U.S. 35 lane closures Mayor makes group Testing not required

There will be lane closures on U.S. 35 within Beavercreek corporation limits through March 5.

Tree Care Inc. will be removing trees and trimming trees hanging along U.S. 35 in both directions during that time. The company was scheduled to do this removal earlier in the month, but the snow delayed them.

Beavercreek city officials said to be cautious and aware of the lane closures for the next two weeks.

Beavercreek Mayor Bob Stone was appointed to a new committee

by the Ohio Mayors Alliance Board.

Stone was appointed to the Mayors and Police Chiefs Leadership Committee. The committee will include a mix of mayors from both parties and police chiefs from a diverse array of communities across Ohio. The committee will discuss ideas for better police relations with the cities citizens, among other things.

The members of this committee are: Stone, Canton Police Chief Jack Angelo, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac, Euclid Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gail, Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin, Middletown Mayor Nicole Condrey, Springfield Mayor Warren Copeland and Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown.

“As the 22nd largest city in Ohio,

it is vital that we have representation on this committee,” said City Manager Pete Landrum of the appointment.

Due to the limited availability of standardized testing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cedarville will not require a standardized test score for admission for students in grades 7-12 who are applying to take College Now (dual enrollment) courses through spring 2023. Cedarville also participates in the state’s College Credit Plus program, which provides funding for Ohio students to take college courses, and the state affirmed the value of test

optional flexibility in admission.

The university also removed the standardized test requirement for traditional undergraduate admission. Students will demonstrate their readiness specifically for math and English courses through other prerequisites or testing options.

Cedarville’s College Now program is for students who desire to get a jump on college courses and learn from college professors.

The tuition rate is reduced by 75% and, as a result, students can lower the overall cost of their college education and enter the workplace faster. Students who are residents of Ohio may be eligible to take courses for free through CCP.

A 30-year-old man is facing charges in a stabbing outside an East Center Street bar in Germantown on Friday.

Christopher Williams, of Germantown, was charged with two counts of felonious assault, according to Miamisburg Municipal Court records. He pleaded not guilty and bond was set at $50,000.

The victim, a 22-year-old Germantown man, told officers he was at Laff ’s Bar having a few drinks with friends on Friday, according to a Germantown police incident report.

Williams and the victim had reportedly been arguing throughout the night. While outside the bar, Williams stabbed the victim above his hip bone.

“[The victim] said that he did not see Christopher stab him,” the affidavit read. “He only felt it as he noticed Christopher walking away with the knife in his hand.”