Top Stories

Incoming high school principal Karen Spaulding-Chicketti thanks outgoing principal Waylon Stegall for a smooth transition.

XENIA — A death row inmate convicted of killing a teenager in 1993 is back in Greene County and will start making his case for a new trial at an evidentiary hearing beginning Monday, July 15.

XENIA — Violence Free Futures, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing hope and healing for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, has named Celeste Hurley as its new executive director.

FAIRBORN — The National Museum of the United States Air Force held a change of command ceremony July 10, welcoming new head of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Brigadier General Jason E. Bartolomei.

FAIRBORN — Headlining the annual Bluegrass and Brew festival in Fairborn this year is the Steep Canyon Rangers, a decades-long Grammy-winning bluegrass quintet with roots in Asheville, North Carolina.

By Karen Rase

XENIA — One of three men involved in a plot to kill an area woman will spend at least 30 years in prison.

FAIRBORN — The Miami Valley Military History Museum held a retirement party for Mark Conrad, former VFW service officer who helped veterans claim life-saving benefits.

Several guests were brought out and thanked for their contribution to the terminal renovations.

FAIRBORN — Wright State University employees Kurt Holden, Josh Ricker, and Amanda Spencer were honored by the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) with its 2023-2024 Excellence Awards.