
🏠 Greenville's luxury homes hit nearly $800K while national sales soar. The top home in the Ohio metro area sold for $789,000 on Richmond Palestine Road, with four other properties fetching between $650,000-$721,000 in 2025. These prices pale in comparison to national ultra-luxury sales, where California and Florida dominate the market. The nation's most expensive 2025 transaction was a Naples, Florida property that sold for a staggering $133 million, while Los Angeles saw two homes sell for $110 million each. Despite cooling markets in some regions due to climate-related insurance costs, wealthy buyers continue investing in real estate as a tangible asset.
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👮♂️ St. Marys Police Department welcomes new leadership in key positions. Lucas Turpin and Scott Buschur were sworn in as Chief of Police and Police Sergeant during the recent city council meeting. The council also passed a resolution supporting efforts to return the remains of 1st Lieutenant Gene Alton Dennis, who was shot down over North Korea in 1952. Additional ordinances were discussed, including one approving AMP to purchase waste heat energy and another regarding land rezoning for commercial use. A special Streets and Sidewalks Committee meeting was scheduled to address the e-bike concerns raised at a previous council meeting.
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🎂 John Fisher, Troy man, celebrates rare century of life. Surviving polio as a child and witnessing 17 U.S. presidents, he marked his 100th birthday surrounded by family at StoryPoint in Troy. The former bookkeeper and general manager at Dayton Sash & Door was married to his late wife Jane for 69 years before her passing in 2020. Despite his age, Fisher remains tech-savvy, regularly texting family members and adapting to changes—a quality his granddaughter Jenna believes contributed to his longevity. When asked about the secret to reaching 100, Fisher humbly replied, "It's the luck of the draw."
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