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It’s Where You Live! www.troydailynews.com November 8, 2013
Volume 105, No. 263
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Home. Grown. Great: Melanie Yingst
Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
Senate OKs gay rights bill banning discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation’s quickly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after Congress rejected samesex marriage. See Page 2
MIAMI COUNTY — Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau sums up life in Miami County in three simple words: Home. Grown. Great. Those words, along with a classic logo, now is part of the agency’s new logo and brand to spread the word about Miami County life to attract new residents, new business and welcome visitors to the entire county. According to Miami County Visitors Bureau executive director Diana Thompson, the brand and logo project took a year to launch to the public and is a collaborative effort of the entire county’s chamber of commerce, city and county officials.
With financial support from multiple sources and city foundations, North Star Destination Strategies of Nashville, Tenn., designed and implemented the new Miami County brand for $88,000. Thompson said she saw a presentation two years ago from the North Star company, which is one of the leading destination branding companies in the country. Thompson said Miami County “really didn’t have any viable recognition” and so the project was presented to officials
Miami County Visitors & Convention Bureau launches new logo and brand
around the county to jump start the county’s branding project. “We were all for it and felt that it was important,” Thompson said Thursday. “Specifically, we’re trying to make Miami County more noticeable in the market place.” Thompson said the tag line “Home. Grown. Great” touches both the agricultural roots of the county as well as the innovation companies in the county. “When people think of Miami County, we want them to think of ‘Home. Grown. Great.,’” Thompson said. “Miami County is truly an innovative place that plays such an important role on a national level.” Thompson noted companies such as Piqua-based Hartzell Propeller and other global corporation, which calls Miami County home. Thompson also
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TROY — The lone adult charged in the Oct. 30 shooting death of Nathan Wintrow appeared at his preliminary hearing Thursday in Miami County Municipal Court. Brendon A. Terrel, 19, of Troy, appeared before Judge Elizabeth Gutmann and waived his right to a preliminary hearing, which means the case will now Terrel be bound over to Miami County Common Pleas Court for grand jury consideration. Terrel and a 16- and 17-year-old have been charged with the aggravated murder of Wintrow, 20, who lived at a duplex located at 218 E. Canal St., Troy. Authorities say that on the night of Oct. 30
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Wintrow, his girlfriend and a 2-year-old baby were at the Canal Street duplex when teen-aged masked intruders burst into the home through a back door, pulled out guns and fatally shot Wintrow in the head. Wintrow was transported to the hospital, but was later pronounced dead. Terrel is being held on a $250,000 bond at the Miami County Jail. In addition, he has also been charged in an unrelated case with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. That case is still pending with municipal court. Two other teens, Jason Sowers, 16, and Patrick McGail, 17, both of Troy, are currently at the county’s juvenile corrections facility. The cases of both teens are being handled in juvenile court.
UDF robber turns himself in
Phlebotomist Erika Moore works with Miami East High School junior Makayla Spillman while giving Melanie Yingst blood at the school Thursday in correlation to a week-long event at the school.
Living healthy Miami East FFA holds ‘Healthy Lifestyles Week’ Colin Foster
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CASSTOWN — The Miami East football team has been generating headlines this week with its playoff game against Tri-County North on the horizon tonight at home. There is, however, another good team of students at the school deserving of
some credit — the Miami East-MVCTC FFA chapter. The Miami East FFA Chapter, which consists of 83 members, recently received a $500 grant from the Small Grain Marketing Group to encourage good lifestyle choices at the school. Through dedication and hard work from everyone in the the group, aacordng See HEALTHY | 2
cash bond at the Miami County Jail and is charged with aggravated robbery. After officers picked TROY — The man McNerlin up at his home, who brandished McNerlin admita knife and ted to detectives robbed the United to robbing the Dairy Farmers convenience store on Wednesday, on the corner of turned himself Race and Market in to Troy Police streets because he hours after the “couldn’t find a robbery. job and was hunAccording to gry.” Capt. Joe Long, McNerlin During the inciLowell McNerlin, dent, McNerlin 26, of Troy, called 9-1-1 dispatch at 3:26 made off with an undea.m. Thursday morning termined amount of cash and police officers picked and brandished a knife to him up at his home on the clerks during the robbery shortly after 6 p.m. Imperial Court. McNerlin is currently Wednesday and then fled being held on $250,000 on foot. Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
Man arrested for car lot arson Arson considered in incident
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said the brand would be found on items that are shipped to customers around the nation such as Winans chocolates who have been placing stickers on their products as part of the launch on Thursday. Thompson provided thumb drives and boxes of the Winans chocolates to promote the new brand and logo at its launch at the Crystal Room in Troy on Thursday evening. Thompson said the logo could be used on local websites, stickers for products and even will be visible on window clings for local businesses throughout the county. ‘There’s some freedom to it,” Thompson said with the variety of logos available to businesses. For more information about the new Miami County logo and brand, visit www.visitmiamicounty.org.
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Mind-bending performers coming
Edison will bring two masters of illusions and mind tricks to campus at 7 p.m. Saturday for an evening of performances that will entertain and astound audiences of all ages. See page 5.
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TROY — Miami County Sheriff’s Office have arrested the man in connection with two vehicles set on fire at the car lot of Joe Johnson Chevrolet on Wednesday night. According to Deputy Chief Dave Duchak, deputies arrested Richard Eaton, 51, of Troy, in connection with the alleged arson of two vehicles — a car
and a SUV — which were set on fire at the car lot located at 1375 S. Market St., Troy. Duchak said the car was Eaton’s personal vehicle, which was parked at the service station area of the car lot. Eaton is being held Eaton at the Miami County Jail on charges of fourth degree felonious arson and fifth degree breaking and
entering. A truck also was damaged in the incident. Eaton’s last known address was the St. Joseph’s House, a cold shelter in Troy, which also had a fire in its basement late afternoon Wednesday. Troy Fire Department inspectors were still gathering evidence Thursday at the car dealership and are Anthony Weber | Troy Daily News working with Miami County Miami County Sheriff’s Office along with the State Fire Marshal Sheriff’s Office detectives on investigate a suspicious incident where several cars were destroyed by a fire at Joe Johnson Chevrolet overnight Wednesday in Troy. the case.
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