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What’s in store for July
Park District offers many events MIAMI COUNTY — The following programs are planned by the Miami County Parks District for July: • Adult Exploration Hikes – The Miami County Park District will hold their Adult Exploration Hike on July 2 and 16 at 9 a.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. Join a Park District Naturalists or volunteer leader as they head out to explore nature. Walks are not strenuous or fastpaced. They are held the first and third Tuesday of every month. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, e-mail to register@miamicountyparks.com or call 335-6273, Ext. 104. • Eco-Splorers Summer Camp “Arts Week: Nature, Art & Music” – July 8th – 12th The Miami County Park District will hold its Eco-Splorers Summer Camp “Arts Week: Nature, Art & Music” program July 8th through July 12th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Garbry Big Woods Reserve, 6660 Casstown Sidney Rd. east of Piqua. Children ages 612 years old are invited to come out and use the wonders of nature to help inspire a weeklong adventure with the arts. Observations and materials from our meadow, pond and woodland will be used to create fascinating artwork for the Annual Primitive Art Show. Participants will learn to make and play musical instruments. The Art Show and musical performance will be held on Friday, which is family and friends day. Dress for the weather and bring a snack and water bottle to camp each day. All camps have a nonrefundable $20 fee per camper ($20 for Miami County Residents and $40 for non-Miami County residents) due at the time of registration. Planned activities are subject to change. Registration forms can be found on the Miami County Park District website www.miamicountyparks.com and mailed or dropped off to the Park District Central Office, 2645 E. St. Rt. 41,
Showers, t-storms likely Mild temperatures and scattered showers will dominate our weather for the next few days. Starting Tuesday and continuing through Thursday, our weather will return to a more normal summer pattern.. High: 78 Low: 59.
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CHANCE OF STORMS HIGH: 82
HIGH: 82
LOW: 62
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An Adult Exploration Hike at Charleston Falls Preserve is the next big event in store for the Miami County Park District. Located at 2535 Foss Road, south of Tipp City, Charleston Falls features the unique waterfall pictured above. Hikes are held the first and third Tuesdays of each month. To participate, register online at www.miamicountyparks.com, email register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, ext. 104. Troy, Ohio 45373. Eco-Tots Summer Camp “Arts Week: Nature, Art & Music” – July 8-12. The Miami County Park District will hold its EcoSplorers Summer Camp “Arts Week: Nature, Art & Music” program July 8 through July 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Garbry Big Woods Reserve, 6660 Casstown Sidney Road, east of Piqua. Children ages 4 and 5 years old are invited each morning to come out and discover the connection between art and nature. They will create beautiful artwork, make musical instruments and more. On Friday, families are invited to attend the art and music show and to hike the trails. Dress for the weather and bring a snack and water bottle to camp each day. All camps have a non-refundable $20 fee per camper ($20 for Miami County Residents and $40 for non-Miami County residents) due at the time of registration. Planned activities are subject to change. Registration forms can be found on the Miami County Park District website www.miamicountyparks.com and mailed or dropped off to the Park District Central
Office, 2645 E. State Route 41, Troy, OH 45373. • “Diggin’ the Bugs” Bookmobile Program – July 10 The Miami County Park District will have the “Diggin’ the Bugs” naturalist program with special guest the Troy-Miami County Library Bookmobile at 2 p.m. July 10. The program will be at Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 E. State Route 41 east of Troy. Join a Park District naturalist on a discovery hike and then visit the Bookmobile for a story about insects. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, e-mail to register@miamicountyparks.com or call 3356273, Ext. 104. • Canoe Float – The Miami County Park District will hold a canoe float at 9 a.m. July 13. The float departs from Treasure Island in Troy. Registration is required. A nonrefundable $5 per/paddler fee is due at time of registration. Registration form can be accessed on the park district website, www.mimaicountyparks.com. • “Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social” VIP Program – The Miami County Park District VIPs will hold their “Old Fashioned
Ice Cream Social” from 2-4 p.m. July 14 at Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 E. State Route 41 east of Troy. The VIP’s will be serving up ice cream for all. Come and relax in the park, play some old-fashioned lawn games such as badminton, croquet and maybe even a round of corn hole. Meet in the parking lot. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, e-mail to register@miamicountyparks.com or call 335-6273, Ext. 104. • Trailing Moms & Tots – The Miami County Park District will have the Trailing Moms & Tots program from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 15 at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. This program is for expectant mothers, mothers and tots 0 -5 years of age. Participants can socialize, play and exercise during this walk. Be sure to dress for the weather. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, e-mail to register@miamicountyparks.com or call 335-6273, Ext. 104. For more information on park programs, visit the Miami County Park District website at www.miamicountyparks.c om.
Luke Isgrig Age: 9 Birthday: July 3, 2004 Parents: Trey and Tina Isgrig of Cincinnati Sibling: Jake Matthew Grandparents: Tom and Lynn Isgrig of Cincinnati, Peggy Dowd of Denver, Colo., and Jim and Connie Stammen of Piqua LUKE ISGRIG
In Brief Reminder: City offices closed on Thursday PIQUA — Piqua City offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, to allow city employees to observe the 4th of July holiday with their families. Garbage, refuse, and recycling collections will not be made on Thursday. Thursday and Friday collections will be one day late with pick up on Saturday, July 6, or Friday’s collection. The city urges all customers to place their containers at their usual collection points the evening before for early pick-ups the following day.
State Briefs
COLUMBUS (AP) — A former Ohio school resource officer has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison followed by a year on house arrest for coercing sexual behavior from minors. Todd Smith was also ordered to register with local police as a sex offender for life. The 50-year-old Smith pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of using a cellphone to entice two underage minors to engage in sexual activity. Judge Algenon Marbley handed down the sentence Friday following recommendations by federal prosecutors that Smith's cooperation with an ongoing FBI investigation be taken into consideration. Smith faced as long as 17 years behind bars. Smith was accused of exchanging thousands of graphic text messages in 2012 with two underage high school girls at the Columbus school where he was posted.
Buggy driver killed in Amish region PARKMAN (AP) — The driver of a horse-drawn two-wheel buggy has been killed in a collision with a Chrysler PT Cruiser in northeast Ohio's Amish
region. The medical examiner in Cleveland identifies the victim as 18-year-old Robert R. Miller of West Farmington. He was taken from the Thursday afternoon accident scene in Geauga County by helicopter and died Thursday night at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Both drivers were headed westbound and the buggy was hit in the rear as the car came over the crest of a hill in Parkman Township. The other driver wasn't hurt. According to The (Willoughby) News-Herald, no charges were immediately filed and officers don't think alcohol or drugs were factors.
statute of limitations expired. The latest indictments Thursday grew out of an initiative pushed by the state of Ohio to check rape kits in storage for years. According to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, one indictment charged a man with three counts of rape in a June 28, 1993, attack. In a separate case, a man was charged with two rape counts in a home invasion the same day. The grand jury earlier indicted suspects whose DNA has been catalogued but whose names remain undetermined. The charges also came just before the statute of limitations expired. The indictments will allow prosecution if the DNA leads to identification of suspects.
2 more charged with rape in DNA Mayor draws review single opponent CLEVELAND (AP) — A grand jury in Cleveland reviewing long-untested DNA rape kit evidence has indicted two men just one day before the 20-year
Businessman Ken Lanci was only other candidate to submit petitions to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections by Thursday's deadline. That means there will be no primary election in the mayoral race. The two top vote-getters in the nonpartisan primary race typically face off in the November general election. But since only Jackson and Lanci have filed, there will be no mayoral contest in the September primary. General election day is Nov. 5. Jackson and Lanci are both Democrats. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reports that four would-be candidates picked up petitions for the mayoral race, but did not file them by the deadline. Possible write-in candidates still have until Monday to file.
Ohio reports
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Mayor Frank 30 human Jackson has drawn a sin- trafficking cases gle challenger in his upCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) coming re-election bid. — The Ohio Attorney Gen-
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eral's Office says local law enforcement agencies reported 30 human-trafficking cases in the state in the past year. The numbers were released Thursday as part of a new Ohio law requiring local agencies to collect data on human trafficking cases and report it to Attorney General Mike DeWine's office. According to the report, authorities identified 38 sex-trafficking victims, most of them between the ages of 18 and 29. Of those, 21 were identified as having alcohol or drug dependency issues, and 12 were listed as being oppressed, marginalized or impoverished. The 30 cases included investigation of 21 suspected traffickers, resulting in 15 arrests. Also Thursday, the Ohio House approved a measure
that increases penalties for human trafficking offenders and adds protections for victims.
University of Akron loaning tablets to athletes AKRON (AP) — The University of Akron is planning to loan tablet computers to about 500 athletes within a year, with plans to eventually do the same for all its students. The university began the pilot program last spring to about 30 men's and women's basketball players and plans to add students in other major sports over the next year. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the school began with athletes because they face time crunches that other students don't have.
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