Troy News

Save the date June 16 for the Miami County Master Gardener's Garden Tour: Miami County in Bloom.

Zavior Cline, left, competes against Kayden Hoagland in a 2- to 3-year-old heat of the big wheel races at the 2012 Troy Strawberry Festival.

Joe Henson, center, along with his brother Jake, left, and friend, Isaac Galli, all from Boy Scout Troop 544, sit in front of a playhouse Thursday in Troy.

By David Fong Ohio Community Media TROY - Heather Dorsten stood in the middle of Main Street in Troy on Thursday morning, watching the action swirling around here.

Kids Read Now Executive Director Dr. Jim Daniel, along with co-founder Barb Lurie, look over the shoulders of Cassidy Poland, Ayzia Love, Katelinn Dellinger, Kylie Smith, Ty Davis and Kyjuan Sano at Heywood Elementary School in Troy.

Robert D. Schilling, 75, of Versailles and formerly of Troy, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012, in the emergency room at Wayne Hospital, Greenville.

Allegations that Miami County maintenance department employees were stealing from the county led to Tuesday's suspension of five employees and the recovery of two truckloads of tools from two of their homes.

Hobart Brothers said Wednesday it will begin relocating its Main Street operations in Troy, where the company manufacturers solid wire and welding equipment, in August.

Firefighters from Troy and Covington responded to a house fire at 1721 Washington Bend Road, near State Route 41 at the west edge of Troy.

Ann Fogt along with American Veterans Post 88 Commander Ray Baker place a wreath Monday at Veteran's Memorial Park Riverside Cemetery in Troy.

For information or to register for the Grant Reed Co-Ed Big Ball Benefit, call Danny Miller at 419-545-3620 or e-mail Dmil81bb@gmail.com . BELLVILLE -- Organizers are seeking participants for a July benefit to support an 11-year-old Bellville boy diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.

Zanesville City Council needed just minutes to finish its business tonight, with two measures passing unanimously and two others held over for third reading.

Obama supporters are expected to attend the grand opening of the Organizing for America's Troy Campaign Office at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 6 E. Main St., the campaign announced Monday.

Aspiring filmmaker Josiah Duncan recently won best of festival and audience choice awards at the Sundog Film Festival in Yellow Springs.

Former 'Old Guardsman' Ronald E. Hufford visited the Miami Valley Veterans Museum to discuss his military service during a recent coffee and donuts gathering, which happens the first Wednesday morning of each month at the museum in Troy.

The Dayton Bomb Squad was called to Troy after someone found a strange item with a burning wick Sunday morning.

He was born Jan. 21, 1954, in Troy, to the late Kenneth D. and Eleanor G. Hughes.

The Miami Primitive Baptist Church that has sat quietly at the edge of this Bethel Township village for decades said goodbye to its final worshippers on Easter Sunday.

By Natalie Knoth Memorial Day ceremonies in Troy will begin at 9:45 a.m. Monday in Veterans Memorial Park at Riverside Cemetery.

By Melanie Yingst Staff Writer If starting each day with a positive attitude is considered half the battle, then Troy High School's newly tapped principal already has won the war.