WPTW News Briefs - Monday, July 13th
Grant for Miami County
MIAMI COUNTY JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES IS ONE OF FIVE OHIO COUNTIES
AWARDED A $4 MILLION GRANT TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT
OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ON TO A CAREER PATH. THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ALLOTTED $56.6 MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM.
Income Tax Returns Due
DON’T FORGET, INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY. BECAUSE OF
COVID-19, THE FILING OF MOST INCOME TAX RETURNS WERE DELAYED FROM
APRIL TO JULY 15.
Elderly Woman Hit, Injured
AN ELDERLY WEST MANCHESTER WOMAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN
HER CAR WAS HIT BY A SEMI AT THE INTERSECTION OF U-S ROUTE 127 AND
STATE ROUTE 503 IN DARKE COUNTY. 82-YEAR OLD BARBARA ROSER WAS
FLOWN BY CAREFLIGHT TO MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO THE
DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF’SOFFICE, A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATED
ROSER PULLED INTO THE PATH OF THE TRUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A
LEFT TURN. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS NOT HURT.
Porchfest Cancelled
THE TROY-HAYNER CULTURAL CENTER HAS CANCELED THE 2020 PORCHFEST
THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 12. IN THE PAST, THIS EVENT HAS
ATTRACTED OVER 1,000 VISITORS ENJOYING AN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC,
ARTISAN WARES AND FOOD ON THE HAYNER GROUNDS AND SOUTHWEST
HISTORIC DISTRICT OF TROY. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ORGANIZERS
FELT IT BEST TO CANCEL THE EVENT THIS YEAR.
Troy-Miami Library Holds Construction
THE TROY-MIAMI COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY’S BUILDING PROJECT IS
CURRENTLY ON HOLD AS THE LIBRARY AND ITS BRANCHES ADAPT TO THE
CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE LIBRARY IS
CURRENTLY QUARANTINING BOOKS FOR 72 HOURS AND PUTTING THEM
THROUGH A HEATING PROCESS BEFORE PUTTING THEM BACK INTO
CIRCULATION. ALL MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY’S MEETING ROOMS REMAIN
QUARANTINED AND IT REMAINS UNCLEAR FOR HOW LONG.
Tipp City Schools Seeking Ideas
PARENTS, STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THE TIPP CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE
ONLY UNTIL WEDNESDAY (JULY 15) TO PROVIDE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. A SURVEY IS ON THE
DISTRICT’S WEBSITE CONCERNING LEARNING MODELS, USE OF MASKS AND
OTHER ISSUES RAISED BY COVID-19. IT’S HOPED THE SURVEY WILL HELP GUIDE
DECISIONS IN DESIGNING SAFE AND PRACTICAL BACK TO SCHOOL RETURN
OPTIONS.
New Assistant Chief in Sidney
THE SIDNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS PROMOTED LIEUTENANT MARK BARGA
TO THE POST OF ASSISTANT CHIEF. BARGA REPLACES ASSISTANT CHIEF CHRIS
NISWONGER WHO RETIRED JULY 6. BARGA, A GRADUATE OF SIDNEY HIGH
SCHOOL, WAS SIDNEY FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR IN 2002.
Troy Aquatic Park Still Open
OPERATION OF THE TROY AQUATIC PARK IS GOING WELL, DESPITE THE COVID-
19 PANDEMIC. THE POOL DIDN’T OPEN UNTIL JUNE 15 AND IS LIMITED TO 190
PEOPLE AT ANY ONE TIME BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
REQUIREMENTS. SO FAR, CAPACITY WAS REACHED THREE TIMES AND THE
WAIT TO ENTER THE FACILITY HAS NOT BEEN LONG. TROY’S RECREATION
BOARD VOTED TO OPEN THE AQUATIC CENTER THIS YEAR WHILE THE
TIPPECANOE FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER IN TIPP CITY AND THE PIQUA MUNICIPAL
POOL REMAIN CLOSED.
Waco Reschedules Classes
THE PREVIOUSLY POSTPONED GROUND SCHOOL AT THE WACO AIR MUSEUM
HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR JULY 21. THE 11 SESSIONS WILL BE TAUGHT ON
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM 6-8:30 P.M. THE INSTRUCTOR IS
PETE DEMERS WHO HAS OVER 4000 FLIGHT HOURS AS A FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR. FOR INFORMATION, CLASS MATERIALS AND ONLINE
REGISTRATION VISIT THE WEBSITE, WACOAIRMUSEUM.ORG.
Bicentennial Rifle Raffle Underway
SALES OF RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THE SIDNEY BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE
HENRY RIFLES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOLD UNTIL ALL TICKETS ARE GONE. THE
TICKETS ARE $50 EACH. ONLY 250 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD. BOTH HENRY BICENTENNIAL MODELS, THE GOLDEN BOY AND THE STANDARD, ARE 22-
CALIBER RIFLES.