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Church time capsule reveals time of terror that gripped Great Flood era of 1913
The dramatic century-old headlines telling of catastrophic tornadoes, floods and fires spill from the time capsule businessman James Bird said he's kept for nearly two decades. Sealed up for so long, The Dayton Daily News and Dayton Journal editions from the Great Flood era appear fresh for their age. With ...
Ohio’s shale oil-gas production rises
Oil and natural gas production from Ohio’s Utica Shale is growing strongly and could increase even more rapidly once processing plant and pipeline projects are completed, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said. The increase for oil production is 93 percent and for shale gas 80 percent for gas since ...
More travelers using Dayton airport
The number of passengers boarding planes at Dayton International Airport rose in April by 3.6 percent from 102,900 to 106,578 in the same month in 2012.Year to date, passenger boardings are up 2.3 percent from 393,585 in 2012 to 402,674 this year.Airport Director of Aviation Terry Slaybaugh said that the ...
Frontier Airlines flights from Cincinnati begin Friday
Frontier Airlines will launch its inaugural flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Denver on Friday, the airline said. In an announcement Thursday, the airline said it will “lift off with much fanfare, including an early-morning party complete with music, balloons and a free breakfast for passengers.” It added that ...
Report: U.S. too reliant on foreign suppliers
A new report said urgent action should be taken to reduce the U.S. military’s dependence on foreign suppliers for raw materials, parts, and finished products needed to defend the nation. “Remaking American Security: Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & National Security Risks Across the U.S. Defense Industrial Base,” was authored by retired ...
Mass casualty drill held at airport
Dayton International Airport held a full-scale mass casualty drill Monday, hosting 200 people, including 50 or so who played the part of victims. Airport Director of Aviation Terry Slaybaugh said participants included the Dayton, Vandalia-Butler, and Huber Heights fire departments, the Red Cross, and Grandview Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center ...
DP&L power plant to close
The AES Corp., the parent company of Dayton Power & Light, said Thursday that its first-quarter profit fell 76 percent due in part to costs associated with the local utility. In its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the global energy company also disclosed that it plans to close ...
Seventeen energy-saving condos under development in Dayton’s Oregon District
The city of Dayton said it will support the development of 17 environmentally-friendly loft condos with a $50,000 energy efficiency fund grant approved Wednesday by the City Commission.The Sixth Street Lofts are under construction in the former Chapel Electric Building, 207 E. Sixth St., in downtown Dayton’s Oregon Historic District.The ...
Key-Ads takes billboards digital for growth
The advertising market divides and subdivides with each new technology from DVRs to satellite radios, but one of the oldest of them all — the billboard — is evolving into the digital world at Key-Ads Inc. in downtown Dayton. The firm, owned and operated by Nicholas L. Keyes and his ...
Dayton International Airport will conduct emergency drill Monday
An emergency exercise will be held at Dayton International Airport on Monday as part of the airport’s emergency operations plan, officials said.Commercial operations will not be affected by the drill. The drill is required every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration and will be a full-scale functional exercise with ...
Dayton air fares lower than at Cincy, Columbus
Air fares at Dayton International Airport were on average lower late last year than those found at the major airports that serve Columbus and Cincinnati, according to government data released Monday. At Dayton International Airport, the average fare was unchanged at $362 in fourth quarter 2012 from fourth quarter 2011. ...
Miami Valley ‘went nuts’ to reforest MetroParks
Dayton-area residents went nuts. They collected so many with such zeal that Five Rivers MetroParks has buckets of viable tree seeds that have been used to reforest park lands. The “Go Nuts for MetroParks” program launched last year has helped power the largest reforestation campaign in MetroParks history, said Dave ...
Impatiens disease hits garden season
Rethink the popular Mother’s Day gift of impatiens. The traditional variety of the annual shade plant is being ravaged by a downy mildew that’s shown up from the east coast to the Midwest and Ontario. As it spreads, the mildew leaves its trademark grey downy fuzz on the underside of ...
Area inventors selected for hall of fame
Two area men who invented a power generator used by robot space exploration vehicles will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame today. John Birden and Ken Jordan spent their careers at the Monsanto Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg where their groundbreaking work was conducted. Birden, who passed away ...
Need $1,250? Bounty placed on Ohio’s oldest refrigerator
Search the shed, the barn, the basement and the garage.There’s a bounty on Ohio’s oldest refrigerator, but the appliance must be alive, not dead, when you turn it in.Dayton Power & Light announced Tuesday that it’s joining utilities around Ohio in offering a $1,250 bounty for the state’s oldest, but ...
New online business tool helps industry find locations in Dayton
The city of Dayton said Monday it has launched a new online site to help businesses find property as well as info for growth and relocation.The Office of Economic Development said the site offers technical data such as wage, tax and demographic information. The property search tool allows businesses to ...
Region’s largest solar power array unveiled
What is now the largest solar power array in Southwestern Ohio should provide between 10 to 100 percent of the power needs of Cedarville University depending on the energy demands of any particular day, officials said at a Friday afternoon dedication. The 2.15 megawatt array on 10 acres on the ...
Dayton man killed in Rahn Road crash
A male was killed in a single-vehicle accident on East Rahn Road near Applecreek Road that left the vehicle in a ditch alongside a pedestrian-bike trail.The accident occurred at about 7:15 p.m. Thursday when the passenger vehicle, on a curvy section of Rahn, veered right and hit a tree very ...
Rebuilding project undeway Saturday in Dayton
Rebuilding Together Dayton, the long-running annual home rehab project, will deploy 1,000 volunteers Saturday to provide $300,000 in free home repainting, roof repairs and other needed fix-ups. The volunteers from local companies, universities, churches and service organizations will repair 20 homes in Dayton. Typically, the homes are owned by low-income ...
Portman pushes new law for workforce training
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican, has teamed up with Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado to introduce legislation Portman said will make federal job training programs more responsive and efficient.Portman said supporters include the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, Ohio Association for Career and Technical ...
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