The Vindicator | Casey Stinnett ◼︎ Former NASA astronaut Col. Jeffrey Williams offered the invocation at Monday night’s Dayton City Council meeting. He has been in town teaching a one of the local churches. Williams is shown here with Mayor Caroline Wadzeck and Paul Davis.

The Vindicator | Casey Stinnett ◼︎ On behalf of the Dayton Enhancement Committee, Susan Simmons made the pitch Monday night, complete with musical intro, for the city’s purchasing new Christmas decorations.