Former Beavercreek Mayor and Greene County Commissioner Rick Perales defeated incumbent Jarrod Martin to run on the Republican side for State Rep for the 73rd District in Ohio. In fact of the three running for the position, Martin received the least number of votes. The unofficial vote results were Rick Perales with 10,540 votes (59.85%), Jarrod B. Martin with 3397 votes (19.29%) and Eric Spicer with 3673 votes (20.86%). Perales will face off in the November general election against Bill Connor who narrowly won on the Democrat side.

Beavercreek School’s 6.7 mill operating levy was narrowly defeated by 816 votes during this year’s March 6th primary election. The unofficial vote results were 8471 For the Levy (47.70%) and 9287 Against the Tax Levy (52.30%). > Read More

The Democrat primary for State Rep for the 73rd District ended in what can best be called a photo finish. Bill Connor narrowly defeated Linda Borgert by just 42 votes according to unnofficial results. Bill Conner received 2097 votes (50.51%) and Linda Borgert received 2055 votes (49.49%). For now Bill Conner will represent the Democrats in the November general election unless absentee ballots change the margin.

Opinion:If you thought the earnings tax idea died back in January, 2007 when it was rejected by a unanimous vote of City Council, you would be wrong. Efforts have continued behind the scenes and now signs are pointing toward a new public push for the measure.

City officials have begun a soft spoken campaign > Read More

A hospital guest views the painting of Indu and Raj Soin in the lobby. Photo © Craig Barhorst

The new Soin Medical Center held an open house event on February 19th, 2012. According to a source at the hospital, over 4,500 people came out to see the new hospital. These are some photos taken during one of the tours. > Read More