Springfield News

Springfield News-Sun

• County saving money with voluntary program

  Springfield News-Sun – 1 hr 17 mins ago  

  URBANA - The Champaign County Department of Job and Family Services is using a new program this year in an attempt to prevent layoffs, and allow employees more flexibility with their schedules. Full Story »

• Two lanes of I-70 open after accident

  Springfield News-Sun – 2 hrs 2 mins ago  

  Two lanes on I-70 east have been opened after a semi-trailer crashed near the intersection at I-675, according to troopers from the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Full Story »

• Toddlers bitten by bulldog

  Springfield News-Sun – 2 hrs 2 mins ago  

  Two toddlers have been taken to the hospital after being bitten by a dog, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Full Story »

• I-70 shut down after semi wrecks

  Springfield News-Sun – Thu Dec 10, 8:12 am ET  

  Firefighters are responding to an accident near I-675 and I-70 this morning that apparently caused a spill. Full Story »

• Springfield business called model for creating, retaining jobs by Senate candidate

  Springfield News-Sun – Wed Dec 9, 10:12 pm ET  

  SPRINGFIELD - In his run for U.S. Senate, Republican Rob Portman toured a local business Wednesday, Dec. Full Story »

Dayton Daily News

• Wright House exhibits consolidated at Walton House

  Dayton Daily News – 30 mins ago  

  There’s been a flurry of activity in recent weeks at two of the historic stone buildings associated with the Centerville-Washington Twp. Historical Society — and it hasn’t all been due to holiday celebrations.What’s happening at the Asahel Wright House , 26 N. Main St., Centerville, and the Walton House Museum, a few blocks away at 89 W. Franklin St., has to do with some interesting changes in ... Full Story »

• Area Muse cast, crew announced

  Dayton Daily News – 36 mins ago  

  DAYTON — The following area students are cast and crew members involved in the Muse Machine’s Jan. 14-17 production of “Singin’ In the Rain” at Victoria Theatre.Patron and premium tickets are $52 and $38 (which includes a tax-deductible donation to the organization), adult tickets are $29, senior tickets are $2 off the standard adult ticket, non-Muse student tickets are $20 and Muse student ... Full Story »

• UD Optimists club has grown

  Dayton Daily News – 39 mins ago  

  CENTERVILLE — Kelly Eggers of Washington Twp. and members of the Noon Optimist Club of Centerville established a college Optimist Club to engage university students in youth-oriented causes.Her initial planning for the college club began in the winter of 2005. In September , she chartered the club with 32 student members. Today , the UD Flyers Optimist Club membership has expanded to 85. The ... Full Story »

• Washington Twp. zoning seat open

  Dayton Daily News – 51 mins ago  

  WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — Washington Twp. residents who want to get involved in local government are invited to apply for an open seat on the township’s five-member zoning commission.The commission is charged by the state of Ohio with making recommendations on land use to the Washington Twp. Board of Trustees. Full Story »

• Barre presents holiday tea

  Dayton Daily News – 57 mins ago  

  CENTERVILLE — The Dayton Ballet Barre Celebrates the holiday season with The Nutcracker’s Sugar Plum Fairy Tea — Journey to the Land of Sugar Plums and Sweets.The Dayton Ballet Barre ushers in this year’s holiday and Nutcracker season with the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea, a holiday tea that is centered around the theme of the Sugar Plum Fairy — Journey to the Land of Sugar Plums and Sweets — from the ... Full Story »

WHIO-TV 7 Dayton

• Semi Overturns Halting Morning Commute

  WHIO-TV 7 Dayton – 30 mins ago  

  The Ohio State Patrol said a semi overturned Thursday morning and halted the rush-hour commute. Full Story »

• Chemical Spill Prompts Evacuation In Greenville

  WHIO-TV 7 Dayton – 1 hr 59 mins ago  

  Firefighters were called to a local health complex after a chemical spill on Thursday morning that led to an evacuation. Full Story »

• Gunman Who Killed Nun Waives New Trial

  WHIO-TV 7 Dayton – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

  The gunman who confessed and was convicted of killing U.S. nun and Amazon rain forest activist Dorothy Stang has waived his right to a new trial. Full Story »

• Foreclosure Filings Fall 8 Percent In Nov.

  WHIO-TV 7 Dayton – 2 hrs 45 mins ago  

  A firm that tracks foreclosure rates is reporting the fourth straight monthly decline in the number of homeowners on the brink. Full Story »

• Census To Bring 24,000 Jobs To Ohio

  WHIO-TV 7 Dayton – Thu Dec 10, 8:59 am ET  

  State officials now say next year's census will create 24,000 temporary jobs in Ohio, far more than the 5,000 openings the Census Bureau announced earlier. Full Story »

WDTN-TV 2 Dayton

• Census to bring 24,000 jobs to Ohio

  WDTN-TV 2 Dayton – 1 hr 41 mins ago  

  State officials now say next year's census will create 24,000 temporary jobs in Ohio, far more than the 5,000 openings the Census Bureau announced earlier. Full Story »

• Not being left out in the cold

  WDTN-TV 2 Dayton – 2 hrs 56 mins ago  

  Homeless shelter provides people with a place to go in the frigid conditions. Full Story »

• Local company honored for innovation

  WDTN-TV 2 Dayton – Wed Dec 9, 11:18 pm ET  

  The Secretary of State made a stop in Dayton on Wednesday, December 9, to spotlight what she calls one of the most innovative companies in Ohio. Full Story »

• People, pets and pipes at risk

  WDTN-TV 2 Dayton – Wed Dec 9, 9:18 pm ET  

  The cold weather here in the Miami Valley can cause problems for people, pets and homes. Full Story »

• DP&L works to keep power on

  WDTN-TV 2 Dayton – Wed Dec 9, 8:33 pm ET  

  These extreme wind gusts have knocked out power to parts of the area. However, DP&L crews say the outages are not widespread. Full Story »

Yellow Springs News

• Builders make aesthetic efficient

  Yellow Springs News – Wed Dec 9, 10:23 pm ET  

  In many classic children’s stories, seemingly common and mundane entrances disguise the most fantastical places. For Alice, the gateway to Wonderland was through a rabbit hole, while the four Pevensie siblings discovered the bewitching world of Narnia through an old wardrobe. Full Story »

• Parents parley over IEP needs

  Yellow Springs News – Wed Dec 9, 10:23 pm ET  

  More must be done to address issues in the special education program in the Yellow Springs schools, especially in the upper levels, according to approximately 10 parents who came to a special meeting held on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The meeting was the second convened by school administrators to address the results of the special education parent survey the district conducted last summer. Full Story »

• Benning served village in work, life

  Yellow Springs News – Wed Dec 9, 10:23 pm ET  

  For each of the several hundred people who attended her memorial service at Bryan Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 5, Deborah Benning meant something unique. Full Story »

• Derr tapped as interim college head

  Yellow Springs News – Wed Dec 9, 10:23 pm ET  

  The Antioch College Board Pro Tempore announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, the appointment of Matthew Derr as the college’s interim president. Derr was the chief transition officer who helped lead the two-year effort to win the college’s independence from Antioch University this past summer. Full Story »

• Visioning to turn ideas into goals

  Yellow Springs News – Wed Dec 9, 10:23 pm ET  

  The second stage of the community visioning process kicks off this Saturday morning, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. in the Yellow Springs High School gym, and it is not a meeting to miss, according to organizers. Full Story »

Palladium-Item

• No last-ditch appeals expected as man awaits death for triple murder

  Palladium-Item – 38 mins ago  

  MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana death row inmate who refused to request clemency is awaiting execution. Full Story »

• Chief deputy: Greens Fork man pointed gun at woman

  Palladium-Item – 1 hr 23 mins ago  

  A Greens Fork man was arrested Wednesday night and charged with a Class C felony for allegedly pointing a handgun at a woman. Full Story »

• Today's Local Death Notices (updated throughout the day)

  Palladium-Item – 1 hr 52 mins ago  

  This list will be updated as obituaries are received today. Full Story »

• Frigid temperatures follow heavy snow into Midwest

  Palladium-Item – 2 hrs 8 mins ago  

  Frigid temperatures iced the Upper Midwest as a storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in several states from Iowa to New England threatened another round on Thursday as it neared the end of its cross-country trek. Full Story »

• Man charged in Indiana murder arrested in Nevada

  Palladium-Item – 2 hrs 22 mins ago  

  OTTERBEIN, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say authorities in Nevada have arrested a man charged with fatally shooting a 40-year-old woman on what was to have been their wedding day. Full Story »

Akron Beacon Journal

• Guard fired after teen injured at detention center

  Akron Beacon Journal – Wed Dec 9, 7:16 pm ET  

  Guard fired after teen injured at detention center Full Story »

• DYER: Tiger tales to surface in Akron?

  Akron Beacon Journal – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

  DYER: Tiger tales to surface in Akron? Full Story »

• Free vaccines for H1N1 virus at area clinics

  Akron Beacon Journal – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

  Health departments to offer doses beginning Monday to everyone Free clinics scheduled for all Ohio residents Full Story »

• Indians' Santana , Miller undergo hand surgeries

  Akron Beacon Journal – Thu Dec 10, 3:46 am ET  

  Both are rehabilitating. Westbrook is pitching in winter league games Full Story »

• YRC extends deadline for deal

  Akron Beacon Journal – Wed Dec 9, 7:16 pm ET  

  YRC extends deadline for deal Full Story »

The Cincinnati Enquirer

• No gun found by police at school

  The Cincinnati Enquirer – 2 hrs 2 mins ago  

  Cincinnati police responded to the Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion school this morning on Baltimore Avenue in North Fairmount after a parent reported that she saw a student with what appeared to be a gun. Full Story »

• Suspect leads cops on fatal chase

  The Cincinnati Enquirer – Thu Dec 10, 7:12 am ET  

  A 36-year-old Florence man wanted on an aggravated robbery charge died in a crash early this morning after leading Hamilton County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase through Anderson Township. Full Story »

• Chase ends with crash

  The Cincinnati Enquirer – Thu Dec 10, 6:12 am ET  

  A 19-year-old Madisonville man was arrested early this morning on charges of failure to comply with a police officer's order to stop and obstructing official business after leading Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies on a chase through this township into Kennedy Heights. Full Story »

• Paved driveway would smooth rough spots

  The Cincinnati Enquirer – Thu Dec 10, 1:12 am ET  

  At age 23, Jessica Mullins has been through more trials than most people experience in a lifetime. Because she must use a wheelchair, a better driveway would help her independence. Full Story »

• Mother fights for former boxer

  The Cincinnati Enquirer – Wed Dec 9, 8:27 pm ET  

  Tony "TNT" Tubbs was a world heavyweight boxing champion, but the most ferocious fighter in his family may be his mom, who's battling to save her famous son from another prison term. Full Story »

The Columbus Dispatch

• Today's offbeat news

  The Columbus Dispatch – Thu Dec 10, 7:17 am ET  

  AP videos require Macromedia Flash Player 7 and Windows Media Player 10. Full Story »

• Preemies: County grant helps expand campaign to curb premature births

  The Columbus Dispatch – Thu Dec 10, 6:18 am ET  

  Finding prenatal care remains a challenge for many women, and the high infant-mortality and prematurity rates are widely considered unacceptable by medical and public-health leaders in Columbus. Full Story »

• 2 suburbs leaving gas-rate programs

  The Columbus Dispatch – Thu Dec 10, 6:18 am ET  

  Hilliard and Reynoldsburg are suspending their programs for buying natural gas. Full Story »

• Election proposal

  The Columbus Dispatch – Thu Dec 10, 6:18 am ET  

  Election proposal Highlights of the Ohio Senate's election-law bill: Full Story »

• Mailing dates

  The Columbus Dispatch – Thu Dec 10, 6:18 am ET  

  Mailing dates The Postal Service suggests these deadlines for making sure that holiday mail arrives on time. Full Story »

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

• Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority committee approves first phases of lakefront development project

  The Cleveland Plain Dealer – 15 mins ago  

  Cleveland's lakefront development project would provide the public waterfront access by 2013 under plans approved today by a committee of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. Full Story »

• Winter cold hits Northeast Ohio but heavy snow whiffs

  The Cleveland Plain Dealer – 15 mins ago  

  So far the warnings of a severe winter storm have been nothing more than cold air -- lots of cold air. Full Story »

• Cuyahoga County passes balanced budget for 2010

  The Cleveland Plain Dealer – 30 mins ago  

  Cuyahoga County commissioners today approved a balanced budget for 2010. Full Story »

• Couple loses fight to get boy's body, a cat survives barn fire, reward for family photos, and more: Ohio news roundup

  The Cleveland Plain Dealer – 1 hr 45 mins ago  

  A look at what's happening around the state today. Full Story »

• Campaign finance reports now on Cuyahoga Board of Elections' Web site

  The Cleveland Plain Dealer – Thu Dec 10, 9:15 am ET  

  Residents can look up campagn finance reports of candidates by going to the Cuyahoga County Board of Election's Web site. It's a first for Cuyahoga as the board continues to make good on its promise for open and easy access of public records. Full Story »