By GET OUT KEN MCCALL I just went backpacking in Montgomery County. I never thought I'd be able to write that sentence.

By GET OUT KEN MCCALL GERMANTOWN METROPARK -- Miami Valley backpackers have long been resigned to driving -- or flying -- hours to get out on the trail. Not anymore.

By Terry Morris Staff Writer DAYTON -- Five Rivers MetroParks has scheduled three free summer concerts at Island MetroPark and lined up the entertainment for the annual Riverblast summer kickoff celebration and fireworks show at Riverscape.

By Steve Bennish Staff Writer MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- Heavy equipment is rolling for a new Wal-Mart Supercenter near the Dayton Mall and Interstate 675, a project delayed for a year by a residents' challenge to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that was under review by a state environmental board.

The vision for a whitewater recreation park along Dayton's riverfront was bold.