West Milton News

By John Baden A familiar building in downtown West Milton is set to be demolished and be replaced early next year with a parking lot for the public.

By Will E Sanders Ohio Community Media Two men charged with murder - a Piqua man accused of killing a 4-year-old girl he was babysitting and a West Milton man charged with beating his roommate to death - were arraigned in common pleas court this week.

He was born November 14, 1919 in Bellaire, Ohio a son of the late Anton and Marie A. Scharer Benesh.

By Will E Sanders Ohio Community Media A Miami County grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Piqua man, Travis Lee Gauldin, with one count of murder following the April 12 death of a 4-year-old girl he was babysitting at a Caldwell Street home.

By Melanie Yingst Staff Writer WEST MILTON - A West Milton dog owner went out to check on one of their three dogs late Tuesday night and found her canine shot in its neck.

Thousands of Daytonians travel down Salem Avenue every day, but how many know why the signs say:A Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr.

Most people have a teacher or principal who transcends the classroom, who influences not only their education but also their life.

Police were checking on the welfare of the children after a neighbor found two of them, a 2-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl, wandering the area of Highland Park alone.

Above is the DVD cover of 'Call of the Scenic River,' a documentary produced by West Milton resident Tom Mayor, who spoke Thursday night at the first-ever River Summit at Fort Piqua Plaza.