Merry Christmas, to all!
THE NORTH POLE — He’s known by many names, from Kris Kringle, St. Nick and father Christmas to Sinterklaas (Dutch), Papa Noel (Spanish) and Babbo Natale (Italian), but there’s only one true Santa Claus.
Covington girls basketball coach to stay on administrative leave
COVINGTON — The Covington Exempted Village School District has completed its investigation into communications between student-athletes and Head Girls Basketball Coach Brandon Studebaker.
MC Commissioners award bid for Bradford project
TROY – M&T Excavating LLC, of Bradford, was awarded the contract for the East Oakwood Street improvements project in Bradford for the cost of $626,005 during the Miami County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20.
Tavern Building owner begins repairs ordered by city
TROY — The owner of the Tavern Building located on West Main Street is in the process of completing repairs ordered recently by the city of Troy, according to an email update that was distributed to city council members during their meeting on Monday, Dec. 19.
Officers complete CIT Academy
TROY — 19 officers from Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties, including from area hospital security teams and courts, completed the Tri-County Crisis Intervention Team Academy for Law Enforcement Professionals Dec. 5-8.
Covington’s Children’s Coloring Contest winners announced
COVINGTON — Spirits were high and seats were full at Covington’s Village Council meeting on Monday night as Mayor Ed McCord recognized the winners of the Children’s Coloring Contest.
Local artist diplays at Troy-Hayner
TROY — The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is pleased to present Viriditas: Paintings by Bley Hack. The exhibit of paintings by local artist, Bley Hack will be on display Jan. 6 through Feb. 13.
Extra patrols out through the holidays
TROY — The Miami County Sheriff’s Office will be deploying additional deputies for the upcoming Christmas and New Years holidays.
Bethany Center opens up Wilma’s Place, a men’s shelter
PIQUA – With the winter storm fast approaching, homeless individuals may be seeking places to shelter away from the storm.
Woodcarved Old World Santas
Jim Foster, longtime Barber and Hairdresser from Piqua, has as much fun woodcarving Old World Santas every year as he does cutting hair. Every year he carves these Old World Santas for all of his family, young and old, and friends. He has been carving these pieces and a lot of other woodcarvings for 22 years at his barber shop, The Matador, 211 E. Ash St., Piqua.
