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Anitra Burger votes in the gymnasium at Edgewood Middle School on election day Tuesday, May 6, 2025. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Huber Heights, West Carrollton and German Twp. voters lean toward approvals in tax...52m ago

Students at Smith Elementary School in Oakwood exit the building. Jim Noelker/Staff

School levies: Huber Heights vote split; Northmont, Oakwood pass, Jefferson Twp. fails1h ago

Aug. 6, 2024 was the first day in Ohio for recreational sales of marijuana. Washington Twp. took further measures May 5 to ensure it prohibits marijuana businesses. STAFF FILE PHOTO

Washington Twp. vote ensures ban on marijuana businesses

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

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New Carlisle man sentenced to at least 9 years for Dayton crime spree

Fuyao Glass America plans $400M expansion in Illinois

Multiple shots fired after dog bites 11-year-old girl in Dayton

Huber Heights City Manager John Russell holds a sign in support of a renewal levy for city police, fire and emergency services as voters head to the polls on Tuesday at New Season Ministry in Huber Heights. Russell, who formerly worked as a firefighter, didn't let rainy conditions stop him from showing support for the levy. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Voters discuss priorities, key ballot issues, turnout on rainy Election Day

Luke’s Custom Cakes in Hamilton is opening a second location inside the Dayton Arcade. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

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Hamilton bakery adds second location, will be in Dayton Arcade

State Rep. Phil Plummer, Dayton mayor Jeffrey Mims, NAACP Dayton unit president Derrick Foward and second vice president Tom Roberts were part of a meeting to discuss busing solutions. Eileen McClory / staff

NAACP, city, schools, legislator meet to discuss busing issue

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Washington Twp. man sentenced to more than 4 years for sexual conduct with teen

New food truck serving smash burgers, lemonades opens in Dayton

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Man found not guilty of child rape, sexual abuse in Kettering

Centerville

Washington Twp. vote ensures ban on marijuana businesses

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Washington Twp. man sentenced to more than 4 years for sexual conduct with teen

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Meef’s Pasteria, a family owned Italian restaurant serving homemade pastas, is open in Beavercreek (Facebook Photo).

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Italian restaurant opens in former Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers spot in Beavercreek

Clayton

School levies: Huber Heights vote split; Northmont, Oakwood pass, Jefferson Twp. fails1h ago

Voters cast their ballots at the North Huber Heights Baptist Church on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY / STAFF

Tuesday’s election has major tax votes in some local cities, quiet in others

A "Keep It Rural" sign in a yard on the corner of Johnsville Brookville Road and Air Hill Road just outside Brookville. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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‘Keep It Rural?’ Residents push back against new housing, cities seek balance

Northmont High School. Eileen McClory/ staff

Northmont schools seek new tax levy after voters said no twice in 2023

Dayton

School levies: Huber Heights vote split; Northmont, Oakwood pass, Jefferson Twp. fails1h ago

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New Carlisle man sentenced to at least 9 years for Dayton crime spree

Multiple shots fired after dog bites 11-year-old girl in Dayton

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Hamilton bakery adds second location, will be in Dayton Arcade

Englewood

School levies: Huber Heights vote split; Northmont, Oakwood pass, Jefferson Twp. fails1h ago

Tuesday’s election has major tax votes in some local cities, quiet in others

The SugarLand Social is located at 38 N. Miami St. in West Milton (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO).

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Kettering Fairmont HS graduate buys, renames local ice cream and candy shop

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‘Keep It Rural?’ Residents push back against new housing, cities seek balance

Huber Heights

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Huber Heights, West Carrollton and German Twp. voters lean toward approvals in tax...52m ago

School levies: Huber Heights vote split; Northmont, Oakwood pass, Jefferson Twp. fails1h ago

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Voters discuss priorities, key ballot issues, turnout on rainy Election Day

Tuesday’s election has major tax votes in some local cities, quiet in others

Kettering

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Man found not guilty of child rape, sexual abuse in Kettering

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Kettering Fairmont HS graduate buys, renames local ice cream and candy shop

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Italian restaurant opens in former Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers spot in Beavercreek

A car travels past a sign to Miami Valley Research Park in Kettering. JEN BALDUF/STAFF

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Developer eyes Kettering research park for large advanced manufacturing plant

Miamisburg

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Miami Twp. Police Sgt. Julie Fiebig (left) stands with officers Brayton Bishop, Tyra Nichols, Jason McIntosh and Jacob Turner at a Miami Twp. Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The officers earned commendations for evacuating 105 residents from a fire at Kingston of Miamisburg nursing home on Jan. 30. CONTRIBUTED

Police honored for fire rescue at nursing home, saving choking boy’s life

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Miami Twp. official won’t face state investigation

Accelevation unveils massive new facility, sets sights on an even larger expansion next...

Moraine

Fuyao Glass America plans $400M expansion in Illinois

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Moraine may replace bridge used by 2,000 cars per day; ODOT seeks public input

Homeland Security officers and local law enforcement agencies raided a home in the 1100 block of Irving Ave. in Dayton on Friday, July 26. While authorities went in and out of the house, seven people sat outside in zip-tie cuffs. JIM NOELKER / STAFF

Fuyao investigation: Who knew what and when about alleged $126M criminal network?

A crowd of more than 100 people lined both sides of West Dorothy Lane in front of the Tesla Service Center in Moraine on Saturday, March 29 as part of a nationwide “Tesla Takedown” movement. NATALIE JONES/STAFF

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

Oakwood

School levies: Huber Heights vote split; Northmont, Oakwood pass, Jefferson Twp. fails1h ago

Tuesday’s election has major tax votes in some local cities, quiet in others

Dayton History and the Oakwood Historical Society hosted Wright at Home at Hawthorn Hill, located at 901 Harman Ave. in Oakwood on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The ticketed event featured an open-house style guided tour of Orville Wright’s success mansion, built in 1914. Attendees also experienced a walking tour to learn about historic Wright family neighbors. Inside the garage, Wilbur and Orville Wright’s great grandnephew Stephen Wright told family stories while sharing home movies of the Wright family shot at Hawthorn Hill and Lambert Island between 1928 and 1946. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTOS: Look inside Hawthorn Hill, the famous home of the Wright family

Oakwood City Schools recently adopted a new policy restricting use of personal communication devices, including cellphones, during the school day that some students say goes too far. FILE

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Oakwood students protest new policy that ‘severely restricts’ cellphones

Trotwood

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Forman Mills is planning to open in the former Big Lots on Salem Avenue in Trotwood. CONTRIBUTED

Discount clothing store to open in former Big Lots location in Trotwood

Trotwood and Harrison Township are hoping to breathe new life into the site where Hara Arena once stood. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

Local leaders hope to breathe new life into former Hara Arena site

$Trotwood's Consumer Square property on Salem Avenue has seen little progress in the 15 months since a developer announced plans to renovate it. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Vacant Trotwood shopping center set for redevelopment sits idle a year later

Vandalia

SCAM ALERT: Local police warn of fake social media post claiming officer is missing

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The Vandalia-Butler City Schools Board of Education office is located at 500 S. Dixie Drive in Vandalia. AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF

Vandalia-Butler appoints Smith as new school board member

The Goodyear Blimp is prepared for takeoff, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Long)

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Goodyear blimp to visit Dayton Air Show

West Carrollton

West Carrollton City Council member resigning after seven years of service

West Carrollton School District is nearing completion of a new 97,281-square-fooot elementary school for grades 2-4. The district is letting the public tour the soon-to-be-replaced schools in May before they are demolished this summer. CONTRIBUTED

West Carrollton to demolish elementary schools ahead of new building’s opening

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

‘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