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Vandalia approves warehouse plan for Maryland tin manufacturer
Vandalia city council members approved a planned unit development Monday for a 98,500-square-foot-warehouse that a decorative tin manufacturer in Maryland would like to put in the Stonequarry Crossings business development. Independent Can Co., a leading manufacturer of specialty metal packaging and metal lithography based in Belcamp, Md., wants to purchase ...
Learning center set to open in the fall of 2014
Northmont City Schools’ new $25 million Early Learning Center is on schedule to open in the fall of 2014, officials said. The building, which is adjacent to the Kleptz YMCA will house the district’s preschool through first grade students. The total project costs the district $25 million, which includes $20 ...
Non-profit forms trade association to help minority contractors
A local non-profit has created a trade association to help support black skilled trade workers and contractors looking for competitive advantages in the construction industry.The Black Man’s Think Tank will host its first meeting for the Nubian Builders Association from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Judah Kingdom Community ...
Maryland company eyeballs Vandalia for warehouse operations
Independent Can Company, a leading manufacturer of specialty metal packaging and metal lithography based in Maryland, has selected Vandalia as the site for its warehouse operation.On Monday, Vandalia city council members will vote on the planned unit development for the 98,500-square-foot facility to be built at Stonequarry Crossings, according to ...
Clayton city manager leaving for Calif. job
Clayton’s first city manager has accepted another city manager’s position in his home state of California.David Rowlands, 45, will start his new job in Fillmore in August, according to Rigo Landeros, Fillmore’s acting city manager and fire chief.Fillmore council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept Rowlands’ contract.Landeros said that ...
Scalped infant survives surgery; father charged
An infant whose scalp was ripped off during a fight between his parents was discharged from Children’s Medical Center of Dayton on Monday, according to a hospital spokesperson. The medical center performed surgery on the 1-month-old boy, following the June 5 incident. The newborn’s father Kodi Weatherspoon told Fairborn Police ...
Travel center set to open in fall
The construction of an $8.25 million Pilot Flying J Travel Center on Northwoods Boulevard is scheduled to be completed by the fall, according to Vandalia city officials. The center will open with about 75 employees and the five-year projections keep staffing at the 75 employee level, said Rich Hopkins, Vandalia’s ...
School district considers outsourcing bus service
Vandalia-Butler City Schools is exploring the idea of outsourcing its bus services as a way to save the district money, according to Bethany Reiff, district spokeswoman.Superintendent Christy Donnelly, who is retiring this month, chief financial officer Daniel Schall and human resources director Robert Neubauer announced the idea during a Friday ...
County and state investigation into local daycare over; daycare worker faces charge
A report of alleged abuse at a local daycare center to the Montgomery County Children Services Division has been determined to be unsubstantiated, according to a letter from the county to the woman who was accused of acting inappropriately at the center. The county and the state Department of Jobs ...
Clayton city manager a finalist for Calif. post
Clayton’s city manager could be leaving the Miami Valley region this summer.Dave Rowlands announced at Thursday night’s City Council meeting that he is a finalist for a city manager’s position in his home state of California.The Fillmore, Calif., City Council is expected to vote on the manager’s position there sometime ...
NAACP fundraiser on June 15
The Dayton Unit of the NAACP is sponsoring an ACT-SO competition fundraiser.The civil rights organization will hold a car wash from noon to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15 at Bankshots, 4515 Salem Ave., according to Rev. Crystal Walker, the unit’s secretary.ACT-SO is an enrichment program designed to recruit, stimulate, improve ...
Vandalia farmers market starts June 14
The inaugural season for the Vandalia Community Farmers Market starts this Friday, according to the Vandalia-Butler Chamber of Commerce.The market will be held 3 to 7 p.m. every Friday thru Aug. 30, at Seger Park, which is located at the corner of Tionda Drive and Perry Street.For more information, contact ...
Air show parade coming up
More than 120 units will be featured in the Air Show Parade, according to Will Roberts, executive director of the Vandalia-Butler Chamber of Commerce.The event will start 7 p.m. on June 21 at National Road at James Bohanan Drive and will end at Dixie Drive at Inverness Avenue.The parade will ...
Vandalia Taste tickets on sale
Attendees of the Sixth Annual A Taste at the Crossroads event will have the chance to sample foods from more than 20 restaurants and sample beer and wine from various beer companies.The Taste will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on June 25 at the Vandalia Sport Complex, 1111 Stonequarry ...
Center to offer free concerts
Friday marks the start of a series of free concerts offered by the Salvation Army Kroc Center.All the concerts will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the center, 1000 N. Keowee St.The concert line-up includes: Friday - Jazz music by Cedell Carter June 21 - Guitar and harmonica ...
Thursday marks deadline for daycare center to comply with state order
A local daycare facility where an employee was caught on video using her body to restrain a child has until Thursday to file a corrective action plan, assuring the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services that the incident will not be repeated. ODJFS ordered the West Carrollton KinderCare Learning ...
Five-minute limit set for engines and generators in the city
People who leave their automobiles running for longer than five minutes between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. in the city of Clayton, are now subject to being cited, according to a city ordinance approved by council last month. The ordinance says, “No person shall allow an automobile, ...
Couple wants to build nature-based child learning center in Vandalia
The city’s planning commissioners recently voted to recommend that city council members approve a conditional use request for a proposed nature-based child learning center. Commissioners voted on the request during a May 28 public hearing. In that meeting, Keith and Lisa Brinnon of Brookville told commissioners that they would like ...
Former Trotwood-Madison teacher’s license suspended for having alcohol in classroom
On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Education accepted a disciplinary consent agreement involving a former Trotwood-Madison High School teacher. The state took disciplinary action against Linda Cooper, 54, on May 21 by citing her with conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession because she had alcohol in a container in her ...
Sisters credit crew for taking care of them during cruise ship fire
On Friday, Sherry Winters and her sister Eva DeCamp set sail for a week of cruise ship fun, but their vacation ended when a fire broke out on the ship during the early hours of Memorial Day. The two sisters awoke around 3 a.m. after hearing the captain’s voice come ...
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