MAINEVILLE, OH (FOX19) - Students at Little Miami elementary and primary schools learned the ancient art of origami recently when children's author Christine Petrell Kallevig brought "Storigami" to their buildings.

Kallevig, who has written a number of children's stories, used paper folding illustrate a number of stories she shared with students in Butlerville, Maineville and Salem Twp. schools. Students learned how to fold paper cranes and even how to make them "flap."

Kallevig's visit was sponsored by the PTOs of each building.

MAINEVILLE, OH (FOX19) - (Sent by Melinda Briggs)

When Don Whitacre left high school, Harry S Truman was president, World War II had ended, and conflicts in Korea and Southeast Asia were heating up.

As a teen, Whitacre and many of his friends witnessed the news of WWII and were seized by a patriotic fervor -- they wanted to "join up" and do their part in the war effort. Whitacre felt so deeply about this that he left school before his senior year and entered the United States Army. In doing so, he sacrificed the opportunity to graduate with his class of 1948 and missed out on getting a high school diploma.

After 65 years, that is no longer the case.

Little Miami Superintendent Greg Power and Board President Stephanie Baxter Black presented Robert Donald Whitacre with an honorary diploma at the recent Alumni Association Dinner, bringing full circle an amazing story of one man's service to his country.

MAINEVILLE, OH (FOX19) - Students at Hamilton-Maineville Primary School were busy building their bodies along with their minds recently as grades kindergarten through second grade participated in a school-wide Fun Run.

Students from each class ran laps around the Maineville walking track and competed to see which class could amass the most laps. The event, sponsored by the PTO, was a great way to teach students about physical fitness.

A number of parents volunteered to be lap counters, and a number of parents and siblings were present to cheer on their favorite runner.

Class winners were: Mrs. Ison's afternoon kindergarten class, Mr. Grubenhoff's first grade class, and Mrs. Taylor's second grade class. They will receive a popcorn party provided by the PTO.