Xenia News

Two candidates for mayor and five candidates for city council seats are on Xenia's ballot this November. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Xenia selects Walker, Propes for city council, after Mays, Dean move on

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

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

Dayton chef becomes owner of Arise Cafe in Xenia: ‘I love warming their hearts with food’

Snow Day: Locals sled at favorite spots across Dayton region

Esther Archer sleds down a hill at Bomberger Park in Dayton’s St. Anne’s Hill neighborhood on Tuesday, Jan. 7. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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PHOTOS: Kids go sledding throughout Dayton region

World famous artist Shepard Fairey, left, and his assistant paste up one of his "VOTE!" pictures on the wall at 128 East Main Street in Springfield Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Fairey was in Ohio for ArtsVote Oho painting a mural in Cincinnati and before he headed back to California wanted to give a little positive light to Springfield with everything going on in the city. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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How Facebook groups shaped the region and the country in 2024

Troni Brothers Pizza, located at 4654 Wilmington Pike in Kettering, is known for its New York style pizza and pasta dishes. CONTRIBUTED

Troni Brothers to open new Troy restaurant this weekend

$The Great Council State Park on the site of the Shawnee village of Old Chillicothe near Xenia. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Greene County 2024 review: Crime drama, new school and state park among top news

Rumpke’s Molly Kennedy (left) and MaKara Blake (right) of Greene County Environmental Services in front of a collection of cardboard to be recycled at the county facility on Greene Way Blvd. Recycling facilities such as this see lots of cardboard after Christmastime, which will be turned into new material goods. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Local industry gives your old boxes, string lights and Christmas trees new life

Charlie Burke, a World War II veteran and resident of Patriot Ridge Nursing Home in Fairborn, was presented with a medallion minted in honor of veterans of World War II. The Greene County Veterans Services Office and State Rep. Rick Perales, R-Beavercreek presented five World War II veterans with the medallions at a presentation at the nursing home Wednesday. The medallions were minted in honor and remembrance of veterans of WWII by the Non Commissioned Officers Association. The second annual veterans summit meeting in Greene County will be held tonight from 6-8 p.m. at 571 Ledbetter Rd. in Xenia. Representatives from veterans organizations, including the Dayton VA, will be on hand to answer veterans questions and make them aware of benefits they may not know about. LISA POWELL / STAFF

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Greene County commissioner Rick Perales on retiring from elected office

Xenia City Council President Will Urschel has been named mayor as outgoing mayor Sarah Mays prepares to take a county commission seat.

Xenia City Council appoints Urschel as mayor

$Work has started on a new housing development at the corner of Van Eaton and Lower Bellbrook Roads, in Xenia. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Final section of Xenia’s Edenbridge housing development OK’d by planning board

File photo of the Xenia City Administration building. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Xenia to select next mayor, begin search for new council members on Monday

Dr. Morakinyo A.O. Kuti is the 10th president of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. CENTRAL STATE/CONTRIBUTED

Central State cuts 20 jobs as university address financial issues

The Greene County Board of Elections, from left: Kim McCarthy, Anne Gerard, Elections Director Alisha Lampert, Bruce Hull, and Jan Basham. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

Greene County Board of Elections director resigns after conflict

Lakota Local Schools Board Member Darbi Boddy attends the board meeting Oct. 2, 2023 after a judge said she could attend. This follows the filing of a civil protection order against her by fellow board member Isaac Adi. WCPO/CONTRIBUTED

Ousted Lakota school leader Boddy sues Xenia schools after meeting altercation

ParkLights, located at Caesar Ford Park in Xenia, is a drive-thru holiday light display hosted by Greene County Parks & Trails. Now in its fifth season since starting in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, this free event runs throughout the entire month of December from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. each night. Visitors can tune their car radios to 90.7 FM while driving through the park to hear some festive holiday music. Donations are accepted at a booth at the end of the light display which help to expand and update ParkLights as well as keep event admission free. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTOS: ParkLights 2024 at Caesar Ford Park

$In this file photo, a Xenia resident votes Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at the Xenia Grace Chapel in Greene County. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF$

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Year after state action, latest Greene County election problem to be reviewed

Xenia Mayor Sarah Mays, right, hugs Xenia resident Tobia Pierce after the groundbreaking of The Market District development Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. The $140 million project will replace the Xenia Towne Square and serve as the town's commercial and residential center with a new hotel, townhomes and retail stores. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Changing the face of Xenia: City, developer begin $150M Market District project

Man given maximum sentence for shooting at Xenia man

Workers build walls on the new Greene County Jail on Greene Way Blvd. in Xenia Tuesday October 8, 2024. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Greene County spending to rise $3M in 2025; county projects healthy surplus

Dining at Yellow Springs Smokehouse? Start with the brisket

The Wendy's at 948 Miamisburg Centerville Road in Miami Twp. near the Dayton Mall is permanently closed. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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4 restaurant chains have closed stores in the Dayton region: Here’s what we know

Yellow Springs Smokehouse is open at 1535 Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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PHOTOS: Yellow Springs Smokehouse is open for lunch, dinner on Xenia Avenue