XENIA — The Greene County Park District will hold a special work session at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11 at 635 Dayton-Xenia Road, Xenia. The Greene County Park District Commissioners are Tobia J. Pierce, chairman; Jane Newton, commissioner; and Rhett Rohrer, commissioner. For more information about Greene County Parks & Trails, call 937-562-6440, email info@gcparkstrails.com, or visit www.gcparkstrails.com. The post Park board to hold special work session appeared first on Beaver Creek News Current ..read more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Col. Dustin Richards assumed the role of 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander during a ceremony April 9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, presided over the ceremony, symbolically passing the command’s flag to Richards. “So, I charge you today to continue to be that warrior scholar that you are,” Shipton said in her remarks. “Build strong relationships both on and off base, and lead our Airmen with compassion, accountability and integrity.” Richards, a career civil en ..read more

As part of the 50th anniversary commemoration of the F5 tornado which hit Xenia on April 3, 1974, the staff for Greene County Dailies provides a look back at the coverage provided by the staff members of the Xenia Daily Gazette in the aftermath of the destruction the tornado caused. Greene County Dailies has produced a 60-page special edition of its annual Progress supplement with a focus on the 1974 Xenia tornado. Copies of the issue were mailed to subscribers on Tuesday with their regular print edition. The book will be available for individual purchase at the Gazette’s office, located at 18 ..read more

Arrests Brownstown Samantha Larie Wheeler, 27, Brownstown, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, bond pending or no bond required, 9:23 p.m. Wednesday. Seymour Mateo Pascual-Juan, 29, Seymour, burglary, criminal mischief, possession of methamphetamine, residential entry, criminal mischief, driving while never having received a driver’s license, false identity statement, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, bond pending or no bond required, 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Incidents North Vernon Property damage wreck involving ..read more

XENIA — Greene County was hit hard by a storm early Wednesday morning with significant damage around Yellow Springs and Cedarville. According to Greene County Sheriff Scott Anger, two tornadoes were believed to have touched down just to the north of Greene County. These storms caused severe wind damage to areas of northern Greene County all the way down into Xenia. The first tornado warning was issued for northern Greene County at 4:33 a.m. with locations impacted including Beavercreek, Clifton, Fairborn, Wilberforce, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Xenia, and Yellow Springs. That storm was l ..read more

FAIRBORN — Moments before tipoff, Alexis Hutchison looked over at some family members and gave them a smile and thumbs up. Perhaps she knew what was about to happen. The 5 foot, 7 inch guard, who was a two-sport star at Centerville, had one of her best all-around games, scoring a game-high 26 points and pulling down a career-high 16 rebounds (yes, you read that right) in the Raiders’ 76-68 win over a scrappy Robert Morris team Wednesday at the Nutter Center. In her last regular season game on her home court, Hutchison was all over it. In 38 minutes played, she made 9 of 17 shots, six of eight ..read more

FAIRBORN — One of the most popular events at Wright State is coming up once again with the 46th annual Fairborn Night at Wright State. The Fairborn Chamber of Commerce event is scheduled for Feb. 28, beginning with a Chamber Chat in the Nutter Center’s McLin Gym. Fairborn Night will run from 5:30-6:45 p.m., after which the Raiders men’s basketball game will tip off at 7 p.m. against Purdue Fort Wayne. Chamber Chat attendees have the chance to receive items provided by various chamber businesses, including a box of candy or bottle of wine. Attendance is free to all chamber members along with th ..read more

FAIRBORN — The Wright State women were finally able to avoid the slow start that’s been an unwelcome occurrence this season. But the Raiders could not follow that with the well-known solid second half and lost, 77-63, to Northern Kentucky on Senior Night Saturday. WSU trailed by one at halftime and by five entering the fourth quarter. But the Norse used a 10-2 spurt to start the fourth and pull away as the Raiders could not get that one big defensive stop they needed. NKU (9-16, 7-9 Horizon League) shot 50 percent in the fourth while the Raiders made just 21.4 percent of their shots, none from ..read more

FAIRBORN — After manhandling Robert Morris by 25 points earlier this season, Wright State coach Scott Nagy felt some bad vibes prior to their rematch Saturday. “I was very concerned about this game,” Nagy said. “When we played them there it felt so easy that I thought our players might think it was going to be the same way. (But) Our players just came ready.” And then some. Wright State scored the game’s first 14 points, never trailed, and only once let the lead slip under 10 in a 101-71 win in front of 5,057 inside the Nutter Center. It was WSU’s sixth 1oo-point game this season and its large ..read more

FAIRBORN — The oft-used cliche about turnabout being fair play was put to use against the Wright State Raiders Wednesday. Less than two months after a 14-point home loss to Wright State, the Youngstown State Penguins flipped the script in the Nutter Center and waddled their way to a 72-52 win over the Raiders. In their Dec. 29 game, the Raiders led 17-10 after one and 37-18 at halftime before surviving a late Penguins run. On Wednesday, Youngstown State jumped out to an 8-0 lead en route to a 26-15 first-quarter margin. The Penguins outscored the cold-shooting Raiders 19-8 in the second to lea ..read more