Greene County

Many older, local cemeteries are scattered and small - and they often disappear back into nature or fade from memory, unless the descendants have deep roots in the area. These small burial grounds and almost-forgotten cemeteries hold the last connection to our past and offer a space for commemoration.

Jeremy Kelley with the Dayton Daily News tells us what voters can expect at the polls on Tuesday.

Former Yellow Springs doctor Donald Gronbeck pleaded not guilty in Greene County Common Pleas Court to all the counts against him Thursday afternoon. He faces 50 charges in connection with alleged sex crimes.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner is visiting several Ohio Counties ahead of the November elections. Brunner plans to visit 68 counties as part of a statewide campaign tour.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency awarded $7.9 million in grants to some local counties to build charging ports for electric vehicles last week.

Xenia Public Schools and Dayton Children’s Hospital have partnered to create a new school-based health and wellness center. The center will be at Warner Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year.

A note from a descendant of Revolutionary War Veterans left at the gravesite kickstarted efforts by the community to restore a forgotten cemetery in Downtown Springfield, Ohio. The little cemetery, tucked between buildings off of Columbia Street holds the remains, and forgotten stories, of the city's first white residents. But now, that history is being resurrected.

The Clifton Crafthouse Co-op recently kicked off its concept market space. That’s for members to teach classes or sell products they make. It also received a $350 thousand dollar USDA rural business development grant, and now, it's looking to expand its members.

New Covid vaccine booster shots became available at Greene County Public Health on Friday. Ohio reported over 21,000 COVID cases last week, 86 deaths – and nearly 3,700 new vaccinations.

Ohio State University entered into a formal partnership with the state’s only private Historically Black College and University on Tuesday. The first-of-its kind agreement with Wilberforce University will create an advanced golf course management program.

The reason for the service changes is threefold: lower revenues, lack of funding, and a driver shortage.

A biodigester is a series of machines and tanks that break down organic waste and produce methane gas that can be burned to produce electricity as a byproduct. Local residents have complained for years of foul odors, truck traffic and potential water contamination from the Bath Township operation.