Dayton Politics News

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Re “It’s time to license cats, too,” Sept. 20: We will never get a cat licensing law passed by writing to the Dayton Daily News. We who think that cats should be licensed should flood the...

An Olympic gold medalist and an NFL veteran have joined those urging an Ohio school board to keep requiring all high school students to take gym class. Dayton school officials in Dayton are considering whether to allow many high school...

Payne, the 20th-ranked player in the Class of 2010, according to Rivals.com, had narrowed the list of schools he was considering to Arizona, Kentucky, West Virginia and the Spartans.      Showing:

Ohio – Officials in western Ohio say the flu bug has forced a rash of high school football games to be postponed and added a new element to game preparations. Coaches and administrators say the mass illnesses have taken a...

An American Indian tribe says plans to build a commercial wind farm in Champaign County pose a threat to an ancient burial mound and that the state should put a barrier around it to keep it from being disturbed. The...

The Kentucky pastor who drew notice earlier this year for hosting a God-and-guns event at his church is giving up his flock for his Glock. Pastor Ken Pagano resigned his post last month at the New Bethel Church in Louisville,...

Middletown police say heavy rain was falling when Roger Brier, who was walking on Cincinnati Road in the 2400 block, was hit. The pick-up driver, Todd Compston, of Trenton, Ohio, was on his way to work and immediately stopped, police...

Dayton : John McCain plans to tap Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, selecting the first female vice presidential candidate in Republican Party history. McCain is scheduled to officially announce the surprise pick at a rally today...

Sarah Palin: McCain’s Co-Maverick With Senator John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) vice presidential pick today of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) he has guaranteed that regardless of who wins this election, history has been made. Since becoming Alaska’s first female governor on...