The records commission meeting will be held on Monday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at MCD, 38 E. Monument Avenue in Dayton.  

Elizabeth Connor begins today in the newly created position of Great Miami Riverway coordinator. A partnership of 18 cities and agencies is working to promote the Great Miami Riverway from Sidney to Hamilton as a single destination. The Great Miami Riverway is more than just the river or the bike trail, it includes a rich diversity of un ...

If you’re looking for something to do for the 4th of July holiday, look no further than our riverfront cities. Piqua, Troy, Dayton, Moraine, Franklin, Middletown and Hamilton all have activities and events planned July 3 and/or 4th. There are far too many activities to post here but they includeparades, balloon sculpturing,COSI science ...

Key Sports'Free 4 Miler on the Fourth will be held on Tuesday, July 4, at 8 a.m. in Miamisburg. The event will be held at Miamisburg Riverfront Park, 3 N. Miami Ave. The event is free to all military (active, retired and reserve), all local First Responders (police, fire, EMT) and Team RWB members. You must bring proof of service/employm ...

The City of Moraine’s Star Spangled Boom is set for Tuesday, July 4, at Wax Park from 4 to 10 p.m. Amusement rides, a food truck rally, inflatables, games, and kids' crafts are all on tap, plus fireworks. New Town performs at 7 p.m. followed by McGuffey Lane at 8:30 p.m.

The Juneteenth 5K is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, at 9 a.m.at MacIntosh Park along the Wolf Creek Trail in Dayton. Contact Yvette Kelly-Fields at 937-263-3556 oryvette.kellyfields@wcciday.org

Mahogany’s Child / Premier Health Partners will present theAfrican American Wellness Walk onSaturday, June 17, from 7:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at RiverScape MetroPark in Dayton. For more information, contact Lakesha Walder, (937) 269-4006.

May delivered an average of 6.36 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed — 1.69 inches above average for the month. The high station was Collinsville (8.72 inches), and the low station was Dayton (4.50 inches). As of the end of May, total 2017 precipitation stood at 20.45 inches which is 3.89 inches above average for ...

Temple Israel's 3rd annual Oy Vey 5K is set for Sunday, June 11, at the Jewish Cultural Festival. The race begins at 10:30 a.m. Click for a link to the event.

The next meeting of the MCD Board of Directors will be on Wednesday, June 21, at Smiths' Boathouse, 439 N. Elm Street in Troy. The work session will begin at 10 a.m., with the regular meeting at 1 p.m.

Come and enjoy all things strawberry. From strawberry burritos to strawberry doughnuts, you'll find it at Troy's annual Strawberry Festival. The event runs June 3 and 4. More than 250 arts and crafts vendors, food booths, live entertainment and more. Click for a link to the Strawberry Festival.

The Optimus 5K Run/Walk/Roll is scheduled for Saturday, May 20, at 10 a.m. at Eastwood Park along the Mad River Bikeway. For more information, contact Kelsey Holden at kholden@optimusprosthetics.com.

Work is scheduled to begin Monday to resurface a 4.2-mile section of the Great Miami River Bike Trail. The work will begin at Linden Avenue in Miamisburg and will finish at Montgomery/Warren County line at Crains Run Nature Park in Miami Township. Sections of the trail will be temporarily closed. But rolling detours, where trail users w ...

April brought an average of 4.28 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed — 0.46 inches above the monthly average. The high station was Englewood Dam (5.67 inches), and the low station was Lockington Dam (2.98 inches). As of the end of April, the Great Miami River Watershed had received 14.09 inches of precipitation wh ...

Walk! Downtown Dayton is set for Wednesday, May 17, from noon to 1 p.m. at RiverScape MetroPark. Presented by Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health.

Have your well water tested for nitrate, nitrite and iron for FREE at the Test Your Well event on Thursday, May 18, from 4:30 to 6:30 at Carlisle High School, 250 Jamaica Road in Carlisle. The first 40 RSVPs are guaranteed free copper, lead and arsenic testing, too.

The 2017Troy Strawberry Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. The festival will be held along the left bank of the Great Miami River between the Adams Street and Market Street bridges. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on June 3, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 4.

Great Miami River trail users in Dayton should use caution near RiverScape MetroPark. The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) is repairing a stone wall along the levee behind the Dayton fire station at Main Street and Monument Avenue. The stone wall, which dates back to as early as the 1890s, is bulging. A concrete retaining wall built behi ...

March brought an average of 4.82 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed — 1.68 inches above average for the month. The high station was Collinsville (6.75 inches), and the low station was Fort Loramie (3.11 inches). As of March 31, the Great Miami River Watershed has received 9.81 inches of precipitation in 2017 whic ...

The Miami Conservancy District is seeking professional staff to serve as the Great Miami Riverway Coordinator. This new staff position will work with a coalition of local agencies to manage the Great Miami Riverway Placemaking Initiative. The goals of the Great Miami Riverway Placemaking Initiative are to develop and implement ongoing mar ...