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Miami Township Section

  • 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.

  • 2.4-mill levy for a new fire station

    By Audrey HackettApril 6, 2017

    A new fire station may finally be in the works for Miami Township.

  • Plans for a new fire station, and an open house

    By Audrey HackettMarch 30, 2017

    Miami Township Fire-Rescue is in need of volunteers. (Photo via mtfr.org)

    Miami Township Fire-Rescue is seeking to build a new fire station on Xenia Avenue. This Saturday, April 1, the fire department is welcoming local residents to an open house at its current Corry Street station.

  • WSU sells land to Township for fire station

    By Diane ChiddisterOctober 26, 2016

    The Wright State University Board of Trustees approved the sale to Miami Township of land bounded by Marshall and Herman Streets and Xenia Avenue. (Via Google Maps)

    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.

  • Board approves sale— WSU land sale may advance fire station plans

    By Diane ChiddisterOctober 20, 2016

    The Wright State University Board of Trustees voted last Friday to approve the potential sale to a qualified buyer of about four acres of land in Yellow Springs, the former site of the medical clinic on Xenia Avenue between Marshall and Herman streets.

  • Village Council — Home, Inc. and Township partner

    By Lauren HeatonAugust 6, 2015

    In the latest bid to acquire the former Wright State Physicians Clinic property on Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs Home, Inc. and Miami Township are partnering on a joint venture to site both affordable senior housing and a new fire station in town.

  • Rope rescue in Clifton Gorge

    By Lauren HeatonJuly 9, 2015

    The Miami Township Fire-Rescue squad pulled a Centerville youth from the Clifton Gorge after she fell 30–60 feet into the “narrows” on Tuesday evening, June 23.