Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from January 2005

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from January 2005

AK Steel posts 185 percent gain for year.
January 1, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- Steel was the big deal in local stocks in 2004, but that might not be the case in 2005. Middletown-based AK Steel Holdings Corp. was the top gainer this year among the 70 publicly traded...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Common Cents column.
January 1, 2005... Byline: Millie Bingham Jan. 1--BE WARY WHEN MAKING ONLINE BILL PAYMENTS: "Convenient ways to pay bills can add up" -- headlines the last 2004 edition of Consumers' Corner from Ohio Consumers' Counsel. There are several ways to pay utility...

Dayton, Ohio, medical center gets dedicated volunteer.
January 2, 2005... Byline: Mohammad Hussain Jan. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- While many teens spent their summer recovering from long nights of television, Audrey Zambenini, 15, was helping the staff at Children's Medical Center. "A lot of the hospital work is...

Man fulfills wish, opens Dayton, Ohio, store full of war games, board games.
January 2, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jan. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- Ever since Floyd Taylor was 12 years old, he dreamed of owning a hobby and game shop in the Dayton area. His dream came alive over a month ago when he opened Wexford Hill Hobby Shop,...

Dealer brings Pontiac to Dayton, Ohio, lot.
January 2, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jan. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- Integrating the Pontiac brand into the Reichard Buick dealership on Salem Avenue is going much better than owner Eugene Reichard initially expected. Last month Reichard purchased the...

2005 looks lean on money, rich on promise for Dayton, Ohio, area.
January 2, 2005... Jan. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- With so many families affected by the war in Iraq, the biggest local story in 2005 may be occurring 6,400 miles away from Dayton. And the biggest story a year from now may be in the same place. "All the CIA...

Aviation fame hall's director retires in Ohio.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 3--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Mike Jackson, the National Aviation Hall of Fame's executive director, has retired from the organization after 13 years at its helm, he said Monday. A retired...

Troy, Ohio, official says administrator's demolition vote was not a violation.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 3--TROY, Ohio -- The city's head administrator made no ethical missteps in voting for the demolition of a condemned Canal Street building, the city's law director said in a memo Monday. David Anderson, the...

Comedy Zone to open Jan. 28 in Montgomery County, Ohio.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Jan. 4--MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio -- The former strip club on North Dixie Drive that protesting Harrison Twp. residents successfully closed last summer will reopen this month as a chain comedy club. The former Apollo's...

Gawkers turn out to watch demolition of Trotwood, Ohio, theater.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Ryan Justin Fox Jan. 4--TROTWOOD, Ohio -- Nostalgic Trotwood residents and Montgomery County officials gathered Tuesday morning to witness the demolition of the old Kon-Tiki movie theater in Trotwood. The South Pacific-inspired...

GM, Ford post sales declines.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jan. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- Foreign-based automakers continued to loosen the grip General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have on the U.S. automotive industry, as the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 automakers saw sales fall in...

Warren County, Ohio, drops charges against state worker.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Budd Jan. 4--LEBANON, Ohio -- Warren County prosecutors on Tuesday dismissed theft-in-office charges filed in August against a Beavercreek man accused of using state computer equipment in private consulting businesses. ...

Dayton, Ohio-area groups raise funds for tsunami victims.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline Jan. 4--Students of Wright State University will collect money for the International Red Cross Tsunami Relief funds today through the end of the week. The students plan to have a table at the Student Union and...

Miami County, Ohio, ends tuition aid.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 4--TROY, Ohio -- The Miami County commissioners Tuesday reluctantly approved a $1,277 employee tuition reimbursement request before voting to end all county tuition programs and educational leaves of absence. ...

Dayton, Ohio-based metal products maker DRT acquires medical products operation.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jan. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- DRT Mfg. Co., a Dayton-based metal products manufacturer and designer, recently acquired Mauch Inc., a Dayton medical products manufacturer and subsidiary of Ossur, a public company in Iceland,...

Airline stops flights between Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jan. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Chicago Express Airlines Inc., doing business as ATA Connection, will discontinue its service at the Dayton International Airport on Jan. 31, the airport said in a statement Wednesday. ...

Recyclable garbage in Ohio ending up in landfills, study finds.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Jan. 5--MORAINE, Ohio -- More than 60 percent of Ohio's residential and commercial waste being buried in landfills could be recycled, the first statewide trash study of its kind has found. The $100,000...

West Milton, Ohio, fire razes grocery, dwelling.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 5--WEST MILTON, Ohio -- Paul Tolbert was in bed about 2 a.m. Tuesday when his nearly 16-year-old miniature dachshund, Sir Maxwell Buttons, "went crazy." Tolbert, 59, got up, puzzled at his dog's behavior. But...

Medicine-laden plane on way to tsunami-stricken areas.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Mehul Srivastava Jan. 5--NICOSIA, Cyprus -- This is fund-raising and planning on the go. Like, really on the go. Out here, on an island straddling the line between Europe and Asia, Germantown's Dr. James Laws is making...

Ohio EPA lifts ban on new Greene County sewer connections.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Dale Dempsey Jan. 5--CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- Greene County is once again allowed to make new connections to the sewer system that serves the village of Cedarville and Cedarville University after completing construction of a new...

Kettering, Ohio, automotive software firm Reynolds and Reynolds names president.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Jan. 5--KETTERING, Ohio -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. announced Tuesday that Finbarr J. O'Neill, an auto industry executive, has been hired as president and chief executive officer. O'Neill, 52, also was appointed...

Officials rescind judge's electronic key to Warren County, Ohio, court offices.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Budd Jan. 5--LEBANON, Ohio -- Judge Dallas Powers lost access to Warren County Court offices Tuesday after county commissioners decided to deactivate the electronic door key for the judge, who's the subject of sexual...

Warren County, Ohio, judge's case may go before grand jury.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Budd Jan. 5--LEBANON, Ohio -- A lawyer from the state Attorney General's Office began interviewing witnesses Wednesday, anticipating taking allegations against County Judge Dallas Powers to a grand jury before the end of...

Miami County, Ohio's Web site is business-oriented.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 5--TROY, Ohio -- Miami County's young economic development program continued its own development Wednesday by unveiling a Web site aimed at the business world. "As you know, marketing is important... our key...

Delta fare plan bad for carriers, rivals claim.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Business travelers may benefit from Delta Air Lines' decision to lower its maximum domestic air fares, but major airline stock prices slumped Wednesday as a rival carrier warned Delta's...

Opposing sides hit wall on Dayton, Ohio, noise barriers.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jan. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- The view of the Dayton Art Institute atop a hill overlooking the Great Miami River is an image city administrators say they never want blocked. The Grafton Hill Association and...

High water prompts closing of roads in Dayton, Ohio, area.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Jan. 6--High water has closed a number of roads in Greene and Montgomery County, especially those by the Little Miami River, until the waters recede. Norm DeHaven, Deputy Greene County Engineer for Traffic Safety,...

Dayton, Ohio-area firms raise funds for tsunami relief effort.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jan. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Several Dayton-area companies are doing their part to raise funds in support of tsunami relief efforts in Southeast Asia. LexisNexis' parent company, Reed Elsevier, announced Wednesday...

Reynolds and Reynolds Co. CEO's first-year pay will be $1.3 million.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Jan. 6--KETTERING, Ohio -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. will pay Finbarr J. O'Neill, its newly hired president and chief executive officer, at least $1.3 million in salary and bonus this year, according to government...

Heartland Federal Credit Union to occupy former Burger King in Kettering, Ohio.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Jan. 6--MORAINE, Ohio -- What began as the telephone company credit union during the Great Depression has evolved through mergers into Heartland Federal Credit Union, and the small but prosperous savings and lending...

Electronics retailer REX, rivals report holiday sales less than predicted.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jan. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Electronics and appliance retailer REX Stores Corp. on Thursday reported humdrum sales for the holiday sales season. Same-store sales last month fell 2.7 percent compared with December...

Bill will ensure access to public records in Ohio.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jan. 6--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A state lawmaker is looking at ways to strengthen Ohio's Sunshine Laws in the wake of a survey last year that found government officials were improperly restricting access to public...

Noise over sound barriers rising among Grafton Hill, Ohio, residents.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jan. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Grafton Hill residents who want tasteful sound barriers included in the Interstate 75 rebuild project, and city officials who want the landscape unfettered, came to mutual agreement...

Ohio governor says tort reform bill will boost businesses.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jan. 6--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Bob Taft signed two bills Monday, including one that limits damages in civil liability cases and heralded them as measures that will improve Ohio's business climate. The bills...

Campaign bill faces opposition in Ohio.
January 7, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Jan. 7--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Opponents of the campaign finance legislation passed in December's special session of the legislature began an effort Thursday to put a repeal of that legislation before voters in November....

Power slow to come back on in northern Miami Valley of Ohio.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Jan. 7--Power is being restored slowly to customers in the northern Miami Valley, with about 23,300 having their electricity back on Friday. But at least 38,000 are still waiting. "Right now we have...

Ice storm, flooding leave thousands powerless, stuck in Miami Valley of Ohio.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 7--A destructive ice storm left more than 100,000 electric customers without power Thursday across the northern Miami Valley, and officials with Dayton Power & Light and other electric providers said it could be...

Automakers move into competitive phase of new fuels.
January 8, 2005... Byline: Dale Dempsey Jan. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- These aren't your daddy's V8s, V6s and four-bangers. Automakers are seeking the engines, drivetrains and fuels that will power the cars of the future. There are a few prototypes at this...

Woman becomes Montgomery County, Ohio, commission's first Democrat since 1996.
January 8, 2005... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Jan. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- Debbie Lieberman grew up in a family she describes as very political and said she always knew she'd wind up in public service. "I started telling people when I was about 11 that I was going...

Ohio judge sentences former trustee in pension fund case.
January 8, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jan. 8--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Dayton police Detective Thomas Bennett was sentenced Friday to two years probation, 160 hours community service and $3,500 in fines for violations committed as a trustee for the...

Ohio cities study smoking ban.
January 8, 2005... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Jan. 8--CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Now that Centerville has passed the area's first smoking ban for public places and places of employment within the city, can others be far behind? The Dayton City Commission said no...

Verizon expands wireless access in Dayton, Ohio, region.
January 8, 2005... Byline: James Cummings Jan. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- Verizon Wireless announced Friday a new service that will allow business customers to get wireless access to the Internet from their laptop computers from anywhere in Dayton, Cincinnati and...

Detroit car shows roll out new wheels.
January 9, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jan. 9--It's auto show season. Most of the nation's 70 yearly auto shows are in the winter and spring, whetting the consumer's appetite for new vehicles come fall, when most of the new models on display hit...

Dayton, Ohio, family-owned HVAC business has built on hot air, cooling fins.
January 9, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jan. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- Detmer and Sons Heating, Air Conditioning and Sheet Metal Co. has grown considerably since Frank Detmer Sr. started the company 26 years ago. At that time, the family-owned HVAC business...

New hangar at Dayton, Ohio, airport aims to lessen fliers' hassle.
January 9, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 9--MIAMI TWP.-Montgomery County, Ohio -- Airline flying can sometimes be a hassle, and that's fine with Rick Penwell. Penwell is president of Aviation Sales Inc., a full-service airport operator with...

Beavercreek, Ohio, approves first reading for entertainment center incentive.
January 10, 2005... Jan. 10--BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- The city council on Monday night approved the first reading of a measure that would provide an economic incentive for a $186 million entertainment center to be built on Indian Ripple Road at Interstate 675. A...

GM plans to continue work force reductions.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jan. 10--For the fourth consecutive year, General Motors Corp. plans to cut up to 7,000 employees from its work force through attrition and retirements. With GM's declining market share and weak profits,...

Miami County, Ohio, gives eighth approval to rezone plea.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 10--TROY, Ohio -- The Miami County commissioners Monday approved the rezoning of 50 acres in Concord Twp. for residential use for the eighth time since 1995, urging opposing neighbors to work with the land owners...

Donors give $112,000 for tsunami relief, Dayton, Ohio, foundation says.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Jan. 10--DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton Foundation donors have contributed more than $112,000 toward tsunami relief efforts in Asia and Africa, the foundation announced Monday. "That number continues to grow....

Germantown, Ohio, doctor gives gift of medicine in tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Mehul Srivastava Jan. 10--JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- At the airport in this government-controlled city, there are more soldiers than passengers. The small Lanka Air Fokker 7 propeller plane bounces twice before it lands, and rolls to a...

Frisch's Restaurants earnings are up 13.8 percent in its fiscal second quarter.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Jan. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- Frisch's Restaurants Inc. reported Monday that net earnings for the fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 12 rose 13.8 percent to $2.7 million compared with $2.4 million last year. Earnings per...

After the Ohio storms, bills are coming in; cleanup to take some time.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline Jan. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- The snow has melted and the flood waters are receding, but it could be months before Ohio and the Miami Valley know just how much the winter of 2004-05 has cost, and who will pay. The...

Supporters seek funding for Warren County, Ohio, animal shelter.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Budd Jan. 11--LEBANON, Ohio -- Warren County Humane Association officials refused Tuesday to stop holding stray dogs beyond the three-day limit required by state law to offset a $157,000 budget deficit. "We're not...

Kettering, Ohio, restaurant reopens.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Ann Heller Jan. 11--KETTERING, Ohio -- Smokin' is smokin' again -- and that's a good thing for owner Jim Teal. Smokin," A B-B-Q Joint at 3002 Woodman Drive was the first independent in Dayton to serve Texas barbecue. It...

Lack of parking may derail proposed site for Tipp City, Ohio, veterans memorial.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 11--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- The most desired location for those proposing a veterans memorial -- the southeast corner of Main and Hyatt streets at the entrance to the historic downtown -- may be eliminated by a lack of...

Dayton, Ohio, allows city manager to retire, be rehired.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jan. 12--DAYTON, Ohio -- City Manager Jim Dinneen received the go-ahead from his city commission Wednesday morning to retire, begin receiving his pension and be rehired as the top city administrator. One city...

Ohio starts prescription plan to help low-income, older residents.
January 12, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Jan. 12--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Robin Ford of Canton broke down in gratitude Tuesday when she helped Gov. Bob Taft and other supporters formally launch Ohio's Best Rx, a prescription drug discount plan that could help as...

Merger forms paper-steel union.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jan. 12--DAYTON, Ohio -- Two industrial unions with 4,300 southern Ohio members agreed to merge on Tuesday and add to a trend in union consolidations. The United Steelworkers of America, representing hundreds of...

Some in Dayton, Ohio, oppose city manager's retention after retirement.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jan. 12--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton City Commission will hold a public hearing today on whether to allow City Manager Jim Dinneen to retire and be rehired, a decision likely to pass despite grumbling from some union...

Ohio has strengths, but needs more tools to compete in technology-driven market.
January 12, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Jan. 12--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio retains economic qualities that made the state a manufacturing powerhouse in the 20th century but is average or worse when it comes to the tools needed to compete in a global economy...

Charity begins at home as NCR workers in India city help victims.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Mehul Srivastava Jan. 12--PONDICHERRY, India -- Rajaram Meenakshi was mesmerized by the water. Watching the ocean rush toward the beach, the wave nearly "three-fourths of a palm tree" tall, the 19-year-old couldn't take her eyes...

Miamisburg, Ohio, church to collect items to aid tsunami victims.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Lou Grieco Jan. 12--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- The Miamisburg First Church of God is collecting donations of hygiene and medical items through Sunday for tsunami victims. "I just hope and pray that we get a good response," said...

Ohio secretary of state pushes for automatic brake on state, local spending.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jan. 12--COLUMBUS, Ohio --| After success last fall in passing the anti-gay marriage amendment, Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell is asking lawmakers to support a constitutional amendment to put an...

Winds cause power outages in Dayton, Ohio, area.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline Jan. 13--DAYTON, Ohio -- Strong winds Thursday morning caused 400 Dayton Power & Light Co. customers to lose electricity, DP&L spokesman Tom Tatham said. The outages were scattered across DP&L's 24-county service...

Proposed Ohio construction projects include new interchange for downtown Dayton.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Mandy Zatynski Jan. 13--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's Transportation Review Advisory Council on Wednesday proposed six years of major construction projects, including a $247 million reconstruction of Interstate 75 between Ohio 4 and...

Miami County, Ohio, may face tough spending choices this year.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 13--TROY, Ohio -- Miami County auditor Chris Peeples said the county's 2005 approved spending is safe, thanks to a general fund budget reserve, but the county commissioners might face harder choices this year than...

January sees drop in flu cases.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb Jan. 13--The flu has been as scarce through mid-January as flu vaccine was in November, but it's still early in the flu season. "It's unpredictable, influenza," said Dr. Morton Nelson, Montgomery County's health...

Snow damage reduces nursery's tax bill in Tipp City, Ohio.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Jan. 13--For Spring Hill Nurseries in Tipp City, December's record-smashing snowfall collapsed two greenhouses, wiped out 5 acres of production and sank employee spirits. But the furious flurry of white...

West Carrollton, Ohio, Ramada Inn to close, auto dealer has plans for site.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jan. 13--WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio -- The Ramada Inn at Interstate 75 and Ohio 725 will close by early February and a local auto dealer has plans to demolish the hotel and move to the site, said David Humphreys, West...

St. Paris, Ohio, herbalist uses talents to make scented soaps.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Jan. 13--ST. PARIS, Ohio -- At holiday parties in fancy homes, some people are puzzled by the exotic bars of perfumed hand soap found on bathroom vanities. They look too good for mere hand-washing. But Barbara...

Ohioans may vote on spending ballot initiative.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jan. 13--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio voters better prepare to bring their reading glasses to the voting booth come November. Ohioans may be asked to vote on a four-page wonkish ballot initiative that would limit...

Former Time Warner worker in Ohio pleads no contest.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 13--TROY, Ohio -- A former Time Warner Cable employee who made illegal cable hookups as favors pleaded no contest Thursday to two felony unauthorized use of property or services charges. Steven T. Lavender,...

Health group may look to mediator for help in dispute with insurer Anthem.
January 15, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb Jan. 15--Premier Health Partners agreed Friday to pursue the possibility of using a mediator to settle its contract dispute with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which has kept Premier's doctors and hospitals out of...

Ohio attorney general says OfficeMax uses unfair, deceptive acts in business.
January 15, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jan. 15--Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro filed a lawsuit Friday against office supply retailer OfficeMax Inc., charging unfair and deceptive acts and practices. The lawsuit claims the company failed to honor...

Dayton, Ohio, exposition center full of displays of RV options.
January 15, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jan. 15--DAYTON, Ohio-- The answer to America's fear and frustration with booking flights is being showcased during the Dayton Recreational Vehicle Super Show at the Airport Expo Center. "You can go when you want...

Legislator survey shows 'temporary' Ohio sales tax hike may be renewed.
January 15, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jan. 15--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two years ago, Ohio lawmakers approved what they billed as a "temporary" 20 percent increase in the state sales tax, but now dozens of legislators are saying the penny-on-the-dollar tax...

Dayton, Ohio, officials, residents debate interstate sound walls.
January 16, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jan. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton City Manager James Dinneen said those in charge of major institutions in Grafton Hill facing Interstate 75 will decide whether the Ohio Department of Transportation completes a...

Kettering, Ohio, unit of Paris-based electronics firm plans big sales growth.
January 16, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Jan. 16--KETTERING, Ohio -- Hyde Park Electronics, a local company whose sensors tell Pepsi and Budweiser packaging lines when a can is missing, is planning for a big 2005 with a sales growth target of 18 percent. ...

Researcher hopes nanotechnology holds the key to Ohio economy's future.
January 16, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- Donald Klosterman hopes filaments too tiny to see will make a visible difference in Ohio's economy. Klosterman is group leader for the University of Dayton Research Institute's Center...

CDC team to visit Dayton to assess Perma-Fix area.
January 16, 2005... Byline: Jim Debrosse Jan. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending a team of specialists to Dayton to see if the health concerns of residents living near the Perma-Fix treatment plant might be related...

Former Dayton, Ohio, high school to be converted into community building.
January 16, 2005... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jan. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- Community activist Annie Bonaparte has long known the role the former Roosevelt High School should play in her West Dayton neighborhood. The 330,000-square-foot brick school building...

Dayton, Ohio-area schools raise funds for tsunami relief efforts.
January 16, 2005... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Jan. 16--Children care, and one of the ways they've been showing it lately, has been in the outpouring of fund-raising activities they've helped organize to aid victims of the Dec. 26 South Asian tsunami. Some...

Child welfare agencies find trouble locating space in Dayton, Ohio, area.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jan. 17--DAYTON, Ohio -- Nine-year-old Talia Woody didn't want relatives to braid her hair, didn't want them to comfort her. She believed nothing could ever be right after her mother was killed in a drug deal...

Furnace repair calls increase in Dayton, Ohio, area as cold spell continues.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline Jan. 17--The temperature is expected to drop to near zero Monday night. And that may be the good news. Residents with frozen water pipes usually don't know it until a thaw allows the blocked water to gush out of...