Come help us celebrate the “First Friday” at the Holiday Inn Xenia. We will have karaoke from 5:00pm to 8:00pm with meatballs and ribs cooking on our patio by Chef Phillip. Ladies night starts at 9:00pm and goes to 11:00pm in our Pit-Stop Lounge. King's Landing will perform from 9:00pm to 1:00am inside. Stop on by and enjoy the Xenia Area Merchants “First Friday”.

With 196 participants riding on 122 motorcycles, the 8th Annual Ride to Ripley was fun for all involved!

New Cardiac Cath and Interventional Imaging Lab Opens

The most advanced tool available for treating heart disease is now available to residents in Xenia and surrounding communities. Today marks the opening of the new Cardiac Cath and Interventional Imaging Lab at Greene Memorial Hospital.

The Montgomery Insurance & Investments agency has represented The Cincinnati Insurance Co. for many years.  It is traditional for The Cincinnati Insurance Co. to award their top performing agents each year with a very nice all expense paid trip.  It was decided by top management, in these hard economic times, to cancel the awards trip and give each agency $1000 to donate to the charity of their choice.

The Xenia Adult Recreation and Services Center, 130 E. Church Street (across from the YMCA) will be the site of July's Toast of the Town.  Come visit the Center from 4-6pm on July 9th and enjoy refreshments, door prizes and networking! If you haven't been to the Center in a while, the staff will be happy to give you a tour of their new and improved facility.  All are Welcome!

Greene County Libraries Closed Saturday, July 4
All locations of the Greene County Public Library will be closed on Saturday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The libraries will reopen at their regular times on Sunday, July 5.

Exciting and fun programs for people of all ages are being planned at the Xenia Community Library, 76 East Market Street.

Xenia Educational Endowment Fund Awards Classroom Grants to Teachers
A Special Note from Supt. Jeffrey K. Lewis, Ed.D.
Multi-Generational Xenian Retires After 35 Years of Educating Community's Children
Spelling Bee Winners Honored at Xenia Board of Education Meeting
Xenia Community Schools’ Transportation Team Honored for ‘Rodeo’ Competition
Xenia Girls Track Team Honored for State Meet Achievements

On Friday, Governor Strickland proposed a last minute change to the State Budget: the new budget cuts funding for Ohio’s Libraries by an additional $100 million dollars a year for the next two years.

Public libraries are a vital lifeline to job hunting information, education, and family fun in a down economy. The Greene County Public Library system receives 55% of its funding from the State of Ohio.  This funding rises and falls with the State's income, and funding for libraries has already fallen dramatically in the current recession. If the Governor’s new cuts become permanent, it will devastate the services the library provides to children, teens, adults and seniors throughout Greene County even as Library use is at an all time high.

The increasing urbanization of coyotes will be the focus of a free seminar offered to park officials, city and county leaders, as well as the general public from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, at the OSU Extension-Greene County Buckeye Room, 100 Fairground Rd., Xenia.