Xenia News Archives

Children deserve effective schools I have had the privilege of being the principal of Arrowood Elementary School in Xenia for the past 12 years.A In that time, I have seen firsthand the outstanding teaching and parent support that characterize the Xenia schools.

What are you dressing up as for Halloween? TREVOR LOWE TREVOR LOWE, Xenia: Optimus Prime.

Scott Miller is a candidate for Xenia Twp. trustee and has served in that capacity for more than five years.

Bayless has proven problem-solving skills I wish to endorse Marsha Bayless as mayor of Xenia.

A low-manpower, multi agency OVI sobriety checkpoint has been announced today by The Ohio State Highway Patrol.

DAYTON/XENIA - The four Dayton Christian Schools at the Dayton and Xenia campuses will be closed today, Monday, Oct.

Manufacturing and machining companies from the Dayton and Cincinnati areas have introduced a new online system designed to help them attract new business from customers across the United States and abroad.

Cops conduct a drug bust in Xenia, resulting in the arrest of one person. The investigation was initiated after neighbor complaints in the 800 block of Chestnut Street.

Clinical trials have been key to improving methods for detecting and treating breast cancer, and Dayton has been in the thick of many of them.

As Sugarcreek Twp. police officer Gabe Plummer's band Sold the World plays at Fairborn Baker Middle School, students sway to the music during the kick-off of a new drug prevention program called, The Guide for eighth-graders. ENLARGE PHOTO 4:11 PM Wednesday, October 14, 2009 SPRING VALLEY - Jim and Cindy Beckman, avid bird watchers, hatched the ...

What I didn't: Fallen leaves and black walnuts. It'll take a day or so for the leaves to dry out after a rain.

Students deserve better future As a veteran teacher/counselor with Xenia Community Schools for 25-plus years, I have worked in most of the elementary school buildings throughout the district.

After nearly 50 years in the Greene County Auditor's office, Auditor Luwanna Delaney has decided not to seek a sixth term in 2010 and will support her deputy David Graham.

President Barack Obama was named the winner of the 2009 Noble Peace Prize. It was a move that surprised many, including the president.

Every once in a while, you see photos of firefighters rescuing pets from a house fire, maybe carrying a terrified cat from the flames or covering a quivering dog with a blanket.

A Lebanon councilman arrested this week on domestic violence charges denies he threatened his wife and says he will not resign from council.

XENIA - A Lebanon city councilman is waking up behind bars this morning after a weekend arrest on a domestic violence charge.

A fashion swap will be held at the Greene Country Club on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Greene Community Health Foundation will host the event and proceeds will go to the Greene County Community Health Foundation's Clinic Cupboards, which distribute basic health and medical supplies, including baby needs to families.

XENIA TWP., Greene County - Firefighters from four jurisdictions have reported to a fire in the bell tower of Union United Methodist Church at 393 Washington Road near the cross roads of Bell Road and Union Road, according to a Xenia police dispatcher.

As many as 56,228 Ohioans might need to be hospitalized at the height of an H1N1 outbreak, according to a report released today, October 1, 2009. Up to 70 percent of the state’s hospital beds could be filled with H1N1 patients if 35 percent of the population gets sick from the virus, commonly called the swine flu, the group reported, basing its numbers on estimates from the FluSurge model developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Health departments and communities around the country are racing against the clock as the pandemic unfolds,” said Dr. Jeff Levi, executive director for Trust for America’s Health. According to the report, H1N1 Challenges Ahead, 15 states could run out of their available hospital beds during the peak of the outbreak and 12 others could reach or exceed 75 percent of their hospital bed capacity. “If that comes true, then it’s all the more important for everyone to know what to do to prevent spread and what to do to minimize their exposure and what to do if they become ill,” said Dr. Catherine Bacheller, medical director for infection prevention and control at Kettering, Sycamore, Grandview and Southview medical centers. Getting vaccinated and following tips on the CDC.gov Web site are good starting points, she said. Dayton area hospital officials say they’ve been preparing for a possible influx of flu patients for months. “We have ordered extra supplies and are making plans,” said Holly Michael, spokeswoman for Good Samaritan Hospital. “While we aren’t in the prediction business — we leave that to the health department and the CDC — we are planning for issues like hospital lockdown, patient triage in the ER, discharge of non-flu patients and more.” The seasonal flu isn’t expected to peak until December or January. H1N1, though, arrived this spring with an outbreak in Mexico. “That’s what we’re seeing, but we’re only admitting a few patients, most of which already have an underlying illness like asthma, diabetes or compromised immune system,” said Betsy Woods, spokeswoman for Children’s Medical Center of Dayton. “The thing to remember with seasonal flu and H1N1, the symptoms are similar and the best thing to do is stay home and rest, drink plenty of fluids and cover coughs and sneezes.”