At the April 11, 2017 meeting of the Bethel Township Trustees, the trustees held a public hearing before their regular meeting to discuss the proposed rezoning of two parcels at 9140 SR 202 and 4423 E US 40 from business to I-1 Light Industrial.

Eight years in prison was ordered March 30 for a Bethel Township, Miami County, man who told a judge there was “no excuse” for behavior that led to his conviction for gross sexual imposition.

At the March 28, 2017 meeting of the Bethel Miami Trustees meeting, the trustees passed two resolutions that put the finishing touches on the 2017 appropriations.

At the March 23, 2017 meeting of the Bethel Township Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), the board approved a conditional use request from Bethany Horn DVM to establish a veterinary clinic at 968 Bellefontaine Road.

At the March 23, 2017 meeting of the Bethel Township Zoning Commission, the commissioners heard a request from Apex Engineering and Surveying, Inc acting as an agent for Takkar Oil to rezone a .

Convicted sex offender Gary Grubb’s sentencing was continued March 23 but he ended up back in jail after Miami County Judge Jeannine Pratt found he violated conditions of his release when he hugged a girl outside the courtroom.

At the March 14, 2017 meeting of the Bethel Township Miami Trustees meeting, the trustees passed a resolution in support of the Bethel Local School District’s 7.

The Phoneton area water line and service laterals have been installed ahead of schedule, the Miami County commissioners heard last week.

In June 2016, Bethel Township Trustees purchased the two properties on US 40 in Brandt on which the old Molly Burger Restaurant and the Odd Fellows buildings were located.

At the February 23, 2017 meeting of the Bethel Township Zoning Commission, the commissioners approved a rezoning request from Gail Halderman to rezone four parcels and part of a fifth parcel located at 6476 US 40.

At the February 23, 2077 meeting of the Bethel Township Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), the board members unanimously approved three variances for exceptions to the size and height of accessory buildings in the township.

At the February 14, 2017 meeting of the Bethel Township Trustees, the trustees approved the rezoning of 2.