Home » August, 2011 You are currently browsing entries posted in: August, 2011

LIBRARY’S MICROFILM DIGITIZED AND BACK HOME

The Milton-Union Public Library’s newspaper microfilm collection and the Weekly Record Herald papers from 2008 through May 2011 have been digitized and the results are back at the library.  Patrons may request to look at one CD at a time in-house on one of the word processing computers.  Printing is available for 10¢ per page. [...]

Miami Valley Veterans Museum Has New Location

The Miami Valley Veterans Museum will be open at its new location, the second floor of the Masonic Temple, 107 W. Main St., Troy, OH., on Saturday, Sept. 3rd from 1 to 5 pm. The Museum has moved from its former location at the Stouder Center and will be open every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and [...]

One Drive to Survive

By Brett Barnes Casstown, OH – The Milton-Union Bulldogs entered the first game of the 2012 football season with a quiet confidence and optimism that usually surrounds a program following the success that the Bulldogs have enjoyed in recent years over Miami East.  But if you had told Coach Bret Pearce and his staff before [...]

Milton Orientation Does More Than Orientate

 By ALISHA MCDARRIS Record Herald Writer Courtesy of the Weekly Record Herald; Printed 8-26-11 WEST MILTON - When Milton Union High School plans their freshman orientation, they mean business. At Milton, freshman orientation isn’t just about meeting the teachers, printing out schedules and sitting through a boring assembly. At Milton, it’s a two-day event that freshman [...]

West Milton Rotary August 22, 2011

Cliff Poling, program host, invited Bret Pearce, in his twelfth season as Milton-Union head football coach, as our guest speaker at the August 22 West Milton Rotary Club meeting.  Coach Pearce shared with the Rotarians about the upcoming season that opens on August 29 at Miami East.  He said the team is a good combination [...]

Council Votes to Remove Howard

By JOYELL NEVINS Weekly Record Herald Editor Courtesy of the Weekly Record Herald; Printed on August 26, 2011 WEST MILTON – After an hour executive session and a 5-1 vote, West Milton Municipal Manager Tony Howard was removed from office Monday night. Although Howard was aware of the special council meeting called by the mayor to [...]

M-U Board of Education Meeting Info from August 15, 2011

By CECILIA FOX TCN News Service Courtesy of the Weekly Record Herald; Printed August 19, 2011 WEST MILTON – Raymond Landis, a citizen who regularly attends Milton-Union Board of Education meetings, started a long discussion at  the August 15th meeting when he asked if the board would consider allowing the public to comment on each [...]

David Wion and Friends Concert Thursday, August 25

The annual “David Wion and Friends” Concert at the Dayton Art Institute is this Thursday, August 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium . Those performing with David include–Greg Ashe, Ben Chilcote, Mimi Klipstine-Dick, Carol Palmer, Jim Overholt, Darin Wion, Jordan Woodie and several of the Young Spirit kids. The concert is free to [...]

Howard No Longer West Milton Village Manager

After an hour-long executive session and a 5-1 vote, West Milton Municipal Manager Tony Howard was removed from office Monday night (August 22, 2011). According to the village charter, Howard is first suspended for 45 days. He has been served a certified copy of the resolution, and has a five-day window to request a public [...]

West Milton Rotary August 15, 2011

Allen Smith, program host, invited Tom Koogler, Milton-Union athletic director, as our guest speaker at the August 15 West Milton Rotary Club meeting.  He spoke on “The Importance of Athletics in our Society.”  While many athletes are in the news for something negative, most of our athletes, especially those in high school, are very responsible [...]