Dayton Daily News back issues from April 2009:
Bombers will seek big-time investor ; Dayton development officials say planning for downtown arena will continue with or without the Bombers or its owner.
Apr 01, 2009; ... FAIRBORN -- Costa Papista stood in the Dayton Bombers locker roomon March 26 and declared that the long-suffering franchise wouldtake the ice again in the fall. Behind the scenes, team president and coowner Papista was tellingleague officials at the ECHL that he would possibly ...
Moraine official caught in Kettering prostitution bust
Apr 01, 2009; ... KETTERING -- Moraine's clerk of council was among three peoplearrested Monday, March 30, during a prostitution investigation bythe Montgomery County Organized Crime Unit and Kettering police,according to Kettering Police Officer Michael Burke. Stephen M. French, 38, of White Cedar ...
City to start fining for habitual false alarms ; Most fire runs waste resources, a review finds
Apr 01, 2009; ... DAYTON -- Twenty-nine times in six months Memphis firefightersresponded to the high-rise apartment building without a seriousincident. The 30th time in 1994 seemed no different. There were noflames showing outside, recalls former Memphis firefighter HerbertRedden, now Dayton's fire ...
Edison faculty takes no-confidence vote ; Action against the college's president follows notice about possible job losses.
Apr 01, 2009; ... PIQUA -- Edison Community College is enjoying record enrollmentgrowth, but uncertainty about state funding led Edison PresidentKenneth A. Yowell to announce last week that some faculty membersand all administrative employees won't have their contracts renewedfor the new fiscal year ...
AT&T: Center now ready for 911 calls ; The sheriff, however, wants to conduct 'exhaustive testing' on equipment before resuming 911 operations at the Regional Dispatch hub.
Apr 01, 2009; ... DAYTON -- The 911 capabilities have been restored to the newRegional Dispatch Center, an AT&T official said Tuesday, March 31,but Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer wants more testing beforeresuming operations. Plummer said he intends to seek any available restitution ...
Ex-city manager convicted ; William Nelson Jr., who admitted to asking a teen for sex, is to be sentenced in Columbus on May 13.
Apr 01, 2009; ... COLUMBUS -- When arranging to meet a 14-year-old girl for oralsex in suburban Columbus, former Miamisburg City Manager William H.Nelson Jr. wrote, "I'll be the good looking guy that comes up to thecute girl in the Grove City jersey." But Nelson fell into an Internet sting ...
Will faster trucks mean more fatalities? ; UD professor's study says yes, trucking industry says no, as Ohio mulls proposal.
Apr 01, 2009; ... COLUMBUS -- Will raising the speed limit for trucks on Ohiointerstates from 55 mph to 65 mph result in more fatalities? Backers of the proposal say no, but a new study from Universityof Dayton political scientist Grant Neeley concludes that raisingthe speed limit increases traffic ...
Child abuse numbers mixed ; Officials say abuse investigations dropped in '08 but number of severe injuries were up.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The number of Montgomery County child abuse investigations in2008 dropped from the previous year, the county Children Servicesagency said Tuesday, March 31. However, more children are showing up with severe abuse thatrequires police intervention -- broken bones, blunt force ...
Scheduled transportation budget delayed ; Provision in the bill called for health insurance for some workers.
Apr 01, 2009; ... COLUMBUS -- The hand shakes will have to wait. A scheduled vote on the $9.6 billion transportation budget wasdelayed Tuesday, March 31, over a provision in the bill aimed atusing federal economic stimulus money to help pay for healthinsurance for unemployed workers in small ...
Bombers can't meet gate guarantee ; '08-09 ticket sales were less than half the 2000-01 total, Nutter Center says.
Apr 01, 2009; ... FAIRBORN -- Wright State University is holding $74,000 in DaytonBombers' receipts in escrow and will use them to force the team tomeet promised revenue guarantees, said John Siehl, director of theWright State's Nutter Center, where the Bombers play. Without the money, Nutter ...
High-rise alarms pose concerns ; Buildings' size demands large response, firefighters say.
Apr 01, 2009; ... DAYTON -- Dayton Fire Department officials say the large high-rise commercial and residential buildings downtown are the biggestculprits of why they make more false alarm runs than actual fireruns. There isn't an official list, but when asked, firefighters rattleoff the Biltmore ...
Homeowners jam the auditor's office to contest property values
Apr 01, 2009; ... DAYTON -- Property owners jammed the reception area of theMontgomery County Auditor's Office and spilled into the hallTuesday, March 31. waiting to file complaints, mostly aboutincreases in their property values. Tuesday marked the deadline to file for a Board of RevisionReview ....
Jury in bathtub case could begin deliberations today ; Summations set in trial of man accused of killing his wife in their bathtub.
Apr 01, 2009; ... LEBANON -- The jury in the trial of Ryan Widmer, charged withaggravated murder in the death of his wife, could get the casetoday, April 1, as closing arguments are scheduled to be heard inWarren County Common Pleas Court. The defense rested its case Tuesday, March 31, after ...
Police and court headlines
Apr 01, 2009 ... Lottery director's giveaway chided by state inspector COLUMBUS -- Ohio Lottery Director Michael A. Dolan avoided atraffic ticket and expressed his gratitude by sending the trooperwho stopped him 100 promotional lottery tickets. Dolan, appointed by Gov. Ted Strickland in ...
Mound gets cleanup funds ; $20 million in federal stimulus money will help park finish removing all contamination.
Apr 01, 2009; ... MIAMSBURG -- The environmental cleanup of the old Mound atomicplant got new life Tuesday, March 31, with the announcement that thefederal government will provide $20 million in economic stimulusmoney to finish removing radioactive and chemical contamination at aplant landfill ....
$8.3M to help ex-GM workers ; The federal grant will provide training, placement services.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Workers who lost their jobs when General Motors Corp. closed itsMoraine sport utility vehicle assembly plant, and when other autofactories in Ohio shut down, could benefit from a $8.3 millionfederal job retraining grant. The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday, March 31, it will ...
RPM seeks court help ; Owner of three auto care franchises reorganizes under Chapter 11.
Apr 01, 2009; ... DAYTON -- RPM Solutions Inc., which has three local PrecisionTune Auto Care franchises, has been reorganizing under Chapter 11protection since December in federal bankruptcy court. In a January filing, the company said it had $136,000 in personalproperty assets and $1.99 million ...
Vending machines not just for snacks ; Local company sells T-shirts at two sites and plans expansion in products and venues.
Apr 01, 2009; ... MIAMISBURG -- If Patrick McDonald and Jeff Thibodeau have itright, a retail revolution is being staged in the vending machinestationed in the stretch between American Eagle Outfitters andAbercrombie & Fitch at the Dayton Mall. From their Mobil-Tee-Vending machine, McDonald and ...
New generation to have less than parents in school sports?
Apr 01, 2009; ... American pollsters like to ask people if they think theirchildren will have a better life than theirs. The questionsupposedly gets at something fundamental. Americans are typicallyoptimistic about the country. Any time they are not so optimistic,that's presented as a sea change, and as ...
AT&T's answers regarding 911 poor, won't do
Apr 01, 2009 ... AT&T owes Montgomery County better answers than it had Tuesdaywhen its representative tried to explain why its 911 equipmentdidn't work last week. An 81-year-old woman's home burned whileneighbors tried to report the fire. The most important question that AT&T isn't answering -- ...
SPEAK UP
Apr 01, 2009 ... Re "GM faces strict plan," March 31: I think it's good that theymade General Motor executives responsible for the company's declineby changing personnel. Now what about the other companies that havereceived more bailout money? Their socalled leadership is stillintact to keep on ...
YOUR LETTERS
Apr 01, 2009 ... Obama, Dodd ties to AIG not funny Since the esteemed Paul Harvey has passed on, someone needs totell "the rest of the story" about the White House and AIG. Theperson getting the second-largest amount of money from AIG incampaign contributions (President Barack Obama) flies off ...
Flyers will play in Tip-Off Classic
Apr 01, 2009; ... DAYTON -- The University of Dayton can't seem to entice schoolsfrom the six power conferences to play at UD Arena, but the Flyerswill get a crack at some of those upper-echelon basketball teams inthe 2009 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic in San Juan. Seven of the eight participants ...
Hobart will miss hosting team
Apr 01, 2009; ... Hosting the Dayton Bombers was no sweat for Hobart Arena in Troy. "There was really no expense related to the maintenance in ourvenue because we are primarily an ice venue 10 months out of theyear," said Ken Siler, Hobart manager and the city's recreationdirector. "We're obviously ...
Keppinger dealt to Houston
Apr 01, 2009; ... SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jeff Keppinger played in a minor-league gameTuesday, March 31, then went back to his condo to pack because hehad to vacate. His next stop, though, would not be a hotel/motel in Sarasota. Itwould be Kissimmee, Fla., 2 hours northwest. The Cincinnati Reds ...
Wanted: A team that knows his skills
Apr 01, 2009; ... During the short time he was in the Ukraine playing for theKryvbas basketball team, Scottie Wilson said he walked around townin his sweats or something that had his team name on it. "They didn't speak any English where I was," said the formerWright State player. "But they'd see I ...
Here's some news you can use, but only today
Apr 01, 2009; ... That's great news that the University of Dayton officials arenegotiating with Wright State about reviving the Gem City Jam. Philadelphia has the Big 5 and Cincinnati has the CrosstownShootout. A renewed UD-WSU series would be as passionate. It's ashame it ended in 1997. - ...
Lefty outfielder Nix could stick
Apr 01, 2009; ... SARASOTA, Fla. -- In a game against the Pirates this week,outfielder Laynce Nix singled twice and scored twice, the only runsthe Cincinnati Reds scored that day. Getting hits and scoring runs is something Nix believes, if giventhe chance, he can do regularly. When the Reds ...
Valaika set for return to area
Apr 01, 2009; ... Chris Valaika's back, but only in a cameo role Saturday, April 4,in the Fifth Third Field Futures Game staged by the Dragons andparent Reds, who will provide opposition to a team consisting of theorganization's rising stars. Valaika will play for the Futures, likely at shortstop, ...
Encarnacion, Gonzalez making progress
Apr 01, 2009; ... SARASOTA, Fla. -- Edwin Encarnacion was back in the lineupTuesday, March 31, his sore shoulder quieted down and his arm ableto make throws -- good and bad. He didn't make any of the Reds' four errors in a 6-3 loss to theNew York Yankees, but he was 0-for-3 at the plate ....
Deep rotation key for Elks ; Centerville has a hard-throwing ace in Brown; Coach Dickten says the drop-off is minimal for six others.
Apr 01, 2009; ... CENTERVILLE -- Pitcher Andrew Brown sounded surprised when toldhe was getting the ball for the Centerville High School baseballteam's season opener Monday, March 30. The senior was likely theonly one who didn't know. Brown, a hard-throwing left-hander, paced the Elks with a ...
Northmont baseball splits versus Ky. schools
Apr 01, 2009; ... Northmont High School split its doubleheader Tuesday, March 31,falling 15-4 against Dunbar (Ky.) and winning 12-2 against HolyCross (Ky.) in high school baseball action. The Thunderbolts' Jordan Grilliot homered in the loss. DylanFowler (1-0) grabbed the win against Holy Cross ....
Fashion fiascoes help make the world go 'round
Apr 01, 2009; ... We are not yet out of dreary weather's reach, but there are signsof warmer weather if you look. This, of course, causes my deranged mind to drift toward darkareas. Images of exposed belly fat, dangling armpit hair and unkemptthongs dance in my boulder-size brain ....
Seen & Overheard
Apr 01, 2009 ... LOCAL FALCONS NEWS ON TWITTER For the very first time, you'll be able to use Twitter to watchPeregrine falcons go through their nesting and hatching process. According to folks at the Boonshoft Museum, a pair has taken upresidence and laid at least three eggs in a nesting box ...
Mean girls, dumb boys -- that's what sells tickets
Apr 01, 2009; ... When, and if, columnists pray, it's for manna like the MeghanMcCain-Laura Ingraham-Ann Coulter debate. If, perhaps, you missed it because you were otherwise occupiedsitting shiva for your 401(k), their difference of opinion hassomething to do with whether Coulter gives a bad name ...
Easter fun for $20 or less
Apr 01, 2009; ... While the economy might not be at its best this Easter season,that is no reason to discharge the Easter Bunny. There are stillplenty of ways the Easter Bunny can affordably treat your kids to adelightful basketful of small goodies. For one, instead of anexpensive prepackaged basket, ...
Winter Guard will put $10M in local pockets ; World championships begin today around the Dayton area.
Apr 02, 2009; ... So you're a high school jock and think football practice istough? Try this on for size: Eight months of spinning, bending, tumblingand dancing in a hot gym three hours a night, four nights a week,followed by eight hours of the same Saturday, all the while toting arifle, saber or ...
Husted begins bid for office ; State senator to run for secretary of state in 2010, while also proposing to change one of the job's chief duties: oversight of the election system.
Apr 02, 2009; ... COLUMBUS -- State Sen. Jon Husted, RKettering, will announcetoday, April 2, that he is launching his campaign for secretary ofstate in the 2010 election. "I'm going to be the first person to runfor office with a plan to eliminate the need for it," Husted, 41,told the Dayton Daily News on ...
3 cops hurt, man dead in 'run and gun'
Apr 02, 2009; ... DAYTON -- One man was shot dead and three Dayton police officerswere injured Wednesday evening, April 1, in what detectives called a"run and gun" shootout that began in the 3600 block of North MainStreet at a cell phone store. As police tried to track suspects, a fleeing SUV ...
CORRECTION
Apr 02, 2009 ... In the Wednesday, April 1, edition, Page A1, the photo captionshould have read: "Firefighters from ...
Shootout led to chase crashes ; While Dayton police swarmed the site where a cruiser was rammed, Huber Heights police secured Good Samaritan Hospital.
Apr 02, 2009; ... DAYTON -- Wednesday night's shootout that began inside theCricket Wireless store in the 3600 block of Main Street quicklymoved west, east and then south as the two gunmen who shot a cellphone customer ran with the victim's friends giving chase east onSiebenthaler Avenue in a red SUV, ...
Court denies stay; mom must leave country today ; Englewood woman will be deported, but lawyer vows to fight for her return.
Apr 02, 2009; ... Fatiha Elgharib, an Englewood mother of four, is scheduled to bedeported to her native Morocco today, April 2, after the U.S. 6thCircuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied her request Tuesdayfor a stay of removal from the country. "We will try to get her back, and we will get ...
Look who's coming to new outlet mall ; Chelsea Property Group says 16 stores introduce a 'wow factor' at mall.
Apr 02, 2009; ... MONROE -- Polo Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and Coach are among thestores scheduled to open at the Cincinnati Premium Outlets thissummer. Chelsea Property Group said the 16 stores announced Wednesday,April 1, introduce a "wow factor." The mall owner said more storesin the ...
Ex-Edison official faces felony charges ; Probe discovers discrepancies in tax records filed by former controller.
Apr 02, 2009; ... PIQUA -- Twenty-two felony counts have been filed against aformer Edison Community College official by the Ohio Highway Patrolafter discrepancies were found in tax records dating to 2002. Darrel W. Isaacs, 58, of 6510 Quail Hill Court in Huber Heights,is charged with one count of ...
Transportation budget passes ; Kettering's Husted one of only two state senators to vote no.
Apr 02, 2009; ... COLUMBUS-- By strong bipartisan majorities, the House and Senateapproved a $9.2 billion transportation budget that raises the speedlimit for trucks on interstates from 55 mph to 65 mph, acceleratespassenger rail efforts and provides extended health care benefits tothe recently ...
What do you get for $9.2B?
Apr 02, 2009 ... Key provisions in the transportation budget passed Wednesday. Creates or retains 21,257 jobs through highway projects funded by federal stimulusmoney. Raises the speed limit for trucks on interstates from 55 mph to65 mph. Helps an estimated 35,000 unemployed ...
Serious teen crime on rise in Greene ; Sentencing today for 16-year-old in 2007 fatal shooting that arose from fight.
Apr 02, 2009; ... XENIA -- There was a time when teens settled disputes with theirfists, but more often police are seeing juveniles turn to weapons tosettle scores. Robert Grimes Jr., 16, is a example of what local prosecutors sayis a growing trend of juveniles involved in felony crimes ....
K-12 needs college help ; UD president among school chiefs to hear plea for courses for high schoolers.
Apr 02, 2009; ... WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sat downwith Ohio college and university presidents Wednesday, April 1, andtold them he needed them as partners in an effort to improve K-12education. Fine, said University of Dayton President Dan Curran. But make iteasier ...
Local headlines
Apr 02, 2009 ... Area artists receive honors at Statehouse COLUMBUS -- Dayton was the creativity capital of Ohio onWednesday, April 1. Local living legend Willis "Bing" Davis, folk and ethnic artspresenter Cityfolk and Wittenberg University theater professorCorwin Georges were among those ...
Gas pipeline nears completion ; Crews continue drilling to install conduit under the Little Miami River.
Apr 02, 2009; ... CORWIN -- Just south of this village along the Little MiamiRiver, a horizontal directional drill is making history about 160feet beneath the riverbed as it pushes relentlessly through solidbedrock. Sometime in May, the Rockies Express Pipeline will complete itstransit beneath ...
Police & court headlines
Apr 02, 2009 ... Man in jail on child sex charges PIQUA -- A man charged with eight counts of rape for allegedsexual conduct with two boys is in the Miami County jail. Brian T. Weaver, 28, was arraigned Wednesday, April 1, in countyMunicipal Court. Police arrested him ...
The path to perfection is grueling ; Miamisburg has high expectations for its acclaimed color guard squad.
Apr 02, 2009; ... MIAMISBURG -- The 21 teens danced on the gym floor to boomingballet music as they twirled flags, rifles and sabers before abellowing voice from above stopped them cold. "Very poor, very poor!" director Jim Olson barked at the membersof the Miamisburg High School Color Guard ....
Memorial to mark soldier's 2008 death ; Family hopes service will help his comrades deal with the loss of a friend.
Apr 02, 2009; ... SPRINGBORO -- Chris Herwick sees a memorial service on Friday,April 3, for her son, Staff Sgt. Travis Griffin, as a chance for hiscomrades-in-arms to move beyond his loss. Griffin, 28, was killed a year ago in action in Iraq. "I know how it was for me. I can't imagine how ...
1974 Xenia tornado left mark on reporter
Apr 02, 2009; ... As a newspaper reporter, I found the Xenia tornado to be one ofthe most poignant stories in my career, which spans over half acentury. Some of you lived through the tornado, which occurred 35years ago this week. Others have heard about it from family members,or by reading or seeing news ...
UD grad leads Cadillac marketing ; Jim Vurpillat, Cadillac's global marketing director, is in town to talk to business students.
Apr 02, 2009; ... DAYTON -- With more than a century of tradition, the Cadillacautomotive brand would hardly seem to need an introduction bymarketers. But these are volatile times in the car business. Sales for luxury cars have fallen by half from a year ago, creditis tougher for would-be car ...
Local invention eases concrete work ; The Bohse brothers develop a tool that appears to have a worldwide market.
Apr 02, 2009; ... BROOKVILLE -- You might say inspiration came to brothers Chuckand Marc Bohse in the form of sore backs. Ask Chuck Bohse to demonstrate the fine art of screeding, orleveling, concrete, and he may show you the way he once did it:Bending over, slowly stepping backward, pressing a ...
Business headlines
Apr 02, 2009 ... Third of Ohio hospitals to cut jobs in next six months COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Hospital Association said Wednesday, April1, that more than a third of 110 Ohio hospitals said in a surveythey'll lay off employees within six months. In March, Kettering Health Network said it will ...
Air Force gets visibility on NASCAR car ; Wright-Patterson plays host to the No. 43 Dodge Charger today at the museum.
Apr 02, 2009; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- When it comes to recruiting,the Air Force likes to bring along things with a throaty roar. The featured prop for two days this week just outside theNational Museum of the U.S. Air Force is a NASCAR race car, a DodgeCharger with a 358-cubic-inch, ...
Early voting must add locations, should be shorter
Apr 02, 2009 ... In 2008, Ohio voters had their first chance to vote early --without swearing, say, that they were going to be out of town or inthe hospital. The experiment was a wild success, overall. Many thousands of people voted in person in the month before theelection. The result was ...
YOUR LETTERS
Apr 02, 2009 ... Advice for young from a GM retiree Young people, beware if you do not belong to a union or if you donot have a written contract stating your benefits. I worked for the old Inland Division of General Motors for morethan 24 years. In 1999, GM spun off their component divisions ...
SPEAK UP
Apr 02, 2009 ... Now that the cost of a barrel of oil is rising again, can we ask why PresidentBarack Obama stopped offshore drilling and exploration afteragreeing to it ...
Owner trying to save Bombers ; Papista says he wants to 'put together a strong proposal for the 2010-11 season.'
Apr 02, 2009; ... The 2009-10 season may be gone because of underfinancing, butDayton Bombers owner Costa Papista isn't giving up on his ECHLhockey team. Wednesday, April 1, he sent his monthly $5,000 membership fee tothe league office and plans to continue making his payments throughthe board of ...
Reds to speak with Sheffield
Apr 02, 2009; ... SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Cincinnati Reds have interest in GarySheffield, and there probably will be a meeting with the outfielderand/or his representatives today, April 2, at Ed Smith Stadium. Sheffield, one shy of 500 career home runs, was released thisweek by the Detroit Tigers ....
Ex-Dragon Frazier looks forward to Futures game ; The former first-round draft pick will start the season with the Class AA Carolina Mudcats.
Apr 02, 2009; ... Todd Frazier knows he's on the way up, but playing again inDayton is a good thing, too. "It's going to be great seeing everybody and that great stadium,"said Frazier, who played with the Dragons for parts of the past twoseasons. "I can't wait." Saturday, April 4, Frazier, ...
Celina to be hockey town for Frozen 4
Apr 02, 2009; ... OXFORD -- Mention Celina and sports, and you might think of JimOtis the great Ohio State running back who later played in the NFL.If you're of a certain age, you might remember Celina ICHS and theold Catholic school's good basketball teams. Or, more recently, theCelina High School girls ...