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Antioch College’s rebirth would be a rare event in the history of higher education.

“There have been a number of colleges that have been on the brink of closure and have come back fairly strong,” said Jeffrey Selingo, editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. . . .

Antioch College alumni and supporters will attempt to resurrect the liberal arts college amid one of the worst economies ever for higher education, according to academic officials and observers.

“One of the challenges for Antioch or any college starting from scratch right now is that you already have many established players who are struggling,” said Jeffrey Selingo, editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Public and private institutions, large and small, are faced with shrinking endowments and reductions in federal and state support.

“Obviously, these economic times make it challenging for raising money,” said Sean Creighton, executive director of the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education.

Schools in the mid-Atlantic, northeast and rust belt regions are struggling to get students, Selingo said.

The boards of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corp. . . .

“It’s the people, the places, the pain and the trials. It’s the joy and the blessings that come with the miles. . . .

The Fourth of July weekend marks peak water usage in Greene County and, despite a mild summer with average rainfall, sanitary engineers continue to urge water conservation.

“Looks like we’ve had timely rains this summer,” Ron Volkerding, acting sanitary engineer, told county commissioners June 29. . . .

Seven people were taken to area hospitals Friday, July 3, after a Dodge Durango flipped off Old US 35 and into a field.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, two of the victims— one adult and one child— where taken by helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital. . . .

LUDLOW FALLS— Miami County sheriff’s deputies are cracking down on swimming at Ludlow Falls, at the request of the village mayor and in hopes of averting a serious injury or drowning.

“We want to get the word out before someone gets hurt,” said sheriff’s Capt. . . .

MASSIE TWP., Warren County— Chris and Denise Jasek were unpleasantly surprised to learn on Friday, July 3, there was nowhere to leave their trash after picnicking near the beach at Caesar Creek State Park.

Since Memorial Day, visitors to Ohio state parks have been expected to take their trash with him. . . .

GREENVILLE— Some of the 3,942 pounds of fireworks seized Wednesday, July 1, in Darke County by the State Fire Marshal were destined for July 4th fireworks displays in Greenville and Ansonia.

“We had a problem,” said Kerry Young, president of Eagles Aerie 2177, which was hosting an Independence Day celebration with fireworks at the group’s 50-acre park in Greenville.

The celebration will go off as scheduled but without fireworks, Young said Friday.

Young said he was able to arrange a conference call with state Rep. . . .

Two separate wrecks today within minutes of each other sent five people to area hospitals, law enforcement officials said.

About 3:40 p.m., a 61-year-old woman and a female child had to be extricated from a Cadillac that apparently was forced into a ditch after a Ford Taurus sideswiped it near Siebenthaler Avenue and Philadelphia Drive, Montgomery County sheriff’s Sgt. . . .

Thirteen Dayton Public Schools staffers lost their jobs this week after the state informed the school district it will no longer fund its adult literacy and GED preparatory program, district officials said Thursday, July 2.

Losing $729,000 in funding for the district’s Adult Basic and Literacy Education program also means the roughly 400 Dayton residents who use the program each year will have to look elsewhere for the services, said Linnae Clinton, the district’s director of career technical and adult education.

“As a district, we are going to work with other providers in the area as much as possible to mitigate the impact of this loss of funding,” Clinton said.

Clinton said she wasn’t sure why the district lost its funding, though it might have been victim to a first-time competitive grant process through the Ohio Board of Regents, which took over administering the ABLE program this year from the state education department.

Diane Brogan-Adams, executive director for Project READ, a literacy coalition serving Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties, agreed.

“It’s a change; I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a bad thing,” Brogan-Adams said. . . .