Officials confirmed Monday that at least 86 Kettering Medical Center employees were diagnosed with scabies, a pimple-like skin rash that causes intense itching.
Scabies is caused by an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite, which burrow into the upper layer of the skin where they live and lay eggs.
By the end of the week, smaller outbreaks had also been reported at Sycamore Medical Center in Miamisburg and Koester Pavilion assisted living facility in Troy.
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2. Charges in Kettering stabbing approved
A 46-year-old Kettering man was allegedly off his medication when he stabbed his two sons and his father, all of whom have been released from hospitals, according to the man’s ex-wife.
Michael A. D’Amico was arrested by Kettering police just after 4 a.m. Thursday after a 911 caller from Lawnwood Avenue said his son had stabbed two children. Police said the children are 8 and 11 years old.
D’Amico, 46, is being held in jail on a $250,000 bond and faces three counts of felonious assault, according to court records and is due back in court Monday at 10:30 a.m.
3. Ruling on adult charges expected for teen in Kettering homicide
Montgomery County Juvenile Court Judge Anthony Capizzi said he would file his decision by the middle of the week about whether 16-year-old Kylen Jamal Gregory will face murder charges in adult court.
Gregory faces two murder counts and related charges in the Sept. 4 fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ronnie Bowers III, who died two days later in what was ruled Kettering's first gun-related homicide since 2007.
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4. New $4.3M performing arts center on Kettering commission agenda
Alter High School is expected to begin construction on a new $4.3 million performing arts center soon if Kettering’s planning commission approves the school’s request at Monday’s planning commission meeting.
The project calls for the new center to be built as an extension to the school at 940 E. David Road.
The planning commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the government center, 3600 Shroyer Road.
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5. Ex-Kettering detective sentenced in pill theft
Ryan Meno, 37, was sentenced Tuesday to five years’ probation, 90 days of electronic home detention and 200 hours of community service after he plead guilty to stealing prescription pills from a resident’s home and obstructing official business.
“I am deeply ashamed and embarrassed about what I’ve done,” Meno said, later adding, “I know I’ve lost a career that I love for the rest of my life.”
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