Xenia Ohio

Xenia took another step forward in its annexation of Central State University, as city council approved a pre-annexation agreement with the university and a memo of understanding for police services. The pre-annexation agreement generally states that the city will provide the same public services to CSU as other properties annexed into the city such as fire and emergency medical service, professional engineering staff, park and recreation programming, maintenance of any and all public streets, and water and sewer services, among others.

After seeing first-hand the physical condition of Warner Middle School, Xenia resident Rod Degenkolb is forming a focus group to a find a win/win solution for the schools. Degenkolb - who recently toured the school - pitched the idea at the Xenia Community School Board meeting Sept.

Judge Stephen Wolaver will decide whether or not certain statements made during an interview will be allowed as evidence or suppressed in a case pertaining to the Yellow Springs double homicide. A video of the six-hour-long interview between Bret Merrick and law enforcement officials was discussed in a hearing Sept.

Shawnee Park will be lit up with hot air balloons and full of sweet sounds as the Xenia Community Festival takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16.

Fifty years ago, 262 students made history when they walked through the doors of Greene Vocational School on West Enon Road. In its first year of operation in 1967, highschoolers from around the county attended vocational classes in the south wing of the building.

Xenia resident Glenn Gersch's 1928 Hispano-Suiza will be spotlighted during Carillon Park's 11th Annual Dayton Concours d'Elegance Sept. 17. "To restore it, we had to search all around the world for pieces," said Gersch, a neurospace engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The folks in Greene County certainly know how to throw a party. From Spring to fall, you will find festivals held at various weekends throughout the county, each city has its own special festival, and each is unique.

Kettering Health Network has sold its Greene Oaks Retirement Center in Xenia to CareRite Centers LLC for $7.5 million.

The Hurricane Harvey Day of Giving will take place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at Xenia Church of Christ, 444 Country Club Drive in Xenia.

Xenia Township Fire Department is the recipient of two awards from the State of Ohio to assist in providing EMS and fire services to the residents of Xenia and Caesarscreek Townships. The fire department was notified in June that they were chosen to receive $10,000 to put towards the purchase of fire equipment.

Greene County Public Health has confirmed that there is one human case of West Nile virus in Greene County. A laboratory blood test confirmed the presence of the virus in a Xenia resident.

A Xenia man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges in Greene County Common Pleas Court Aug. 25. Muhammad Salahuddin, 31, was charged with three counts of trafficking in heroin and one count of aggravated possession of drugs, according to court records. The charges were third-, fourth- and fifth-degree felonies.

The county board of elections certified petitions during an Aug. 21 meeting and there are several jurisdictions featuring few spots and many candidates. Xenia voters will elect a mayor and two councl members.

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His one-year contract was approved 5-0 during a special board meeting. Lofton, 39, will replace Denny Morrison, who retired July 31. He was chosen from an initial group of six, which was narrowed down to three finalists.