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Steven Matthews covers the cities of Huber Heights, Fairborn and Riverside. H grew up in West Milton, OH, and graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, where he freelanced for the News-Sun. Matthews began writing for the Pulse Journal in May of 2003, and has covered Lakota East, Lakota West, Mason, Kings, Little Miami and Fairfield high school athletics. He covered these areas until August of 2011.
He covered education for the Pulse and Middletown Journal until Feb. 2012 when he joined the Dayton Daily News staff.
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Districts push costs to parents
As school districts struggle with decreasing budgets, officials are looking for alternatives to fund extracurricular activities rather than subsidizing them from their general funds. For many districts, especially in light of recent levy defeats, that means increasing the costs for participating in everything from athletics to band to clubs. Annually, ...
More digital billboards coming to the area
Advertisers will soon have more opportunities to use digital billboards along a major area highway. Two digital billboards are to be built along U.S. 35 in Beavercreek by the end of the year. Digital billboards use computer-controlled screens or light arrays instead of printed paper to promote products or services. ...
Trooper critically hurt on I-75 identified
An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle Wednesday night was showing signs of improvement on Thursday afternoon. Trooper Brent E. Hill, 26, suffered head trauma and extensive injuries to his leg when he was hit by a car driven by Andrew T. Combs, 22, of ...
Businesses around Wright-Patt preparing for ‘trickle-down disaster’
Across Fairborn and Riverside, business owners and city officials are watching the sequestration situation closely, wondering how many Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees would be furloughed and what the local impact would be. “It makes me very nervous,” said Tony Spaziani, owner of Giovanni’s Restaurant e Ristoranti Italiano, a Fairborn ...
Air Force officer arrested on child abuse charges
Authorities arrested an Air Force lieutenant colonel based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and charged him Sunday in Niceville, Fla., with several counts of child abuse. Dennis Jack, 42, is accused of spanking his children with a metal spatula and forcing them to do “calisthenics punishment” where they had to ...
Disability center theft investigation leads to employee suspensions
HUBER HEIGHTS — Two employees have been placed on administrative leave from the Montgomery Developmental Center while three state agencies investigate missing money from the facility, according to a state official. The Ohio Inspector General’s Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are conducting the investigation of alleged criminal activity ...
State bill to aid schools has detractors
A proposed state bill that would allow school districts to explore new revenue streams by earning profits on facilities, services and merchandise does not sit well with some local officials.The bill — introduced Feb. 3 by state Rep. Mike Henne, R-Clayton — would amend current legislation and allow Montgomery County’s ...
Event promotes amateur radio
HAMILTON — When Bob Anello moved into the historic Doron house at 329 North C Street six years ago, he had no interest in amateur radio.Now he does, and it’s his Victorian home — built in 1889 and listed on the Ohio Historic Inventory — that is the hub for ...
Housing slump also hurt area home remodeling
The housing slump and credit crunch have taken a toll on the home-improvement market, and some local residents are postponing or forgoing renovation projects because of a lack of funds or an inability to obtain financing or sell their homes.The number of permits issued for residential remodeling, alteration or addition ...
Monroe steps back from fiscal cliff
MONROE — Monroe Local Schools are creating two community committees to help it navigate its projected $4.5 million deficit, including one aimed at a fiscal-watch recovery plan.The forming of the committees comes after the school board’s decision to table a resolution that asked the state auditor’s office to place Monroe ...
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