Sitemap - 2025 - Civic Capacity
A Conversation with Ben Sutherly
Cities and Villages Sound Off on Inside Millage
Looking at Housing in the Community
Eagles Landing Planned Development Proposed off Wilson Road
The Message Means More than the Media
Development Plan Detailed for Former Spinnaker Property
Untangling Ohio's Property Taxes
Why Local Economic Development is the Key to Success
In Piqua, a City Fails to Respect their Citizens
What Issues are Facing Miami County?
How a 19th Century Iowa Judge Still Impacts Local Government Today
The Month in Review - May 2025
The Importance of Local Government Ethics
Cities Line Up to Oppose House Bill 113
Where is the Leadership in Piqua?
Council Committee Gets Park Plan Update
It's Time to Ask A Council Member!
Council Committee to talk Park Planning
Thinking About Financial Reserves
Our Heritage: Remembering Steve Hamilton
A New Attempt to Reform Property Taxes
Will Police and Fire Protection Get More Expensive?
A Report on our May Community Survey
It's Not Too Late To Take Part in This Month's Community Survey!
A Conversation with Sherrie Foster
It's Time for Candidates to go to School
How Governments Tell The Story About Their Finances
Celebrating our Heritage: Remembering Barton S. Kyle
Do you want to be a Township Trustee?
How Civic Capacity Empowers our Hometowns
A Marathon Night for Troy City Council
Inside Community Improvement Corporations
Looking at the City's Contract with Firefighters
A Community Grapples with Medic 15
Deep Pockets Mean More Than Deep Roots
Discovering Miami County's Public Services
Discovering Miami County's Identity and Character
Miami County Job and Family Services Hits The Road
Introducing our May Community Survey!
Election Redux: A Tale of Three Races
It's Election Day, Troy -- And You Have Decisions to Make!
Election Notebook: Troy's 2025 Republican Primary
Residents Stand Up for Bethel Township in Columbus
Your View: Voters Should Send Todd Severt Back to City Council
Candidates on Camera: At-Large Candidate Susan Westfall
Candidates on Camera: At-Large Candidate Lynne Snee
Your View: Sherrie Foster Should Represent Troy's Sixth Ward
Candidates on Camera: At-Large Candidate Todd Severt
Candidates on Camera: Sixth Ward Candidate Jeff Schilling
Your View: Jeff Schilling Deserves Re-Election from the Sixth Ward
Empathy and Respect in Short Supply on Cemetery Issue
Candidates on Camera: Third Ward Candidate Samuel Pierce
Candidates on Camera: Third Ward Candidate Madison Hickman
Are Micro-Murals Coming Downtown?
Candidates on Camera: At-Large Candidate Kay Friedly
Candidates on Camera: Sixth Ward Candidate Sherrie Foster
Why Is Troy Divided into Wards?
Civic Capacity Rewind: An Anniversary Worth Remembering
Celebrating Our County Government
Piqua’s Non-Agenda Public Comment: The Meeting After the Meeting That Silences the Public
Early Voting off to Solid Start in Troy
Who is Going to Provide Sewer Service in Carriage Trails 2.0?
Meet The Candidate: Kay Friedly
Why is Turnover So High at the Troy Fire Department?
Flooded Fields and Dashed Dreams
Meet The Candidate: Sherrie Foster
City Council Hears Resident on Flooding Concerns
Meet The Candidate: Susan Westfall
Meet The Candidate: Todd Severt
Troy City Council Has Long Agenda for Monday's Meeting
Meet The Candidate: Lynne Snee
The Month In Review - March 2025
Meet The Candidate: Jeff Schilling
Meet The Candidate: Madison Hickman
Six City Council Committee Meetings to be held Monday
Political Newcomer Throws Hat in the Ring for the Sixth Ward
Southview Resident Talks Chickens with Planning Commission
Building a Better Community: Why Performance Measurement Matters
Better Discussions Create Better Communities
Demistifying Executive Sessions
A Barrier Breaker in Our Own Town
Will Better Things Happen on Time?
Ohio's Property Tax System Is...A Mess
Piqua Commission Votes to Allow Residential Chickens
It's Time to Ask A Council Member Again!
Quiet Times in Troy's City Hall
Looking at Charter and Satutory Cities
Final Vote Expected on Piqua's Backyard Chicken Ordinance
What's Happening on South Mulberry Street?
Looking forward to the May Primary Election
City Panels Back Herrlinger Park Expansion
What will the Public Square look like in the Future? (Part III)
County Commissioners Talk Corrections
The Month in Review - February 2025
Troy City Council Committees to Meet Monday
What Will Miami County's Future Look Like?
House Bill 113 Gets First Hearing in Columbus
A First (and Unauthorized) Look at Piqua's Battery Burning Report
Councilman Schilling Talks About Alcohol
Building a Better Community: Voluntary Contribution Programs
Learning About Troy's Third Ward
Why Home Grown Economic Development Matters
Introducing our March Community Survey!
Your View: Prevailing Wage Strengthens Ohio Communities
It's Time to put Prevailing Wage on DOGE's "To Do" List
A First Look at a New Prouty Plaza
Ohio's Transportation Budget Takes Shape
City Council Talks Industrial Development
What Will Prouty Plaza Look Like?
Council Gets Debrief Over Water Main Break
Local State Representative Wants Annexation Law Change
The Swiss Army Knife of Local Government
Will Piqua Allow For Chickens?
City Council to talk Water and Sewer Improvements
Broken Pipes and Fractured Trust
Is it Time for Planning Commission Reform?
Not All Government Audits Are Created Equal
Are Changes Coming to Ohio's Homestead Exemption Program?
Piqua Planning Commission Talking Power Stations and Residential Chickens Tonight
May's Primary Ballot Takes Shape
Remembering a Local Philanthropist
Our Community Survey: A Look at January's Survey Results
Your View: A Piqua Stakeholder Talks Trash
Piqua to Reconsider Trash Collection Tonight
Piqua City Commission to Discuss Santiation Rate Increase
Will Residential Stability Zones Come to Ohio?
New Park Plan Recommended for Approval by City Council
Piqua Keeps Trash Collection In-House
BREAKING NEWS: New Owner for IOOF/Old Miami County Courthouse Secured
Planning Commission Approves New Windows for County Courthouse
Does Local Government Need To Go DOGE?
City Clarifies West Main Street Roundabout
What is the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission?
Huber Heights Charter Review Commission Looks Back at 2024
Piqua Looks to Outsource Trash Collection
Our View: It's Time to Kill the West Main Street Roundabout
Parking Ticket Revenue Falters for 2024
Streets and Sidewalks Committee Recommends $120,000 Study for Roundabout
City Submits $3.2 Million Grant Request for River Enhancements and Recreational Trails
Ohio's Property Tax System Gets Reviewed
Council Committee to Discuss $120,000 Feasbility Study of West Main Street Roundabout
The Month In Review - December 2024
When Will Our Leaders Actually Lead?
Where We Work in the Miami Valley
Comparing Community Demographics
Will Cannabis Legislation be passed by City Council on Monday?