Dayton Daily News

Memorial Day Weekend Events

TODAY * A MEMORIAL DAY FLAG DEDICATION HONORING AMERICA AND THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED THE COUNTRY BEGINS AT 1:30 P.M. AT ELM CREEK NURSING CENTER, 115 ELMWOOD CIRCLE. THE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE THE VFW POST 3438 COLOR GUARD AND THE WEST CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR. A RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW. CALL 866-3814. SATURDAY

Cicadas Can Spice Dinner, Too

Gene Kritsky just has to be the smartest guy in southwest Ohio. Who else has figured out how to gain tremendous fame, but only have to deal with it every 17 years? Well, OK, he doesn't get a full 17-year rest between bouts of celebrity, but his time-off-to-time-on ratio has just got to be about the best anybody has ever come up with. That's because Dr. Kritsky, a professor of entomology at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, is our No. 1 area expert on cicadas, the bugs generally m...

Sprucing Up for Celebration

Man's Goal Is 50-State Competition

Ruben Evans, an Alabama man, is hoping to make the state of Ohio No. 23 in his quest to accomplish an unusual challenge. Evans, who is 66 and a grandfather, likes to run, and he has made it a personal goal to run in competitive events in all 50 states.

Regional Headlines

MIDDLETOWN TEEN DIES IN CRASH MIDDLETOWN - A Middletown teen was killed Wednesday on a rain- slick road when the car he was driving crossed the median on Ohio 4 and slammed into a flatbed truck.

Juvenile Arrested in Death of Dog

Animal drowned after being stabbed, left in storm drain RIVERSIDE - One juvenile was arrested Wednesday in the beating, stabbing and drowning of a dog recovered in a Riverside storm drain, said police who are still seeking other suspects.

Father to Be Jailed for Touching Daughter

Military veteran also must carry sex-offender tag LEBANON - A former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and Sunday school teacher was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in the Warren County Jail for sexually touching his daughter during a two- year period at their home in Mason.

School May Offer Lesson for Thailand

Ex-monk wants to export trade-school idea to his country DAYTON - Students and staff members at a Dayton charter school are learning that a willingness to help others can cause ripples that have a global impact.

Briefly

An ex-official with Star Wars effort to speak today DAYTON - Robert Bowman, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former director of Star Wars research programs, is to speak at 7:30 p.m. today at Mack Memorial Church of the Brethren, 1717 Salem Ave.

Slots Backers Keep Pushing to Gain Ballot Spot in Fall

Trying to win OK before lawmakers take summer break COLUMBUS - Supporters of a proposal to put a video slots machines proposal on the Nov. 2 ballot continued efforts to bring the issue to a vote in the Ohio House before the legislature recessed for the summer.

Northbound Nightmares; Northbound Nightmares

Warren County Water Safe to Drink

OEPA report given to Columbus paper erred, agency says Warren County drinking water does not contain arsenic above allowable levels, an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said.

Innovation Can Propel Region, Speaker Says

Futurist holds forth at MVRPC forum for area leaders DAYTON - James Canton, who calls himself a "motivational futurist," didn't bring a crystal ball Wednesday night but did paint a picture of what this area's economy will be built on in the fast- approaching future.

Bingo-Fix Law Passes in Senate

General Assembly passes flurry of bills, provisions COLUMBUS - Ohio lawmakers moved to fix problems in a year-old charity bingo law by passing a bill that would allow veteran and fraternal groups to keep a larger share of bingo profits.

City Hoping to Make Civility More Common

Confrontation, conflict becoming far too frequent DAYTON - City, school, courts and business leaders are wrestling with how to deal with rowdiness and crime on some downtown street corners, but have run up against the fact that downtown Dayton is a lot of things to a lot of people.

Heart Condition Won't Keep Man From Prison

Tale of transplant fails to sway Greene County judge XENIA - Lawyers representing a 48-year-old Xenia man convicted in one of the largest marijuana seizure cases in Greene County history said his chances for a life-saving heart transplant might be jeopardized if he is sent to prison.