MVCC NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ohio EPA Awards Germantown $70,627 in Grant Funding Funding from H2Ohio Rivers Chloride Reduction Grant Program COLUMBUS, OH — July 15, 2026 — Germantown was recently awarded $70,627 in the fourth round of grant funding by Ohio EPA’s H2Ohio Rivers Chloride Reduction Grant Program. This funding will be used to purchase a […]

The 2026 Philo T. Farnsworth Awards will be held on October 28, 2026, recognizing excellence in cable programming within the Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana regions by the Alliance for Community Media Central States Region. MVCC television programs are ready to compete in this year’s event, with entries by government, education, and community producers currently […]

Miami Valley Communications Council (MVCC), now part of Miami Valley Technology and Communications Group, (MVTCG) a council of governments serving southern Ohio, is coordinating a joint bid for twelve (12) Miami Valley entities for pavement marking (center and  edge lines, stop bars, crosswalks and related work). Specifications are available from: Miami Valley Communications Council 1195 […]

Centerville City Manager Wayne Davis to Retire in September 2026 When Wayne Davis arrived in Centerville in 2017, he brought a clear expectation: that a high-performing organization, grounded in accountability and strategic thinking, could accomplish big things for its community. Nearly nine years later, as he prepares to retire in September 2026, residents can see […]

Cindy LaPointe Dafler is the producer and host of the Miami Valley salute to Veterans podcast here at MVCC. She’s also a Gold Star Wife, a dedicated volunteer, and so much more.  She is quoted in the WDTN article and video: “The most rewarding of all the things I’ve been doing is the podcast,” she […]

Washington-Centerville Public Library Receives LSTA Grant to Launch Podcast Recording Booth Centerville, OH — The Washington-Centerville Public Library is excited to announce that it has received a $20,640 grant from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) to purchase and install a professional-grade podcast recording booth for public use. The podcast booth project is a […]

MVCC Recorded the Veterans Day ceremonies for the cities of Centerville, Kettering, and Miamisburg this year. In addition, the History of Honor Flight in Dayton was recorded at Yankee Trace that day, and the story of Technical Sergeant Joe Girz who flew 57 combat missions in the Mediterranean and European Theaters during World War II […]

MVCC Game of the Week’s 17th Year of Basketball to Begin in December MVCC will begin its 17th year of broadcasting high school basketball this December, highlighting the varsity and junior varsity competitions of both boys and girls teams. These programs are produced in cooperation with broadcast students from Fairmont High School and West Carrollton High School. […]

14 High Schools Join Together for An Evening of Strings The concert was recorded by MVCC and the West Carrollton High School broadcast students On October 16, 2025, Northmont High School was the host for An Evening of Strings, welcoming over four hundred students for a concert collaboration. Award-winning composer and conductor Doug Spata was […]

  Revisit the start of professional football with the Dayton Triangles History’s first league game was held in 1920. Dayton and the Miami Valley region are known for their baseball and basketball teams, and history tells us that the very first NFL game was also played right here in Dayton. Author, historian, and researcher Andrew […]

                                MVCC and the League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area present Meet the Candidates 2025 Forums are viewable on the MVCC channels, YouTube and at www.mvcc.vote. The Miami Valley Communications Council (MVCC) and the League of Women […]

  The 2025 Philo T. Farnsworth Awards were announced on September 6th, 2025, recognizing excellence in cable programming within the Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana regions by the Alliance for Community Media Central States Region. Here are the fourteen MVCC staff and local producer winners:       ARTS/CULTURAL AWARENESS (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER A Century of […]

Kettering Holiday at Home Parade Celebrates 33 Years of Television on MVCC The Labor Day event, which began in 1959, started broadcasting the parade in 1992 On Monday, September 1st at 10:00 am, there’s only one channel to turn to for the best sights and sounds of community spirit and excitement: GATV Channel 6. That’s […]

18 Communities to Offer Natural Gas Aggregation Program Local Residents and Small Businesses to Benefit from Fixed-Rate Pricing The Miami Valley Communications Council (MVCC) has announced a new natural gas aggregation program that will begin this fall. MVCC acts as the certified governmental aggregator for 18 local communities. The program will provide residents and small […]

  MVCC Kicks Off Year 16 of the Game of the Week Football Season Kick off begins August 19th with Miamisburg at West Carrollton Are you looking for the best local high school football coverage in the region? Then tuning in to the Miami Valley Communications Council (MVCC) sports programming on EATV21 is an easy […]