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It’s Where You Live! www.troydailynews.com September 18, 2013
Volume 105, No. 220
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‘Survivor’ contestant shares tips PIQUA - A South Dakota woman who survived the ‘Survivor’ TV reality show, challenged area women to take control of their lives, and their hearts, during the Go Red for Women North heart health expo and luncheon held Sept. 12 at the Fort Piqua Plaza. The event was hosted by the American Heart Association and presented by Upper Valley Medical Center/Premier Health. Holly Hoffman told 175 people in attendance that once her three children were grown she decided to do something to challenge herself. Because she felt out of shape and without much energy, she started an exercise program and eating healthier on the road to losing 40 pounds. “Taking care of others should not mean that you forget to take care of yourself. It’s OK to make yourself the number one priority,” Hoffman said. She then looked for more challenge and adventure. The choice was becoming one of more than 100,000 people to apply for the popular program in which people are dumped in the middle of nowhere and challenged to survive. See Page 3
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Accounts settled for Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Tour City to return balance to Jam Productions Melanie Yingst
Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
TROY — The City of Troy accounted for all its expenses from the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Tour and released its accounting breakdown Tuesday. All the bills have been paid for the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Tour at a cost of $122,854. Jam Productions provided the $155,000 deposit for the city’s outstanding costs, including police, insurance and EMS ser-
vices. The city of Troy will return $32,146 to Jam Productions from the deposit the production company provided prior to the Labor Day weekend music festival. “We’ve done a complete and thorough accounting of the city expenses over (Gentlemen of the Road) weekend and have reconciled them against the $155,000 pre-payment Jam made prior to the festival,” said Patrick Titterington, city of Troy service and safety director in an email to all city council members
and to Don Sullivan of Jam Productions. Titterington said the city will return the $32,146 to Jam Production on Friday. At Monday’s city council meeting, Titterington explained that the city of Troy did not receive any revenue from Jam Productions to host the music festival. Titterington said the city expects to benefit from income tax, sales tax and other revenue trickled down from the more than 40,000 visitors who came to the city of Troy See TOUR | 2
Anthony Weber | Daily News
People of all ages and various places walk the North Market Street bridge throughout the weekend during the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover tour Aug. 31 in Troy.
ME board hears of library levy
Two-vehicle crash
State district report card changes discussed Susan Hartley
Civitas Media shartley@civitasmedia.com
Anthony Weber | Daily News
A non-life threatening accident occurred Tuesday morning at 25A and Donn Davis Way/George W. Bush Parkway where it was reported two vehicles collided causing one of the cars to hit a utility pole. The incident happened at around 11 a.m. Tuesday in front of Dave Arbogast Buick GMC Vans Rvs.
Tipp City robberies still under investigation Staff reports
TIPP CITY — Tipp City police still are investigating two robberies that occurred this weekend. At 10:35 a.m. Sept. 13, police received a call of a robbery in progress at New Carlisle Federal Savings Bank, 5129 S. County Road 25A. Several tellers and witnesses described the robber as an older white male they believed to be armed, according to reports.
He escaped in a Dodge Durango, which was parked at the pharmacy next door. A total of $1,950 was stolen. Bank employees declined comment. Then at 6:40 p.m. Sept. 14, the Frisch’s Big Boy on 16 Weller Dr. was robbed as well. About $200 was stolen, but this time the subject was a younger male and not armed. The male walked into the restau-
rant and jumped over the counter as the clerk was cashing out of a customer, according to reports. He grabbed the cash and ran out of the restaurant. He ran west in the parking lot and left in a white Sedan with a partial Ohio registration of FTQ. Police still encourage those with information about the robberies call (937) 667-3112 or leave an anonymous tip at (937) 667-7820.
CASSTOWN — Miami East Board of Education heard from Rachelle Miller, director of the Troy-Miami County Public Library during public comments at their regular monthly meeting Monday. Miller reported that the library will have a .6 mill renewal levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. Since the levy is a renewal, no additional taxes will be collected. Those with a $100,000 property will pay $18.37 per year. The library, Miller reported, is active in assisting Miami East families and teachers, with the library’s bookmobile making several stops in the school district, including at Fletcher community park. Teachers, she said, also are allowed special privileges, including a teacher library card that allows books to be checked out for six weeks instead of three, as well as help with choosing books on specific curriculum units. The levy provides oneSee BOARD | 2
Navy Yard gunman told police he was hearing voices WASHINGTON (AP) — A month before he went on the rampage that left 13 dead, Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis complained to police in Rhode Island that people were talking to him through the walls and ceilings of his hotel rooms and sending microwave vibrations into his body to deprive him of sleep. The account, contained in an Aug. 7 report from Newport, R.I., police, adds to the picture that has emerged of an agitated and erratic figure whose behavior and mental state had repeatedly come to authorities’ attention but didn’t seem to affect his security clearance. Alexis, a 34-year-old information technology employee at a defense-
related computer company, used a valid pass Monday to get into the Navy Yard and killed 12 people before he was slain by police in a shootout that lasted more than a half-hour. A day after the assault, the motive was still a mystery. U.S. law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that investigators had found no manifesto or other writings suggesting a political or religious motivation. Alexis, a former Navy reservist, had been undergoing mental health treatment from Veterans Affairs since August but was not stripped of his security clearance, according to the law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the
criminal investigation was still going on. He had been suffering a host of serious mental problems, including paranoia and a sleep disorder, and had been hearing voices in his head, the officials said. The assault is raising more questions about the adequacy of the background checks done on contract employees who hold security clearances — an issue that came up recently with National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus ordered two security reviews Tuesday of how well the Navy protects its bases and how accurately it screens its workers. Similarly, President Barack Obama has See GUNMAN | 2
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An armed officer who said he is with the Department of Defense, works near the gate at the Washington Navy Yard, closed to all but essential personnel, in Washington, on Tuesday, the day after a gunman launched an attack inside the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallways at the heavily secured military installation in the heart of the nation’s capital.
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