Articles About Fire

• Burn ban set for county as drought persists

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 19, 2024

  

  On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Ohio State Fire Marshal classified Greene County as experiencing an “extreme drought.” Following this, the marshal instated a burn ban for Greene and other Ohio counties under “extreme” or “exceptional” drought conditions.

• Man arrested in connection with Hawthorne Apartments fire

  By Reilly DixonMarch 6, 2024

  

  On Monday, Feb. 26, a local resident was arrested in connection to the fire that erupted at the Hawthorne Place Apartments last summer. He is being charged with aggravated arson, burglary and possessing criminal tools, and is presently in custody at the Greene County Jail. 

• Township trustees support Polecat Road speed change

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 31, 2023

  

  Village Planning Commission member Scott Osterholm spoke before the trustees on a plan to request that Greene County change the speed limit on Polecat Road to 35 mph outside Village limits near Ellis Park, on a stretch of road located within Miami Township.

• EXTENDED COVERAGE | Fire at Hawthorne Place Apartments

  By Reilly DixonAugust 18, 2023

  

  Fire Chief Denny Powell said that although the fire remains under investigation by the fire marshal, the eventual designation of the cause will likely be “undetermined” owing to the extent of the damage to the unit where the fire originated as well as a lack of state resources.

• Fire at Hawthorne Apartments in Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonAugust 12, 2023

  

  At approximately 4 a.m., several area firefighter and EMS crews were dispatched to W. North College St. to battle the blaze that broke out in the complex’s northwest building, which contains eight rental units. 

• Haze hangs over Ohio Valley

  By Reilly DixonJune 7, 2023

  

  Air quality in the Ohio Valley has plummeted in recent days as smoke from widespread Canadian wildfires continues to drift into the U.S.

• Couple saved in morning fire

  By Carol SimmonsJune 6, 2019

  

  Lightning was the likely cause of an early morning house fire Tuesday, May 28, that sent three Yellow Springs residents to the hospital, fire Chief Colin Altman said this week.

• Food truck reopens after fire

  By Audrey HackettApril 26, 2019

  

  Aahar India is open again, and owner Akhilesh Nigam couldn’t be happier.

• Aahar India seeks help to rebuild

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 11, 2019

  

  Owner of the Indian food truck Aahar India, which burned last Saturday night, has launched a crowdsourcing campaign so he can rebuild.

• WSU sells land to Township for fire station

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 26, 2016

  

  The Wright State University Board of Trustees voted to sell two acres of WSU-owned land on Xenia Avenue to Miami Township, which aims to build a new fire station on the location.