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It’s Where You Live! September 25, 2013

Volume 105, No. 226

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‘Bicycle Bandit’ strikes again in Troy Police believe one man responsible for three robberies Melanie Yingst Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

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TROY — The city of Troy Police Department believe one man is responsible for three armed robberies in five days — and are seeking help from the community to locate the suspect. The lastest armed rob-

bery occured on Monday at 1 a.m. at the Waffle House located on 1290 Archer Dr. There were no customers in the restauarant at the time of the heist and the masked robber fled from the scene on a bike. The bike was later recovered from a wooded area near the restaurant. A truck driver in the parking lot

saw the suspect flee on a bike. Police searched the wooded area and located a green bag, which they say was used in the two Valero gas station robberies last week. Both robberies occured at the same Valero gas station located on West Market St. The first Valero gas

station robbery occured on Thursday and the suspect brandished a gun and has his face covered and the suspect fled on foot. The second robbery of the same Valero gas station occured on Saturday morning at 5 a.m and the suspect fled on foot. In all three cases, an undetermined amount of cash was taken from the businessness. Troy Police officials are looking for a white male,

Health department orders repairs for jail

Farm Safety Week

LYONS, Colo. (AP) — The storms that raged through the Rocky Mountain foothills instantly remade the landscape and disrupted thousands of lives. They may have also changed the character of the funky mountain hamlets that dot the Front Range. See Page 5

Calls for accountability surround Navy sex case

Melanie Yingst

Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

Anthony Weber | Daily News

Miami East High School Future Farmers of America members Kolin Bendickson, Colin Hawes, Grant Hodge, Blane Wagner and Colin Gump discuss tractor safety using a utility tractor with second grade students of Pam Rice’s class Tuesday during Farm Safety Day at the school. Members of the Miami East High School FFA taught students how to be safe while on a farm or using farm equipment. Miami East High School Future Farmers of America members including Shane Richardson, Andrew Kowalak, Allie Patton and Tanner Church discuss animal safety along with wearing a helmet while riding a horse at one of five stations promoting farm safety Tuesday at the school. Here Tanner Church fits Maria Broerman, of Patty Gentis’ class, with a helmet. Anthony Weber | Daily News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The case of three former U.S. Naval Academy football players accused of sexually assaulting a fellow midshipman at an off-campus toga party has renewed calls for academy leaders to face tough accountability as the military tries to curb what has become a persistent and embarrassing problem. See Page 8

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in his early to mid 20s and is 5-foot-7 to 5-foot10 tall. Additional help from the Tipp City Police Department and its K-9 unit was requested at the time of the Waffle House robbery. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact Troy Police Department Detective Chris Tilley at 339-7525, ext. 412.

MIAMI COUNTY — Miami County Commissioners have received an order by the Miami County Public Health officials to fix plumbing, and conditions that violate multiple Ohio Revised Codes and other damage at the downtown jail, by Dec. 9. In a letter dated Sept. 23, Miami County Public Health Commissioner Chris Cook and Therese Tyson, registered sanitarian, outlined the downtown jail facilities eight major violations of the county’s health codes and sanitary conditions. Last week, three areas of the downtown jail were closed due to multiple violations of the county’s health code, including lack of hot water and unsanitary living conditions. The eight violations must be fixed by Dec. 9 after a re-inspection of the downtown jail facility or further action, including closure of additional areas of the jail facility, will take place. The following is a list of the eight violations observed by health officials on Sept. 19: • Plumbing and plumbing fixtures in poor repair. Many toilets, sinks, and showers are either inoperable, will not drain, have significant leaks, had inadequate pressure, have excessive pressure, See JAIL | 2

Tipp City takes next step toward new school buildings Cecilia Fox

Record Herald Writer ceciliaafox@gmail.com

TIPP CITY - By next spring, Tipp City schools could have a final design plan for the construction of new schools. The Tipp City Board of Education agreed Monday, Sept. 23, to move forward into the “active planning process” with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. Active planning means working toward a master plan for the design and toward the approval of a bond issue, but the district can still back out if needed. If the district decides to back out, it will still be eligible for funding at a later date. The district and the facilities planning commission have been working with Ruetschle Architects for the past two years to come up with a design for new schools. The commission narrowed it down to two possible plans earlier this year: constructing one K-8 building built around L.T. Ball Intermediate or constructing one K-5 building around L.T. Ball and renovating the middle school.

Thanks to changes in the state’s new school construction standards, the district may not be able to select its own architect if the bond issue is approved and the project moves forward. “It’s not a guarantee that Ruetschle Architects would get the contract after passage of the bond issue,” Superintendent Dr. John Kronour said. “So now most firms are moving towards paying for services as they happen.” The board is considering contracting with Ruetschle for $32,800, however, to design a site plan that the state and the voters will approve. This $38,200 would likely come from the district’s permanent improvement funds, Kronour said. The board did not take any action on this contract and will most likely discuss it again at a later date. Mike Ruetschle spoke to the board about the project and brought with him similar site plans that his firm designed for Northmont Schools. “Our job is to lead the district through a process to, not guarantee you’re successful, but to greatly

increase your chance of being successful,” Ruetschle said. The key to this, Ruetschle explained, is to create a master plan that answers all questions. For example, figuring out where the new building will be and where the school buses will enter and exit. By spring of 2014, the district will have to have a master site plan in place. If this is approved by the state, Tipp City will have a year to pass their local share. Funding for the project will most likely be 28 percent from the state and 72 percent from the district. Funds accepted In other business, the board approved several grants from the Tipp Foundation and accepted another $75,000 check from Anita Adams of Good Samaritan Hospital. This check was for Upper Valley Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital’s sponsorship of the district’s athletic programs. As part of this sponsorship, the district receives funding for athletic training and sports medicine services. The grants from the Tipp Foundation total $8,483 and include

funding for classroom technology, theatre field trips, and tree replacement at the high school. Several trees at the high school were badly damaged by the bug emerald ash borer and are in need of replacement. The Tipp Foundation awarded the district $3,400 to plant new trees. Kronour said the replacements will be of several different species, so species-specific pests can’t wipe them all out again. The board also approved the renewal of Kronour’s contract through July 31, 2017. His salary for the 2013/14 school year was set at $111,410 and the board also approved a bonus of $2,142.50 for the 2012/13 school year. Board president Frank Maus explained that Kronour’s contract stipulates that if the school gets an excellent rating on its Ohio Department of Education report card, he gets a two percent bonus. Maus said that although the state did away with that particular rating system, the resulting scores this year when compared with other districts still made Kronour eligible for the bonus.

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