Jul
02
2020

Miami Township Section

  • 2019 Year in Review: Miami Township

    By Carol SimmonsJanuary 1, 2020

    2019 Year in review: Miami Township

  • Miami Township — Ground breaking for new fire station begins

    By Carol SimmonsAugust 15, 2019

    After months of delays, the official groundbreaking for the new fire station on the south side of town has been set for Sept. 18.

  • The issues with large-scale solar

    By Megan BachmanAugust 1, 2019

    Cooperative Solar Farm One is Lendlease’s 60-acre solar energy facility in Clark County, Ky. The solar energy facility features 32,300 solar panels capable of producing up to 8.5 MW of electricity. LendLease has a plan for a solar array in the rural area southeast of Yellow Springs that would be about 20 times as large. (Photo via LendLease.com)

    An Australian company, Lendlease, has acquired close to 1,000 acres of long-term leases there as part of its Kingswood Solar Farm, a utility-scale solar array that could cover 1,200 acres and produce 175 megawatts of green electricity.

  • Fire, EMS calls on the rise

    By Carol SimmonsJuly 11, 2019

    Casey Brewer, who first came to Miami Township Fire-Rescue in 2013 as a member of the Explorer Post for teens, took this photo at a recent training event and shared it on the MTFR Facebook page. Brewer, 19, recently received EMT certification, Chief Colin Altman reported at the Miami Township Trustees’ most recent meeting Monday, July 1. (Submitted photo by Casey Brewer)

    Crew members of Miami Township Fire-Rescue are responding to more emergency calls than ever before, according to statistics recently released by the department.

  • Miami Twp. meeting— Firehouse groundbreaking

    By Carol SimmonsJune 6, 2019

    Groundbreaking for the township’s long-awaited new firehouse, to be constructed on the south side of the village, is expected to take place in late August or early September, Miami Township Trustee Chairperson Chris Mucher said earlier this month.

  • Township Trustees— New approach for fire station bids

    By Carol SimmonsApril 11, 2019

    Miami Township officials last week began advertising for a “construction manager” to oversee and coordinate bidding by sub-contractors to build the anticipated new firehouse on the south side of town, township Trustee Chairperson Chris Mucher reported during the trustees most recent meeting Monday, April 1.

  • New delay for new firehouse

    By Carol SimmonsMarch 21, 2019

    A recent rendering of the Miami Township Fire-Rescue station by project architects MSA Architects of Cincinnati shows what the new fire station along Xenia Avenue may look like. The project has been delayed because an initial bid to construct it was too high. (Rendering courtesy of MSA Architects)

    With a third round of construction bids again coming in too high, Miami Township Trustees will be returning to the drawing board for another attempt at reducing the projected costs of building a new firehouse on the south side of town.

  • A memorial to Civil War veterans — Local cannon restored, rededicated after 110 years

    By Megan BachmanMay 28, 2018

    Exactly 110 years after its first dedication on Memorial Day 1908, a Civil War-era cannon was restored and rededicated by the Yellow Springs Odd Fellow Lodge this weekend.

  • Fire department a trustee priority

    By Carol SimmonsNovember 2, 2017

    The anticipated new fire station and the continuing health of the local fire and rescue squad, which serves village as well as Miami Township residents, were leading concerns expressed during the Oct. 19 James A. McKee Association-sponsored candidates forum.

  • Glen hikers rescued after limb falls

    By Diane ChiddisterJuly 18, 2017

    Two female hikers were rescued from Glen Helen after a large tree limb fell on them while they were climbing up the stone steps out of the Glen.