Vandalia News

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Vandalia man pleads guilty to 72 counts of child porn

SCAM ALERT: Local police warn of fake social media post claiming officer is missing

COMMUNITY GEMS: Nominate someone doing something great in your community

The Vandalia-Butler City Schools Board of Education office is located at 500 S. Dixie Drive in Vandalia. AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF

Vandalia-Butler appoints Smith as new school board member

The Goodyear Blimp is prepared for takeoff, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Long)

Credit: AP

Goodyear blimp to visit Dayton Air Show

A "Keep It Rural" sign in a yard on the corner of Johnsville Brookville Road and Air Hill Road just outside Brookville. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

Credit: Bryant Billing

‘Keep It Rural?’ Residents push back against new housing, cities seek balance

$The newly constructed roundabout at Union Airpark Blvd. and Dog Leg Road near the Dayton International Airport is designed to improve truck traffic flow through the commercial development in the area. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Why big trucks are a big problem in Vandalia

A GE Aerospace welder on the job. GE photo

GE to invest nearly $26M in Dayton this year

Clayton city council gave a developer rezoning approval in a plan to build more than 500 homes on vacant land south of Sweet Potato Ridge Road, just across the street from a suburban development in the neighboring city of Union. MARSHALL GORBY / STAFF

Clayton council OKs huge 529-home development in third vote; tension continues

$The site of a proposed housing development south of Interstate 70, on the east side of South Brown School Road. Poplar Creek Road serves as northern border of site. Southern border of site sits just south of Foxfire Trail. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Vandalia council OKs housing subdivision plans for South Brown School Road

Incoming Vandalia Police Chief Brandon Sucher, left, will replace former Chief Kurt Althouse, right, who now serves as the city manager. CONTRIBUTED

Vandalia police captain to assume chief role

Ohio Task Force 1 was activated Monday (in 2023) in preparation of Tropical Storm Idalia, expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast as a hurricane and is now headed south.

Photo Credit: Ohio Task Force 1

How an Ohio task force is helping with flooding efforts in Kentucky, other states

Bill’s Donut Shop in Centerville is one of 11 shops participating in Dayton Donut Festival on Tour. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

Credit: Natalie Jones

‘Dayton Donut Festival On Tour’ kicks off with 11 stops throughout region

The Vandalia Recreation Center, located at 1111 Stonequarry Rd., hosted Sweetheart Goat Yoga with The Grazing Ground on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Attendees of the ticketed yoga class cuddled with the lovable goats Monica, Ross, Rachel, and Chandler while practicing. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Credit: Tom Gilliam

PHOTOS: Sweetheart Goat Yoga at Vandalia Recreation Center

Tipp City's city government agreed Dec. 2, 2024 to purchase the partially vacant Tipp Plaza shopping center on West Main St. for almost $7 million. Jim Noelker /Staff

Credit: Jim Noelker

Tipp City starts concept plan for redevelopment of Tipp Plaza near I-75

$Stephen Marlow in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Family in quadruple Butler Twp. slaying frustrated by trial delay

Staybridge Suites will soon open on Miller Lane in Butler Twp. CONTRIBUTED

New hotel planned for bustling area of Miller Lane in Butler Twp.

$The Buckeye Trail is being designated a "National Scenic Trail", which includes both the Xenia Station and Yellow Springs Station. MARSHALL GORBY\ STAFF$

Ohio’s Buckeye Trail could become a National Scenic Trail; meeting Wednesday

The former El Rancho Grande, located at 7500 Poe Avenue in Vandalia, has been condemned by the city. AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF

Former El Rancho Grande in Vandalia condemned by city

Instead of going back to school Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 a group of kids were having fun sledding at Bomberger Park in Dayton. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Schools explain decisions to close for second day after snowstorm

North Point Community Church seeks new location on North Dixie in Vandalia

Oscar's Bar & Grill, located at 320 N. Dixie Drive, has been condemned by the city of Vandalia. AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF

Former Oscar’s Bar & Grill in Vandalia remains condemned one year later

Students from Ponitz High School load onto an RTA bus on Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Thursday February 23, 2023. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Credit: JIM NOELKER

RTA bus fares going up starting New Year’s Day