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Woman pulled from car trunk Male sought for questioning BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
Bright lights, big stage There may be a few new faces on the big stage next weekend in Fort Loramie, but every piece of the 2013 Country Concert puzzle has one thing in common: they’re all fan favorites. Country music aficionados will get to see some of the industry’s biggest stars at this year’s concert, which runs Thursday through Saturday at Hickory Hill Lakes in Fort Loramie. “Who better to listen to than the people that come?” said Country Concert representative Paul Barhorst. “We do a survey every year and that’s how we come up with the lineup. We listen to the fans and try to get the best available.” Coming
The Miami County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating why a Troy woman was pulled from the trunk of a car Friday afternoon at the Railroad Restaurant. According to Miami County Sheriff ’s Office Deputy Robert Morando, witnesses said they saw a white male open the trunk of a silver Mercury Marquis sedan and pull Jessica Gillespie, 31, of Troy, out of the trunk in the parking lot. He then fled on foot. PHOTO/DAVE FORNELL Morando said Gillespie’s mothTroy Police Department officers and Miami County Sheriff’s Office er works at the Railroad deputies examine a car outside the Railroad Bar late Friday after- Restaurant, 629 S. Crawford St., noon. Troy. Gillespie was treated at the
TROY scene and transported by Troy medics to Upper Valley Medical Center, where she is being treated for undetermined injuries and substance abuse. Officials were called to the Railroad Restaurant at 4:24 p.m. after several people witnessed the male pull Gillespie out of the trunk and leave the area. “A young lady was pulled from the trunk of a car in the bar parking lot,” Morando said. “The person who pulled her from the car fled on foot.” Morando said they are waiting
Economy adds jobs in June Unemployment rate remains at 7.6 percent
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Clashes erupt in pushback CAIRO (AP) — Enraged Islamists pushed back against the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi, as tens of thousands of his supporters marched in Cairo on Friday to demand his reinstatement and attacked his opponents. Nighttime clashes raged with stone-throwing, firecrackers and gunfire, and military armored vehicles raced across a Nile River bridge in a counterassault on Morsi’s supporters. See Page
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Dax Smith, 8, along with Brooke Smith, 10, center, Jenna Smith, 2, Alyssa Smith, 12, background left, and Brittany Cromes, 12, right, use the educational games on the computers offered at the Troy-Miami County Public Library Wednesday.
Youngsters go digital Library receives new computers for children’s use BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com The youngest scholars at the Troy-Miami County Public Library now have a space to call their own to practice their ABCs and research the answers to life’s greatest questions. According to Troy-Miami County Public Library director Rachelle Miller, the grant received from the
TROY United Way of Troy helped add one new Early Literacy Computer for preschool children and two new computers with Internet access for children ages 12 and under to use in their very own space at the library. “The Early Literacy Computers are very popular with the children,” Miller said. She said she was glad to be able to add another Early Literacy Computer for the children to practice their ABCs or work on sight words and age-appropriate learning activities on the digital learning station. The Early Literacy Computers
are geared toward children ages 2-8 years old. The computers do not have Internet access. Instead, the Early Literacy Computers have more than 60 educational programs for children to enjoy with a click of a button. The first Early Literacy Computer was funded by the Troy Foundation in 2006. According to the United Way of Troy’s grant application, the library has 8,407 children with library cards, but children without cards are always welcome to use the library. Children will be able to use the new computers without having a card. • See COMPUTERS on 2
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers are sending a message of confidence in the economy, hiring more workers, raising pay and making the job market appear strong enough for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases as early as September. The economy gained a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than previously thought. The unemployment rate remained 7.6 percent in June because more people started looking for jobs a healthy sign and some didn’t find them. The government doesn’t count people as unemployed unless they’re looking for work. The Labor Department’s report Friday pointed to a U.S. job market that’s showing surprising resilience in the face of tax increases, federal spending cuts and economic weakness overseas. Employers have added an average 202,000 jobs for the past six months, up from 180,000 in the previous six. The job growth is being fueled in part by consumer spending and the housing recovery. Consumer confidence has reached a 5 year high and is helping drive up sales of homes and cars. Hiring was especially strong in June among retailers, hotels, restaurants, construction companies and financial services firms. • See ECONOMY on 2
Troy resident still critical Woman injured in ATV accident
Today T-storms High: 80° Low: 67°
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Angel Kooken, 29, who was injured in a Fourth of July ATV crash on Country Club Road, near Sunday T-storms Piqua, remains listed in High: 80° critical condition at Miami Low: 67° Valley Hospital on Friday afternoon. Complete weather Kooken was reportedly information on Page 10. riding an ATV on Country Club Road when she failed Home Delivery: to make turn into a drive335-5634 way and rolled the vehicle Classified Advertising: at an estimated 30 miles (877) 844-8385 per hour. Reports indicate that Kooken was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. CareFlight was initial6 74825 22406 6
PIQUA ly called to respond but was unable to fly due to weather conditions. Kooken was initially taken to Upper Valley Medical Center by the Piqua Fire Department rescue squad and later transferred to Miami Valley Hospital. Law enforcement from Piqua, Miami County and Fletcher assisted with the accident. Crash reconstructionists from the Miami County Sheriff ’s Office were called to the scene.
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Emergency personnel from Piqua, Miami County and Fletcher work the scene of an ATV crash in the 9600 block of Country Club Road, near Piqua, shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday. A witness said the adult female victim was apparently attempting to make a turn into a driveway at an estimated 30 miles per hour when she lost control, flipping the ATV several times.
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