – Indiana lost nearly 2% of its farmland over 12 years. That’s according to a legislative-directed study by state agricultural officials. The inventory conducted by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture determined the acreage of parcels devoted to farming fell by a net total of 345,682 acres to slightly less than 18 million acres. With 640 acres in a square mile, that works out to slightly more than 540 square miles lost from 2010 to 2022. ...
A lip reader shared what Julia Roberts may have told Travis Kelce at Taylor Swift's concert in Dublin
While Travis Kelce was stateside for Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s wedding for much of the weekend, he managed to make a (possibly) surprise appearance at Taylor Swift’s Sunday Eras Tour show in Dublin. And Swift wasn’t the only one thrilled to see Kelce arrive mid-show at Aviva Stadium. Academy...
Ronald McDonald House Dayton seeks collapsible wagons
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton is asking the public to help supply a certain transportation item. According to RMHC Dayton, the nonprofit organization is looking for collapsible wagons. The group uses the wagons to move drinks, essential supplies and snacks during events throughout the year, including for the fireworks display. […]
Waste collection services impacted this week
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Dayton residents can expect a schedule change in waste collection services this week due to a federal holiday. The July 4 holiday will impact waste and recycling collection for residents in Dayton, Moraine and Jefferson Township. In Dayton, Thursday’s normally scheduled collection will occur on Friday, July 5. In Moraine, Friday […]
Local police warn of new Publishers Clearing House scam
KETTERING, Ohio (WDTN) — Kettering Police have received multiple reports of residents falling victim to a new type of scam. The Kettering Police Department is warning residents of a new scam after receiving multiple reports from residents that they had received calls claiming they had won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. The scammer told the […]
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