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Beavercreek

Fairborn food truck known for egg rolls to open spot at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

The Skyline Chili Breakfast Way features hash brown coins topped with Skyline Chili and shredded cheddar cheese (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

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Some local Skyline Chili locations now serving breakfast

Mary Miller and her daughter, Kelley Andary, at a preview party for The Wellington Grille in Beavercreek in November 1998 (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO).

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Owners of The Blue Berry Cafe have 50 years of restaurant service in the Dayton region

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new 7 Brew location at the intersection of East Main Street and Belmont Avenue in Springfield Tuesday, July 16, 2024. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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7 Brew to open on Old Troy Pike in Huber Heights this fall

Bellbrook

Warren County Common Pleas Judge Timothy Tepe presides over a trial. STAFF FILE

Bellbrook driver gets 10 years in 107 mph crash that killed 2 Springboro grads

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Owners of The Blue Berry Cafe have 50 years of restaurant service in the Dayton region

Dolly's on Troy Town Drive, just off of West Main Street in Troy, is preparing to open. It is the second location opening in the Dayton area at a site of a former Frisch's Big Boy. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

An aerial shot of the Greene County Northwest Regional Water Treatment Plant. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County water softening upgrade is complete (for real this time)

Brookville

Big crowd discusses Brookville land development plan after ‘Keep it Rural’ fight

Couple sues Brookville, claims city workers left yard ‘a barren moonscape’

Brookville Mayor Chuck Letner (left) and Vice Mayor James Zimmerlin

Brookville mayor, vice mayor keep their jobs as voters reject recall effort

Scramble by Cafe 19, a new breakfast restaurant with French toast, waffles, biscuits and gravy, sandwiches and platters, is open in Brookville at 302 Market Street (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO).

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Scramble by Cafe 19 in Brookville to close: ‘We hate to become another statistic’

Centerville

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Centerville DORA boundaries will be expanded during Americana Festival

The U.S. Postal Service's revamped Washington Twp. Sorting and Delivery Center at 7525 Paragon Road. Updates there are part of more than $40 billion in strategic investments nationwide. CONTRIBUTED

Dayton-area U.S. Postal facility, 1 of 3 in Ohio, to improve delivery, reliability

Beavercreek man faces 12 drug theft felonies; worked at Washington Twp. pharmacy

A water tower at the Miami water treatment plant on Chuck Wagner Lane in northeast Dayton. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Dayton responds to Montgomery County’s $14M water lawsuit; many cities affected

Clayton

Dayton responds to Montgomery County’s $14M water lawsuit; many cities affected

Esther Price Candies launches ‘Golden Egg Hunt’

The Gem City Kitchen is now at the Dayton Arcade serving up homestyle food

Clayton city council gave a developer rezoning approval in a plan to build more than 500 homes on vacant land south of Sweet Potato Ridge Road, just across the street from a suburban development in the neighboring city of Union. MARSHALL GORBY / STAFF

Clayton council OKs huge 529-home development in third vote; tension continues

Dayton

Anti-Musk protests outside Tesla facility continue

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Centerville DORA boundaries will be expanded during Americana Festival

Cashless grocery store concept to open in Dayton Arcade, includes local items

Man found guilty in police chase, US 35 shooting in Dayton

Englewood

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes CEO says people will find new things on menu. The goal of...

Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes is open at 8181 Springboro Pike in Miami Twp. near the Dayton Mall. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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PHOTOS: What to expect at Dolly's Burgers & Shakes

$The Grocery Outlet bargain market, located at 606 Taywood Road in Englewood held its grand opening Thursday, March 13, 2025. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

National bargain grocery store opens new local location

Fairborn

Fairborn food truck known for egg rolls to open spot at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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Some local Skyline Chili locations now serving breakfast

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

City of Fairborn Parks & Recreation hosted the Paws in the Park Egg Hunt at Community Park, located at 691 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Rd., on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Dogs and their owners hunted for plastic eggs filled with special treats during the ticketed event. Photo opportunities were also available with the Easter Bunny. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTOS: Paws in the Park Egg Hunt in Fairborn

Huber Heights

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Some local Skyline Chili locations now serving breakfast

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

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7 Brew to open on Old Troy Pike in Huber Heights this fall

Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes CEO says people will find new things on menu. The goal of...

Kettering

UPDATE: $10K reward offered in Kettering gun store break-in

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Some local Skyline Chili locations now serving breakfast

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Owners of The Blue Berry Cafe have 50 years of restaurant service in the Dayton region

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

Lebanon

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

Warren Correctional Institution. STAFF FILE

Heartless Felons gang members indicted in scheme to smuggle drugs by drone into prison

Franklin man indicted in Lebanon child rape case

Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes CEO says people will find new things on menu. The goal of...

Miamisburg

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Miami Twp. sues own fiscal officer Matthews over $9.7M gold coins case

Miamisburg City School District’s Board of Education is tentatively expected to interview candidates for the district’s next superintendent this month and hire someone for the role before month’s end. STAFF FILE PHOTO

Miamisburg school district aims to hire new superintendent this month

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

Miamisburg is taking the next steps to replace the five-decade-old King Richard Transmission Main due to damage caused by corrosive soils. CONTRIBUTED

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Miamisburg will improve aging infrastructure with $8.5M water main project

Moraine

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PHOTOS: Local protest was part of nationwide ‘Tesla Takedown’ movement

Local ‘Tesla Takedown’ protest pushes against Musk, DOGE government cuts

Montgomery County Common Pleas Courtroom. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

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Man sentenced to 2 years in Moraine bank robbery

Man arrested after guns, stolen vehicles found in Moraine

Oakwood

Students at Smith Elementary School go down the stairs to exit the 95-year-old building. Jim Noelker/Staff

Elementary school updates are focus of Oakwood’s $40M bond levy on May ballot

MrFancyMan’s sourdough baked goods are used at 2 local coffee shops in Dayton region

Forza Fitness owner Dominic Anastasio, center, is flanked by trainers Jonathan Catedral and Rachel Golem. The new gym is at 3012 Far Hills Ave. in Kettering near East Dorothy Lane. CONTRIBUTED

Oakwood grad opens new gym in Kettering

Oakwood Mayor Bill Duncan delivered the annual State of the City address during this week’s council meeting, and highlighted some of the projects that he feels have moved the city forward. STAFF FILE

Mayor touts Oakwood as region’s premier residential community

Springboro

Bellbrook driver gets 10 years in 107 mph crash that killed 2 Springboro grads

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7 Brew to open on Old Troy Pike in Huber Heights this fall

$The Clearcreek Fire District held a grand opening celebration Monday, March 24, 2025, of Station 24, its 22,000-square-foot new fire station and headquarters in Springboro. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

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Newest fire station, HQ opens to serve Springboro, Clearcreek Twp.

The city of Springboro bought 60 acres of the 103-acre Easton Farm property at 605 N. Main St. (Ohio 741), with 20 of those acres traded with the Springboro Board of Education for a possible new school. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

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Springboro schools, city reach land swap agreement on Easton Farm property

Trotwood

Man found guilty in police chase, US 35 shooting in Dayton

Timeline and map for chase, crash, officer-involved shooting from Trotwood to US 35

Toddler found after stolen vehicle prompts Amber Alert in Trotwood

A man's body was found inside a Gardendale Avenue house, where Trotwood firefighters rescued four dogs on March 11, 2023. CONTRIBUTED

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Man sentenced at least 18 years in homicide, Trotwood house fire

Troy

Troy City Council candidates spell out priorities before May 6 election

Mayflower - The Encore is ‘a little dash of Las Vegas in downtown Troy’

Mayflower - The Encore is a 1928 theater reimagined with entertainment, food and drinks at 9 W. Main St. in downtown Troy. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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PHOTOS: Take a look inside Mayflower - The Encore in downtown Troy

Troy Provisions, located at 11 W. Main St. in downtown Troy, offers to-go lunches from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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PHOTOS: Troy Provisions is a place to lunch, shop and create downtown

Vandalia

$The newly constructed roundabout at Union Airpark Blvd. and Dog Leg Road near the Dayton International Airport is designed to improve truck traffic flow through the commercial development in the area. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Why big trucks are a big problem in Vandalia

A GE Aerospace welder on the job. GE photo

GE to invest nearly $26M in Dayton this year

Clayton council OKs huge 529-home development in third vote; tension continues

$The site of a proposed housing development south of Interstate 70, on the east side of South Brown School Road. Poplar Creek Road serves as northern border of site. Southern border of site sits just south of Foxfire Trail. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Vandalia council OKs housing subdivision plans for South Brown School Road

Waynesville

Combo platters are the way to go, with choices of meat that include turkey, pulled pork, tri tip, hot link or smoked wings. FILE PHOTO

1572 Roadhouse Bar-B-Q at Renaissance Park to reopen next month

At least 3 tornadoes touch down in Butler, Warren counties

New recreation facility with pickleball, sand volleyball to open on US 42 near Xenia

From left to right: Veil Perez of the Dayton-based Dracula themed party rock band DracMina, Lindsay Hastings of Literary Adventures in Waynesville and Jon Wahl as Edgar Allan Poe during the Literary Adventures Night of Poe event in downtown Waynesville on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTOS: Night of Poe in downtown Waynesville

West Carrollton

$Chief Doug Woodard is retiring Sunday, March 9, after 40 years in law enforcement, 37 of them with West Carrollton. Woodard has been the city's police chief since 2013. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

‘How can I help?’ Police chief retires after 37 years in West Carrollton

West Carrollton Police Chief Doug Woodard

West Carrollton police chief retiring after nearly 40-year career

Crews work to demolish an office building at 1129 Miamisburg-Centerville Road in West Carrollton Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. The 3-story facility just off Interstate 75 was damaged in a November 2023 fire. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF

Prominent office building at I-75 and Ohio 725 demolished; hit by fire in 2023

Xenia

18-year-old facing attempted murder charges in Xenia shooting

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Dolly’s Burgers & Shakes opens second location today in Dayton region

File photo of Xenia police cruiser. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF

Xenia triple-shooting results in warrant for 18-year-old

Protesters gather in front of the Miami County Courthouse just before 2 p.m. at the end of a two-hour "Hands Off!" demonstration in downtown Troy. Organizers said about 400 people were present at the beginning of the protest at 12 p.m. Protests were also held Saturday afternoon in Springfield and Xenia and Saturday evening in downtown Dayton. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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PHOTOS: 'Hands Off!' protests held in Dayton, Troy, and Xenia